Tag: Bahamas
Bahamas Deputy PM distances himself from disgraced US sex offender
Deputy Prime Minister, Chester Cooper, has described as “fake” a document circulating on social media alleging that he met with the late convicted United...
Police probe deaths of two American nationals, another bitten by shark
A 63-year-old American man, who was attacked by a shark while spearfishing near Big Grand Cay, has been airlifted to the United States for...
Father jailed for sexually abusing twins in the Bahamas
A high court judge in the Bahamas has rejected a plea for a lesser sentence from both the prosecution and the defence and sentenced...
Dengue on the rise in The Bahamas
NASSAU – The Bahamas is the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to report an increase in dengue cases with one person being treated at...
Haitian smuggling investigation expands
Nassau – Police have detained a third Bahamian national as the probe continues into Sunday’s tragedy at sea that resulted in 17 Haitians drowning...
Bahamas government to scrap lottery tax
NASSAU – The four-month old Bahamas government has signalled its intention to scrap a five per cent tax on lottery winnings that its predecessor...