Man arraigned on attempted rape and burglary
A 42-year-old man was imprisoned on Friday after he allegedly broke into a woman’s home and attempted to sexually assault her last month.
Teen and accomplices accused of setting fire to man’s property
AN 18-year-old woman was remanded to prison yesterday after she and accomplices allegedly set fire to a man’s property in New Providence in August.
Bail for man accused of dismembering a man's finger
A MAN was granted bail on Friday after he was accused of dismembering a man’s finger over the summer.
Staniel Cay school renamed after veteran educator Aurelia Miller
STANIEL Cay Comprehensive School in Exuma was renamed on Friday in honour of the late Aurelia Miller, a former educator who dedicated more than 40 years to teaching the island’s children.
Police seek driver after wheelchair-bound man found dead in suspected hit-and-run
Police are investigating a suspected hit-and-run after a wheelchair-bound man was found dead on the side of the road early Friday morning.
PM calls for reset of the youth to combat 'senseless killings'
PRIME Minister Philip Davis underscored the need for a "reset of our young people's minds" as he condemned the recent murder of a young father and others.
'We're all afraid' - Superwash president calls for action after deadly shooting outside wash house
SUPERWASH president and former Minister of Tourism Dionisio D'Aguilar today expressed deep concerns over crime after a 27-year-old man was shot and killed outside a wash house on Baillou Hill Road late Thursday.
‘Murder in front of kids a broken code’
KHANDI Gibson, founder of Families of All Murder Victims (FOAM), and psychiatrist Dr David Allen described the recent murders of Bahamian fathers in front of their children as a “broken code”, highlighting the erosion of traditional protections for families, especially children.
‘Not too hasty’ on property auctions
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis rejected the notion that the Department of Inland Revenue (DIR) has too hastily auctioned properties through the power of sale revenue enforcement mechanism, emphasising this approach has been a last resort after years of people failing to pay real property taxes.
Demolition at Cowpen Road shanty
A HAITIAN man and his pregnant wife rushed to pack their belongings in their unregulated home of 23 years as the demolition of illegal structures in the T-Wash shanty town on Cowpen Road began yesterday.
‘Suspect opened fire’ and was shot by officers
POLICE killed a young man at the junction of Blue Hill Road and Meeting Street around midnight on Thursday.
‘Share your CCTV’ to defeat crime
HUNDREDS of New Providence residents have registered their security camera systems with police, giving officers potential access to their footage in what police say is an effort to combat crime.
Cooper: US airlines trying to make Bahamasair a victim
CHESTER Cooper confirmed that a consortium of American airlines, in opposing air navigation services fees in The Bahamas, has tried to make Bahamasair a casualty of its campaign.
‘He just wanted to marry his girlfriend’ - but killers shot him as he held his baby
CARLOS Joseph’s dream of marrying his girlfriend and adopting her six-year-old daughter ended when he was shot dead while holding their eight-month-old child on Tuesday.
‘We were robbed’ - but pair admit they took stolen money
TWO men were fined after admitting in court to lying about being victims of an armed robbery when they had actually stolen more than $6,000 from their employers last week.
