Collins’ alleged accomplices give contradictory testimonies
A POLICE officer testified yesterday that Aliko Collins was a suspect in an attempted kidnapping and armed robbery shortly before he was shot and killed by an off-duty officer in Pinewood Gardens in 2017.
WSC GM testifies police used corporation’s HQ to conduct investigation
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) general manager testified that police officers used the corporation’s headquarters to investigate matters involving Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others facing criminal charges.
Bahamas to reveceive second coral reef early warning system donated from USAID
THE Bahamas is set to receive its second $140,000 coral reef early warning station, which will collect weather data and support climate change efforts.
Lightbourne will remain senator despite taking a position with IDB and relocating to Washington DC
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Senator Quinton Lightbourne said he would continue attending Senate meetings and make meaningful contributions to debates despite relocating to Washington, DC, for a position with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
Oak Tree Medical Centre will provide 100K free mammograms
OAK Tree Medical Centre will provide 100,000 free mammograms to Bahamian women in partnership with local organisations like the Cancer Society of The Bahamas and Sister Sister through its Million Mammogram Movement 242.
Interpol’s 26th Americas Regional Conference discussed organised crime and evolving threats
MORE than two dozen law enforcement leaders across the Americas and beyond gathered at Atlantis yesterday for high-level discussions on transnational organised crime and evolving threats, including artificial intelligence.
LCIS says no threat after social media incident, increases security
Lyford Cay International School (LCIS) today said a recent social media post allegedly made by an Upper School student did not pose a threat to the school community.
Munroe’s claim on Roles of DPP and COP rejected
TWO prominent defence lawyers rejected National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s assertion that neither the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) nor the Commissioner of Police has a role in deciding the fate of officers who get adverse findings in police-involved killings.
BEMU votes to take industrial action
THE Bahamas Educators Managerial Union (BEMU) took industrial action yesterday after obtaining a strike certificate from the Department of Labour months ago, but union and education officials were mum on the impact of their action.
WSC GM could not confirm making financial declarations between 2017-21
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) general manager could not confirm yesterday whether he made financial declarations between 2017 and 2021 after a defence attorney suggested he had not during the ongoing criminal trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and others.
Both Valley Boys factions will receive seed funding
Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said dueling factions of the Valley Boys would each receive $30,000 in seed funding for the upcoming Junkanoo parades –– but Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) chairman Dion Miller said only the faction led by Brian Adderley would be allowed to compete as a category A group in those parades.
‘Campaign finance law not a priority’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said campaign finance legislation, a promise outlined in the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) pre-election manifesto, is not a priority for his administration, and he will not disclose the party’s campaign donors unless donors agree to it.
Consolidated Water signs $7m HOA with govt for Cat Island desalination plant
RESIDENTS of Cat Island may soon have access to potable water, as the government signed a $7m Heads of Agreement with Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Limited to construct two desalination facilities yesterday.
Bahamas Musicians and Entertainers Union denies failing to police entrance of foreign music artists
THE Bahamas Musicians and Entertainers Union (BMEU) has denied failing to police the entrance of foreign entertainers, DJs and their personnel into the country.
BTC signs four-year industrial agreement with BCPMU
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and the Bahamas Communications and Public Managers Union (BCPMU) signed a four-year industrial agreement yesterday.
