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Man accused of having gun and ammo granted $9k bail

A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was allegedly found with the shell of a gun and 11 rounds of ammunition last week.

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STATESIDE: Polls showing young and black voters may abandon Democrats

“OH my God!” a veteran pundit exclaimed. “Look at this!” She pointed to a recent copy of the New York Times with the following headline: “Why Biden’s weakness among young voters should be taken seriously.”

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Quarterly inspections of prisons outlined in newly tabled Detention Regulation bill

UNDER detention regulations tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday, a review committee would visit detention facilities quarterly to inspect premises, administrative procedures and the treatment of detainees, including food served, complaints made and requests.

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House passes bills that look to improve the judicial system

THE House of Assembly passed a group of bills to improve the judicial system.

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Funeral chief’s partial win in stolen auto loan battle

A funeral home principal has won a partial victory in her legal appeal over a case where Bank of The Bahamas extended a combined $74,000 in auto loans despite knowing one vehicle was stolen.

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Nygard scuttled $10m Bay Street wharf sale

Peter Nygard scuttled the $10m sale of a prominent Bay Street property that could play a vital role in downtown Nassau’s rebirth, a Supreme Court judge has revealed.

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DEADLY OUTCOME WARNING OVER BAIL: ‘If I could turn back time, I wouldn’t let my brother get bail’, Monitor company details alert system for police, Carlos Reid – curfew stipulations not being enforced

IF Carlisa Davis could rewind time, she wouldn’t let her older brother get bail. Elvardo Deveaux was 19 when he allegedly killed a man on Maxwell Lane and 22 when he was fatally shot on Milton Street.

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Judge to summon employer to court after claim that juror would be made to use vacation time during Gibson trial

A SUPREME Court Judge has summoned a major employer to court for reportedly telling their employee, a sitting juror in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial, that their time off for jury duty will count as vacation leave.

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Opposition: IMF deficit warning ‘wake-up call’

The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday argued the IMF’s deficit warning should serve as “a wake-up call” for the Government not to waste “record-breaking revenues”.

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No ‘rush of blood’ on corporate income tax

The Bahamas was yesterday urged “not to have a rush of blood” in moving too swiftly on corporate income tax as the Government inches towards issuing a ‘white paper’ on the subject.

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TEAM BAHAMAS SET FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIER: Selected to play in Group B in Valencia, Spain

As they all watched the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 2024 draw unfold on Monday, assistant coach Moses Johnson said they are thrilled with the pool the Bahamas national men’s basketball team was placed in.

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NPBA action: Rockets, Regulators in the win column

ON Monday night, the Leno Regulators and Discount Distributors Rockets pulled off wins in division one and two men’s basketball action for the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.

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Witness that testified against Gibson admits to being questioned by police on fraud

A SENIOR engineer at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) who has given testimony harmful to Adrian Gibson and his co-accused admitted police questioned her for suspected fraud last year.

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Man charged with assaulting and injuring a woman with a box cutter

A MAN was granted bail after he allegedly injured a woman and threatened her with a box cutter last week.

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Largest Bahamas First stake targeted in acquisition move

The largest shareholding in Bahamas First may soon change hands with the potential buyer already signalling its desire to expand that ownership interest beyond the initial 20 percent.

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Help arrives as 18 Ghanaian nurses report for duty to address shortage

EIGHTEEN nurses from the Republic of Ghana have arrived to help with the nurse shortage in the Bahamas.

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IMF WARNING TO GOVT ON DEFICIT: Spending expected to outpace income by three times forecast

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) last night blew a hole in the Government’s 2023-2024 Budget projections by warning the fiscal deficit will likely be almost three times’ higher than forecast.

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Inagua man jailed for alleged wounding of man with cutlass

A MAN was remanded after he allegedly wounded a man at a police station in Inagua and assaulted four others with a cutlass last week.

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Man accused of breaking into gas station sent to Sandilands

A MAN was sent to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre after he allegedly attempted to break into a gas station in Andros earlier this year.

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DEREK SMITH: The balance anti-money laundering officers strike

In an era where financial crime is as innovative as the technology that battles it, the role of the compliance officer in the anti-money laundering (AML) domain has never been more pivotal or pressured.