Tag: Bahamas
Majority compliance in FATF re-rating
AG: Major step forward for financial services sector NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) yesterday re-evaluated The Bahamas’ compliance with its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing requirements and found the country compliant with the majority of its recommendations. The re-evaluation and increased compliance ratings are expected to stave off any sanctions from […]
Murders down 28%
Most murders recorded in June, 79 recorded in NP With less than two weeks left in 2018, murders have decreased 28 percent compared to the previous year, and are on par to remain under the triple digits for the first time in the last eight years, according to Eyewitness News Online’s records. Up to this […]
Man arrested, never charged, but photos of him appear on website
Says he only wants name cleared NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Nineteen-year-old Che Guvera Kyle Moxey just wants to clear his name. The teen housekeeper at a local resort was not charged with a criminal offense, but his photo was posted on a social media news website attached to an article, which alleged that he was arrested […]
I only want to take care of my child, sex worker says
Survey reveals she is one of 400 engaged in this practice NASSAU, BAHAMAS – She goes by the name of “Lady B” and every night she leaves her young daughter in the care of a relative to roam the streets as a local sex worker. Lady B is one of more than 400 individuals who […]
Bowe: Despite IMF report, Bahamas still walks a “fine line”
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Despite a recent review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which commended the government for several key policy initiatives, Gowon Bowe, the Chief Financial Officer at Fidelity Bank said the country still walks a fine line towards a promising economic state. “While it was a relatively upbeat synopsis of the visit, it […]
RBDF arrest more Dominican poachers on Monday
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) officers on Monday arrested another group of Dominican fishermen who were found poaching in Bahamian waters. Monday’s apprehension came on the heels of an arrest and charge that was made last week. According to reports, two small Dominican go-fast boats were apprehended around 11a.m. on Monday just […]
Long Island gets potable water supply
LONG ISLAND, BAHAMAS – In its continuing effort to provide potable water to all residents throughout the Bahamas, the Government of the Bahamas, through the Water and Sewerage Corporation, and with the support of the CDB awarded the first contract to extend the central water distribution system southward from Turtle Cove to Clarence Town, and […]
18 inducted into Junkanoo legends circle
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Governor General, Dame Marguerite Pindling and Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture the Hon. Lanisha Rolle, her Ministry (MOYSC) and the National Junkanoo Committee joined with Cabinet Ministers, senior Government officials, Junkanoo stakeholders and well-wishers in welcoming 18 inductees into the National Junkanoo Legends Circle, on December 14, 2018, at Government House. […]
Governor General hosts opposition to reception
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Governor-General, Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling hosted the Official Opposition to an Annual Christmas Luncheon at Government House on Monday. The Governor General is pictured seated centre, with Leader of the Opposition the Hon. Philip Davis, centre left; Deputy Leader of the Opposition, Chester Cooper, centre right; and from left: Picewell Forbes, […]
Johnson, Lemieux fight put off
Boxer Tureano Johnson was once again denied a return to the ring. After being inactive for just over one year, Johnson was set to fight Canadian David Lemieux on Saturday night on the Canelo Alvarez vs. Rocky Fielding undercard. However, the fight was put off after Lemieux was pulled prior to last Friday’s weigh-in after […]
Rolle: Team gained a lot from Florida losses
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The University of The Bahamas (UB) men’s basketball team went winless over the weekend on a three-game Florida trip. In its final game, UB lost a scrimmage to Broward College on Sunday. It dropped two games to St. Thomas University and Florida Memorial University on Friday and Saturday respectively. Despite coming back […]
Woman robbed and sexually assaulted
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police in New Providence are investigating an armed robbery and sexual assault which occurred on Saturday. According to police reports, shortly after 2:00 p.m., an armed man entered a home in the Eastern district of New Providence and held a female at bay. The armed man robbed the woman of cash then […]
Dominican poachers fined $413,000 or time in jail
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Three days after they were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), seven Dominican fishermen were charged before the courts on Friday for poaching in Bahamian waters. According to the RBDF, patrol craft P-129, coxswained by Petty Officer Edison Rolle, apprehended the seven Dominicans aboard two small go-fast type boats approximately […]
Rights Bahamas seeks answers
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Rights Bahamas on Sunday demanded that the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) immediately explain what has happened to 40-year-old Gambier Village resident, Marvin Pratt. Pratt was allegedly arrested by Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers on December 5, but he never contacted his family and was never charged before the court. Up to […]
Police-involved shooting reported
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) reported a police-involved shooting over the weekend. According to police reports, shortly before 9:00p.m. on Saturday, police responded to Wulff Road near to Minnie Street, after receiving reports of a male being armed with a firearm. While engaging the suspect, he produced a black firearm and […]
Police recover suspected drugs in two separate incidents
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – The Royal Bahamas Police Force over the weekend recovered a quantity of dangerous drugs from the streets of New Providence in two separate incidents. In the first incident, according to police reports, shortly after 5:00p.m. on Saturday, Mobile Division Officers were on patrol on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway when they observed a male […]
Police recover .45 pistol and ammunition
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Police in the capital have recovered a .45 pistol and seven rounds of ammunition on Sunday. According to police reports, the incident happened shortly before 1:00 a.m. on Sunday whenPolice and Defence Force Officers,who comprise “Operation Strong Finish” conducted a search of a home on Kenya Avenue, Flamingo Gardens and recovered the […]
