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Woman dies hours before sentencing for murder
CONVICTED murderer Lynette Charlton died in hospital early yesterday morning, hours before she was set to receive sentencing for killing her former boyfriend in 2015.
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Deficit fall to smash target
The Government is poised to beat its full-year $858.6m deficit target by a wide margin after incurring just 28 percent of that sum during the 2021-2022 first half, it was revealed yesterday.
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28-year sentence for burglary and murder bid is quashed
THE Court of Appeal has quashed a combined 28-year sentence a man received for burglary and attempted murder when he was a teenager, adding that it would not be in the interest of justice to order a retrial.
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Kai Jones posts double double, season high 21
Continues to dominate for the Swarm in G-League
Kai Jones continues to display his versatility with another dominant performance as he continues his latest G-League assignment with the Greensboro Swarm.
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Financial services can give itself ‘pat on back’
FINANCIAL institutions should give themselves “a pat on the back” for slashing the time taken to “cure” regulatory deficiencies to just 11 months, the Central Bank’s top inspector said yesterday.
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STATESIDE: Has Putin played a masterful game or been forced into a corner?
THE crisis over Ukraine grinds on. Is the world edging slowly but perceptibly back from the brink?
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Johnson has no issue with sister supporting rival
ELSWORTH Johnson says he does not fault his sister, former Speaker of the House of Assembly Italia Johnson, for publicly supporting Dr Duane Sands in the Free National Movement’s chairmanship race even though he is also seeking election to that post.
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Cartwright dismisses concerns over parks
SHANENDON Cartwright dismissed concerns yesterday about how revelations about the operations of the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority under his tenure could affect his bid to become deputy leader of the Free National Movement.
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Under-40s slow to get vaccine
THERE is a low uptake in vaccinations among people under 40 compared to the older population, according to health data.
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‘Glaring deficiencies’: Top architect loses permit fight
A top architect yesterday pledged to fight on after losing a legal challenge to the Government’s decision to halt a building permit application due to “glaring deficiencies and inconsistencies”.
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Don’t get ‘shortchanged’ over carbon credits plan
Environmental activists yesterday warned The Bahamas must guard against the prospect of being “short changed” over the sums it could potentially earn from trading carbon credits.
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Chamber chief: ‘Don’t get sidetracked’ over investor confidence
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday urged the Government “not to get sidetracked” by the furore over the Prime Minister suggesting investor confidence is “waning”.
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Bahamas close to 1m stopover visitor target
The Bahamas was close to hitting the one million stopover target for 2021 set by his ministerial predecessor, the deputy prime minister told the House of Assembly yesterday.
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Realtor concerns over Grand Lucayan’s sale
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday said it was “very sad and disheartening” that the Government had seemingly “sidelined” the sector on the Grand Lucayan sale.
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Redundant Hilton staff in line for Sandals jobs
LABOUR Minister Keith Bell has announced the Department of Labour is partnering with the management of Sandals, specifically to ascertain how many of the 106 soon-to-be former employees of the Hilton can be hired at the resort’s properties.
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Bags with cocaine found on boat in the Exumas
A Drug Enforcement Unit officer yesterday testified about discovering three bags with suspected cocaine on a vessel captained by a Dominican and Colombian national in the Exuma chain last year.
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‘I stole conch to support my family’
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman who claimed she stole $100 worth of conch last month to make extra money to support her family was discharged with a warning yesterday.
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Nesbitt, Miller play key roles in FIBA Basket Champions League Americas
TAVARIO Miller and David Nesbitt continue to play key roles for their teams as the group stage continues in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas.
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‘JJ’ cans season high 28pts
JONQUEL Jones celebrated Tuesday’s new contract announcement with the Connecticut Sun with her most dominant performance on the FIBA EuroLeague Women’s circuit.
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Revenue’s $1.3bn increase ‘will not be easy to achieve’
A Bahamas-based risk management consultant is “cautiously optimistic” the Government will achieve its $1.3bn revenue increase, but conceded: “It’s not going to be easy to reach.”
