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Two face court after killings in the capital

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with two separate murders that occurred in the capital last week.

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A ‘Champagne Toast to the Ta-Tas’

When women come together to share a life-saving experience while celebrating each other, it makes for a bubbly exchange of laughter, stories and memorable moments.

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ESSO station closes down

AFTER a decade in business, the On The Run Esso gas station on the corner of Kemp Road and Bay Street closed its doors this week, leaving around 20 former employees without a job.

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Vitamalt official malt beverage for Marathon Bahamas

As thousands of local and international participants cross the finish lines at Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend 2013’s Marathon Bahamas and the Susan G Komen Bahamas Race for the Cure, they will be greeted with an ice cold Vitamalt beverage.

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Web shops 'prepared to offer shares'

BAHAMIANS will be allowed to purchase shares in “number houses” if the January 28 referendum on gaming is passed, campaign coordinator for “Vote Yes” Phillip Galanis said yesterday.

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CAFL: Pros get 28-14 victory over the Jets

PHILIP Smith filled in at running back for a shorthanded Orry J Sands Pros backfield and had the game of his career yesterday against the BailCo Jets.

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Campaign estimates tax income

THE government will gain as much as $70 million from a legalised numbers industry, according to organisers of the vote “yes” campaign yesterday.

Stabbed boy: brother held

THE 20-year-old brother of a five-year-old boy who was stabbed to death was said to be helping police with their inquires Friday night.

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Move after Neil Ellis' resignation

EIGHTEEN Baptist churches in the Bahamas have withdrawn their membership from the Full Gospel Fellowship as a result of Bishop Neil Ellis’ resignation from the international religious body.

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FOUR CHARGED WITH MURDER OF AMERICAN TOURIST

FOUR men were arraigned in the magistrates’ court yesterday charged with the murder of American tourist Kyle Bruner.

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Haitians charged after $780,000 cocaine find

THE Haitians arrested in connection with the discovery of $780,000 worth of cocaine in Inagua nearly a week ago were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on multiple drug charges.

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Andros contracts totalled more than $20m

THE Government of the Bahamas has recently signed 14 contracts totalling over $20 million in Andros.

Three believed to have drowned

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the suspected drowning of a four-year-old boy, a man believed to be in his 20s and a 55-year-old man in separate incidents this weekend.

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‘Payroll tax not a viable option’

BAHAMIAN workers would face grave reductions in take-home pay if a payroll tax were implemented instead of a Value Added Tax (VAT), the three leading government voices in financial affairs, including the Prime Minister, agreed.

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Magnum shines at pro level in Japan

IN his second season at the professional level in Japan, Magnum Rolle has established himself as one of the leaders of the Mitsubishi Diamond Dolphins.

Bahamian hits top in Sandals training

Bahamian Delino Moss took the top spot of valedictorian at Sandals’ Management Trainee Programme (MTP) graduation this week.

Summer Sailing Camp officially begins this week at Montagu

SHELDON Gibson decided more than a decade ago to provide an avenue for young sailors to learn the art of sailing the sloop racing boats. This year, the trend will continue as the CV Bethel Summer Sailing Camp is held. Registration got started on Monday and Gibson anticipates that the excitement will pick up when the camp officially begins on Wednesday in Montagu Bay.

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GB Power’s ‘major cash flow constraint’ warning

Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday said it will suffer “a significant cash flow constraint” after it was granted just 53 percent of the base electricity rate increase it was seeking.

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NICOLE MAKES LANDFALL: 800 seek shelter as hurricane hits Grand Bahama and Abaco

MORE than 800 people were forced to seek shelter yesterday as Hurricane Nicole barreled across Abaco and Grand Bahama, dumping heavy rain and gusty winds – stirring up painful memories for many still reeling from Dorian’s devastation.

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One man dead, another missing after fishing boat hits bad weather off Great Isaac Cay

ONE man has died and another is missing after a fishing boat ran into bad weather off Great Isaac Cay in the northern Bahamas on Friday.