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Man jailed for tourist purse snatching
Man jailed for tourist purse snatching
A man who robbed an Australian tourist on the Cable Beach strip was on Monday sentenced to two years in prison. Alando Williams, 23, of Charles Vincent Street, shoved Jacqueline Edwards to the ground on January 1 and took her handbag that contained an iPhone [...]
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Man admits to attempted robbery
Man admits to attempted robbery
A man who claimed he had a history of mental illness will be sentenced for attempted armed robbery next week.
Stanley St. Clair, 37, of Hospital Lane, pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery of Rosalie Williamson on July 5.
St. Clair allegedly tried to take Williamson's handbag.
When Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt asked him for his plea, St. Clair replied, "Guilty, I am a on patient."
Ferg...
Adam Smith and the wealth of the Bahamian nation
Adam Smith and the wealth of the Bahamian nation
There is much to say about the economic future of our country and our path to economic independence as a people. We are at a crossroads on our national voyage with challenges confronting us left, right and center to use Bahamian vernacular.
John Bull slashes costs as U.S. dollar's value strengthens
Retailer John Bull is reporting an ease in supply costs over the last year as the greenback, our currency's peg, strengthens ? providing a necessary relief in shaky economic times.
"Our costs have improved a little bit with the dollar holding its own the best it can," Rick Hazlewood, John Bull's corporate director, told Guardian Business. "But worldwide currency factors are something that sadl...
Seven robbed at gunpoint
Seven robbed at gunpoint
SEVEN people were robbed at gunpoint of cash, cellphones and vehicles in separate incidents over the weekend. Of those incidents, four took place on Friday and involved mostly women. The other three incidents took place on Saturday night...
Dr. Patricia Pratt is Winner of Goombay Punch Fashion Showcase
4 Local Designers Take Part in Goombay Fashion Showcase at 2018 International Cultural Wine & Food Festival...
CBS is Giving Budding Designers the Chance to Win $500 for Their Bahamas Goombay Punch Fashion Designs
CBS is Giving Budding Designers the Chance to Win $500 for Their Bahamas Goombay Punch Fashion Designs
Goombay Punch Fashion Showcase to Take Place During 2018 International Cultural Wine & Food Festival...
Conviction upheld for man guilty of stabbing
Conviction upheld for man guilty of stabbing
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the 2015 convictions and subsequent sentences of a man found guilty of the 2015 fatal stabbing of another man in the Rand Memorial Hospital's parking lot.Rashid Farrington stabbed two men, one fatally, in trying to...
Fleeing robber shot by officers
Fleeing robber shot by officers
POLICE shot a man in his legs yesterday after he allegedly robbed a woman of her handbag containing cash and other items.
The Bahamian Icon Awards: 2018 Nominees Announced
The Bahamian Icon Awards: 2018 Nominees Announced
The Bahamian Icon Awards organizing committee, sponsors and partners are proud to announce our 2018 Nominees. The public was asked to submit persons they wished to be considered for nomination through our website, www.bahamianiconawards.com.