Denise Maycock

PET owners could face criminal charges and civil liability if their dogs attack and injure someone, police warned yesterday as investigators continued probing the mauling of a nine-year-old American boy in Bimini.

A 40-year-old man who was found at the bottom of a swimming pool at a resort in South Bahamia on Monday was recently released on bail and was reportedly wearing an electronic monitoring device at the time of the incident, The Tribune understands.

EMPLOYEES at Old Bahama Bay Resort were barred from entering the West End property on Tuesday as a long-running legal battle over control and management of the resort again disrupted its operations.

THE Davis administration is moving to expand special education capacity in Grand Bahama after officials found more than 50 children waiting for placement at the island’s Beacon School, with two schools now being refurbished to accommodate additional special education units.

POWER was restored to Grand Cay early Tuesday after residents endured seven days without electricity and running water, leaving some households spending as much as $80 to $90 a day on fuel for generators as telephone service to the island remained down.

RESIDENTS of Little Grand Cay face a further setback in the restoration of electricity as repairs to a replacement rental generator have been delayed until the end of the week.

A BIMINI mother has accused police officers of beating her 26-year-old son while he was in custody, pulling down his pants and attempting to grab his penis as officers allegedly questioned him about drug dealing on the island.

NEARLY three months after 67-year-old security officer Joshua Rolle was struck and killed by a tow truck while walking home from work in Grand Bahama, his family is still waiting to learn whether anyone will be held criminally responsible.

FIVE Bimini fishermen spent a night drifting helplessly in rough seas after their boat ran out of fuel, with waves slamming the disabled vessel as they slept on its floor before local boaters found them the following morning.

BAHAMAS Power and Light has credited Grand Cay customers for their latest electricity charges after the community endured three weeks without regular power before electricity was restored on Wednesday night.