September 1, 2015
Utilities Union Signs Five-Year Agreement With Water And Sewerage
EXECUTIVES of the Water and Sewerage Corporation IN THE Bahamas on Friday agreed to a new five-year industrial agreement with members of the Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU). WSC chairman Bishop Lester M Cox contended that…
August 31, 2015
Fred has strengthened to a hurricane as it approaches the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean
Fred has strengthened to a hurricane as it approaches the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fred's maximum sustained winds Monday morning are near 80 mph (130 kph). Gradual weakening is…
August 19, 2015
US urges DomRep to avoid mass deportation of Haitians
The United States has again urged the Dominican Republic to avoid mass deportations. The renewed call comes in the wake of emeriging reports of the resumption of the deportation of persons of Haitian decent from the Dominican Republic. US Department…
August 18, 2015
Us Couple Who Fled By Boat To The Bahamas With Seven Kids Sentenced For Fraud
A TEXAS couple who fled by a sailing boat to the Bahamas with their seven children while facing trial for an online agriculture scam, were sentenced on Friday to more than seven years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, federal…
August 18, 2015
Cayman Airways employee suspected of smuggling Cubans into the US
A third female employee of Cayman Airways has been arrested in connection with the alleged smuggling of Cubans into the United States. A statement issued by the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) said the 30-year-old woman was held on…
August 17, 2015
Two Armed Robbery Suspects Shot Dead By Police After Car Chase
TWO MEN are dead and another in critical condition in hospital after a shootout with police following a high-speed car chase early on Sunday morning. The men were suspects in a number of armed robberies and had earlier stolen a car. The shootout…
August 17, 2015
Two arrested in the Bahamas after posting images of guns and drugs on social media
Police have arrested a man who posted photographs online of a baby with a gun and drugs on his lap, as well as a woman who was seen in pictures carrying a high-powered assault firearm, warning citizens who use social media in this way that they…
August 13, 2015
Trinidad police confirm report of death threat on Opposition Leader’s life
Less than 24 hours after saying he knew nothing about a death threat against Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Rowley, National Security Minister Brigadier Carl Alfonso has confirmed that police are investigating such a threat. Local media reports today…
August 13, 2015
Arrest Made For A Deadly Fire In Mexico In 2009
Forty-nine children died and more than 70 were seriously injured when flames spread through the ABC nursery, which did not have an emergency exit. Relatives of the victims have long demanded justice saying the nursery did not comply with safety…
August 11, 2015
Anti-crime protestors in the Bahamas say enough is enough
ORGANISERS of an anti-crime protest in the Bahamas, yesterday accused the Christie administration of “giving a deaf ear to the cries of the people” as the country’s murder rate continues to climb. Chanting “enough is enough” and “sick and tired of…