25 July 2013
The murder trial involving alleged killer Stephen ‘Die’ Stubbs is nearing the finish line. After over six weeks of trial, attorneys representing Stubbs and his co-accused Clinton Evans and Andrew Davis presented their closing arguments to a 12-woman jury yesterday. The trio is on its third round of trial for the 1999 murder of police […]
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25 July 2013
Former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Keod Smith will have to wait until tomorrow before a judge reads the charges of three different criminal offenses launched against him after his official arraignment was adjourned. The matter stemming from an August 25 altercation he had with attorney Fred Smith, QC. The former MP was scheduled to be […]
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25 July 2013
It seems as if the cries of those trainee hopefuls who have had to battle the sun and long lines for the past two days in hopes of registering for the National Training Institute have not fallen on deaf ears as registration will now be taking place at various Urban Renewal Centres, according to the […]
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25 July 2013
A non-profit organisation is calling on Bahamians to assist residents of a Haitian shantytown that was destroyed by fire Monday evening. President of Great Commission Ministries International (GCMI), Bishop Walter Hanchell said since the fire, his organisation has provided the fire victims with supplies, food, prayers and words of encouragement, but more is needed. “We […]
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25 July 2013
More children from urban renewal areas can now learn to play a musical instrument or even participate in band performances. Staying true to its commitment, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday donated $20,000 worth of equipment to the Urban Renewal Marching Band. BTC’s Senior Manager of Public Relations, Jerome Sawyer said Wednesday’s presentation solidifies his […]
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25 July 2013
Employees at the Royal Bank of Canada – the oldest bank in the country and the largest in Canada – need to become unionised, according to the Bahamas Financial Services Union (BFSU) President Theresa Mortimer. Ms. Mortimer was speaking to layoffs that allegedly took place in the bank over the past few weeks. Sources have […]
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24 July 2013
A father went to sleep not knowing within the next 24 hours a place he once called home for the last five years would be no more. “All we know is yesterday around six o’clock the owner of this property, both of them were here and they were talking to the people because something was […]
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24 July 2013
A wanted suspect has been captured. Police arrested 41-year-old Modesto Colebrooke around 9:00p.m. Monday. A wanted bulletin was issued for the Yellow Elder Gardens resident in March. Colebrooke, who was on bail, is accused of unlawful sexual intercourse. He was arrested for violating his bail conditions. Woman’s Decomposed Body Found Police were yesterday investigating the […]
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24 July 2013
It’s now up to Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett to decide if the parents of 26 former St. John’s College students will be awarded thousands of dollars in damage after the Anglican Central Education Authority (ACEA) cancelled this year’s graduating class’ prom and graduation after lawyers for both the defense and plaintiffs made their closing […]
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24 July 2013
Scores of disabled people throughout the country now have a chance to own a brand new wheelchair. Keeping with its yearlong theme “Engage Rotary, Change Lives,” the Rotary Club of East Nassau yesterday donated 100 wheelchairs to The Bahamas Association for the Physically Disabled. Rotary President Philip Cummings said the organisation has a longstanding relationship […]
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