26 August 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie is set to address throngs of Americans who will mark the 50th anniversary of the historic August 28, 1963 March on Washington. Mr. Christie will speak for just under five minutes; the only Caribbean leader to make such an address. The Martin Luther King (MLK) Foundation invited the prime minister to […]
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26 August 2013
A negotiating team is expected to leave The Bahamas as early as this weekend to meet with Cuban authorities in Havana. According to Foreign Affairs Minister, Fred Mitchell, the idea is to settle the modalities of how there can be a quicker turnaround of migrants to Cuba. “We expect that a new agreement will be […]
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26 August 2013
Two alleged murderers from a group of 15 wanted by police turned themselves in on Thursday. Only hours after authorities appealed for the public’s help in capturing the group, William Etienne and Charlvin Laramore surrendered. Etienne is one of the suspects wanted in connection with a double homicide that occurred at a club on Wulff […]
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26 August 2013
Homicide investigators wrestled a bloody weekend following three murders in New Providence; all taking place within hours of each other. The search continues for the suspects. In the latest incident, police said a man’s lifeless body was discovered in the area of a park on Flint and Taylor Streets around 6:50a.m. Sunday. The victim, who […]
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26 August 2013
The government plans to move on the construction of a fire station for Grand Bahama and a sea wall to stop the land erosion at Smith’s Point. Minister of Grand Bahama and Pineridge MP, Dr. Michael Darville made the announcement while leading a team of government officials from New Providence on a tour of the […]
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26 August 2013
The Sir Lynden O. Pindling Foundation and The College of The Bahamas will today mark the life and legacy of the country’s first prime minister with the official opening of the Sir Lynden Pindling Room, a special exhibition space in the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre. Widely credited as the “Father of the […]
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26 August 2013
Adults and school-aged children are abusing cough and cold medicines, according to studies conducted by the Bahamas Pharmacy Council (BPC). According to a press statement, BPC inspectors have found that over-the-counter (OTC) preparations of codeine phosphate are being misused by members of the general public, prompting the council to make some serious recommendations to the […]
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23 August 2013
A New Yorker was charged with rape yesterday in the Magistrate’s Court. Twenty-six-year-old Ryan Patrick Doherty is accused of having sexual intercourse with a 20-year-old woman without her consent on Paradise Island. He was arraigned before Acting Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt and not required to enter a plea. However, the arraignment was adjourned for a […]
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23 August 2013
Family members of murder victims have joined forces with the Central Detective Unit (CDU) to appeal for help in apprehending murder suspects who are still at large. Alvin Sargent says he knows that his son’s killer is still out there. Mr. Sargent is the father of Abyami Sargent who was murdered last October opposite Christie […]
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23 August 2013
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader, Branville McCartney described the government’s crime forum, held last evening, as “nonsense” and said it is further proof that they don’t know what they’re doing. Mr. McCartney questioned the government’s motives because it campaigned so heavily on crime in the run-up to the 2012 General Elections. “We are having a […]
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