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Protest over'Briland power cuts
August 15, 2010
Protest over'Briland power cuts
By STAFF WRITER
Guardian News Desk
Harbour Island residents and visitors alike, frustrated by persistent power cuts, staged a protest yesterday morning.
Chief local government official Darrel Johnson said between 300 to 400 people attended the protest, which took place on Dunmore Street, not far from the offices of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation(BEC).
He described the hour-and-a-half hour de...
August 18, 2010
St George's Church securing its premises following break-in
By ALESHA CADET
Tribune Features Writer
ST GEORGE'S Anglican church is taking special measures to secure its premises following the break-in last week.
On August 10, the church was the scene of an unusual break-in in the early morning hours.
The culprit of this second break-in to occur at St George's in one year was able get onto the property and ransack the offices of the secretary, administr...
Man killed in traffic accident
August 17, 2010
Man killed in traffic accident
BY STAFF WRITER
Guardian News Desk
A 44-year-old man lost his life in a traffic accident early Wednesday morning.
Sean Harding, a resident of Love Beach, was killed when his 2003 Ford F150 truck crashed into a garbage truck around 12.50 a.m. on Wednesday.
Police reports indicate that both vehicles were travelling in a western direction on Prince Charles Drive in the area of Jean Street.
It is beli...
Copies of proposed bills now online
August 18, 2010
Copies of proposed bills now online
By STAFFâ WRITER
For The Guardian
By STAFFâ WRITER
Guardian News Desk
Copies of the Land Adjudication Bill, Registered Land Bill and Law of Property Bill are now available on the government website at www.bahamas.gov.bs under'bills, laws and act'or'what's new'.
According to a press release issued yesterday by Minister of State for Lands and Local Government Byran S. Woodside, the p...
Bishop wants fewer lawyers in Parliament
August 21, 2010
Bishop wants fewer lawyers in Parliament
By STAFF WRITER
Guardian News Desk
A leading Baptist bishop is calling on voters to reduce the number of attorneys elected to Parliament.
"It is time for the country's electorate to help in reducing the number of lawyers we have in our Parliament, and allow more persons from the ordinary walks of our society to participate in our national debate,"said New Covenant Senior Pastor, Bishop Simeon Hal...
August 24, 2010
Media personnel pushed, threatened by Yellow Elder residents
By STAFFâ REPORTER
Guardian News Desk
A hostile group of young men from Yellow Elder Gardens pushed and threatened an employee of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas(BCB)yesterday, before kicking the corporation's van as BCB employees and a team fromThe Nassau Guardianattempted to cover a shooting in the area.
A team of four fromThe Guardianand a team of three from ZNS arrived at t...
Man questioned about pulling gun on police officer
August 24, 2010
Man questioned about pulling gun on police officer
By STAFF WRITER
Guardian News Desk
Police have confirmed that they have questioned a man--who was recently acquitted of murdering a policeman--about pulling a gun on another officer.
Superintendent Leon Bethell, the head of the Central Detective Unit, toldThe Guardianyesterday that police questioned Shawn Feaster about the alleged assault several days ago.
According to Bethell, investigations are...
Murder trial postponed
August 25, 2010
Murder trial postponed
By STAFF WRITER
Guardian News Desk
The trial of a man accused of murdering two people did not begin in the Supreme Court yesterday as expected.
The prosecution now intends to open the case against Hilfrant Joseph on Monday. Joseph is accused of the murder of Denise Clarke and Livingston Johnson, both 42. Police allege they were murdered between June 5 and 7, 2007.
Both bodies were found on Cowpen...
Man admits stealing from tourist
August 25, 2010
Man admits stealing from tourist
By STAFFâ WRITER
Guardian News Desk
A man who pleaded guilty to stealing from a tourist has been fined.
Wesley Denis Deus, 29, of Pinder's Point, Grand Bahama, pleaded guilty to stealing an iPhone, a camera and$60 cash from Jessica Bustamente at Junkanoo Beach, during his arraignment before Magistrate Jeanine Weech Gomez.
Magistrate Gomez ordered Deus to pay Jessica Bustamente$260 in compe...
Decision in trial of Maycock Sr. postponed
August 24, 2010
Decision in trial of Maycock Sr. postponed
By STAFFâ WRITER
Guardian News Desk
Aâ magistrate yesterday postponed her decision in the case of alleged drug lord Melvin Maycock Sr.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell was scheduled to give a decision in the case, which dates back to May 2008 when police allegedly found marijuana worth$1.2 million and firearms in a rented home on Marine Drive, West Bay Street.
At the time of...
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