Coleby-Davis: 82% of households saw lower power bills in 2025
THOUSANDS of households paid at least 15 percent less for electricity in 2025 under the Equity Rate Adjustment (ERA) programme, Energy and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis told the House of Assembly yesterday, saying the tariff reform is already delivering measurable savings for consumers.
Bowleg ‘unbothered’ by Rick Fox ratification for Garden Hills seat
GARDEN Hills MP Mario Bowleg appeared unbothered yesterday after former NBA player Rick Fox was ratified as the Free National Movement’s candidate for the constituency.
Pharmacy practices exposed by Tribune ‘unlawful’ and ‘unsafe’ says government
THE government has committed to long-promised legislative reform to clamp down on the illegal sale of prescription medicines after a Tribune investigation exposed how easily powerful drugs are being sold over the counter without prescriptions.
CPSA president warns PMH is in its worst state in 22 years
CONSULTANT Physicians Staff Association president Dr Charelle Lockhart says Princess Margaret Hospital is in the worst condition she has seen in her 22 years working in public practice.
Rick fox joins FNM as twelve ratified
FORMER NBA star Rick Fox threw another political curveball last night when he was ratified as the Free National Movement’s candidate for Garden Hills despite months of publicly criticising both major parties and teasing a possible run as an independent.
Pineridge emerging as key election battleground
PINERIDGE is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched battlegrounds of the coming election, with at least four candidates expected to contest a seat many voters describe as a true swing constituency.
Driver of crashed gov’t truck still under probe one month later
MORE than a month after a government-issued truck was captured on video speeding, swerving through traffic and crashing into other vehicles before driving off, police are still investigating the matter.
Weaker cold front to bring cool weekend weather
WEATHER officials say a weaker cold front is expected to affect The Bahamas from Thursday through Sunday, bringing cool but far less severe conditions than the unusually cold and windy system that impacted the country last weekend.
Juvenile gets 18 months prison for attempted shop-breaking
A 16-year-old boy was sentenced to 18 months in prison after admitting to attempting to break into a shop on Robinson Road.
Father sentenced to 15 years for incest with young daughter
A 32-year-old man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting his six-year-old daughter in 2022 was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Man denies illegal dumping at Marshall Road wetlands
A MAN denied illegally dumping waste in wetlands near Marshall Road West last month.
48 migrants convicted on immigration offences
THIRTY-six Panamanian nationals and twelve Haitian nationals were convicted in separate Magistrate’s Court proceedings yesterday after pleading guilty to immigration offences stemming from a recent enforcement operation in New Providence.
Agriculture director admits ‘weak enforcement’ as stray dog crisis grows
ENFORCEMENT of animal welfare laws needs strengthening, Director of Agriculture Dr Jason Sands admitted yesterday, while acknowledging that addressing the country’s stray dog problem is not an easy task.
IT staff protest outside OPM over outstanding unresolved promotions and regularisations
STAFF of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) yesterday staged a protest outside the Office of the Prime Minister over outstanding promotions and regularisations.
Smith backtracks on Grand Lucayan ‘non-sale’ remarks
WEST Grand Bahama and Bimini MP Kingsley Smith backtracked yesterday on remarks he made about the sale of the Grand Lucayan resort after telling reporters the transaction had not happened despite government officials saying otherwise.
