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VIDEO: Man dies after three-car collision on New Providence Highway

ONE man is dead after he was thrown through the windshield of a vehicle in which he was a passenger during a three-car collision Tuesday afternoon.

Old folks' home struggling to raise $7,000 to avoid having power cut

THE operator of an old folks’ home said yesterday his facility is now stuck “in the wilderness” after struggling to secure donations to beat a Friday deadline by Bahamas Power and Light to pay an outstanding bill of $7,000 or face disconnection.

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Post Office staff on four-hour delay

EMPLOYEES at the “mould and rat infested” General Post Office have been working four hour shifts for nearly a year, according to Bahamas Public Services Union President John Pinder, who said the “half days” have caused a significant back up in mail delivery.

Fyre Festival vendors to lose out

BAHAMIAN vendors allegedly owed thousands of dollars in the wake of the botched Fyre Festival will likely get “nothing” as unsecured creditors, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.

Two held after high-speed chase, shootout with police

Two men were taken into custody following a high-speed chase and shootout with police early on Wednesday morning.

NHI blow: ‘Nothing in life is free’

THE board of the National Health Insurance Authority will consider introducing a co-payment system for primary healthcare, pharmaceutical and diagnostic services under NHI, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed yesterday as he warned: “Nothing in life is free”.

CCA chairs threat ‘makes no sense’

BAHA Mar’s main contractor was yesteday accused of “insulting the intelligence of the Bahamian people” over its missed completion deadline warning, with local industry players urging the Government to investigate.

PLP blew $234m in final months

An “horrendous” $234 million was added to the Government’s fiscal deficit during the May 10 general election quarter, Central Bank data released yesterday reveals.

Gamblers say web shop failed to pay out thousands

IRATE patrons of Paradise Games, a local web shop, yesterday vowed to “take their business elsewhere” amid accusations the gaming house has refused to reward tens of thousands of dollars in winnings.

Minnis makes his debut address at CARICOM meeting

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has urged heads of government in the Caribbean region to continue embracing the United Nations’ climate protocols to combat climate change, as he repeated his administration’s intention to launch an “ambitious” solaris

Hair today, gone to court tomorrow

A MAN was fined $1,500 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for being in possession of more than $6,000 worth of hair extensions and beauty products reportedly stolen from the original owner. Deon Bowleg, 40, of Rosedale Street appeared before Magistrate

Jury selected for armed robbery trial

A SUPREME Court jury was empanelled yesterday for the trial of two men accused of being the suspects behind a gunpoint robbery that occurred three years ago. Lordson Allonce, 42, and Everton Wright, 32, appeared before Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs

Prison officer held after drugs find

DRUG Enforcement Unit officers took a 25-year-old correctional officer from the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services into custody following the seizure of a quantity of dangerous drugs allegedly found in his possession on Monday. According t

No timeline on disclosures action despite deadline

DESPITE the firm deadline it imposed following the May 10 general election to have all outstanding disclosures filed by June 30, the Minnis administration remains unable to give a clear timeline on when it expects to move forward with plans to prosec

British man held after discovery of marijuana

A BRITISH man was arrested on Tuesday for alleged possession of marijuana. According to police, officers in Harbour Island arrested a man from London, England shortly after 1am. Officers in Harbour Island were on routine patrol when they saw a man

Aviation investment may be needed to meet US screening measures

THE government may have to make a significant investment in the aviation industry as it looks to bring the country’s airports in accordance with new security screening measures announced by the United States last week.Tourism and Aviation Minister D

BTVI launches new series of programmes for fall

AFTER a recent curriculum review, the Information Technology (IT) Department of the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) will now be offering a set of new and optimised programmes come Fall 2017. The new programmes include associate of

Port Lucaya Marketplace ‘holding on by a thread’

MERCHANTS at Port Lucaya Marketplace are holding on by a thread, hoping for a speedy reopening of the Grand Lucayan Resort which is so vital to the island’s survival.

Man on bail shot dead off Bimini Avenue

A 25-year-old man out on bail for firearm possession was shot multiple times and killed Monday night.

New warning over bad bank debts

THE chairman of Bahamas Resolve, James Smith, said that the government may have to pay interest costs for bad debts at the Bank of The Bahamas.

Family seized in $4M cocaine bust

TWO men and four women appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of having custody of $4m worth of cocaine.

69 migrants stopped in Haitian sloop

MORE than 60 undocumented Haitian nationals were apprehended in the central Bahamas early Monday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

Govt ‘almost there’ on Grand Lucayan

The Government feels it is “almost there” in resolving the Grand Lucayan resort’s fate, a Cabinet Minister yesterday saying negotiations had reached “a good but very sensitive” stage.

FBI to probe Fyre fiasco

AGENTS from the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation received a permit from the government to conduct a probe in Exuma after the botched Fyre Festival went up in smoke on April 27, The Tribune understands.