Nassau After Dark: A Killing at Potter’s Cay, a Grenade Launcher Under a Stove, 425 National Heroes, and a Golf Title That Ends Jamaica’s Reign

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 · 6:30 PM Bahamas time

A deadly shooting near Potter’s Cay Dock, two Friday-night murders, and a rocket-propelled grenade launcher hidden under an abandoned stove. Plus 425 Bahamians honoured, a $285 million hospital moving toward construction, and Bahamian golfers ending Jamaica’s six-year reign.

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A heavy night in the capital

Early this morning, shortly before 1:30 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot and killed near the entrance to Potter’s Cay Dock on East Bay Street. Police told Eyewitness News that he had been at a business with friends when an argument broke out between one of his friends and another man. He left in a white Acura RDX with two friends; a blue vehicle pulled alongside and a man opened fire. His two friends were not hurt.

It follows two separate murders on Friday night. A 37-year-old man was shot through a window of his home in the Old Cedar Way area off Baillou Hill Road and later died in hospital. Around 11:30 p.m., ShotSpotter detected gunfire near Flint and Comfort Streets, where a 25-year-old man was killed.

Anyone with information should call 911 or 919, or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.

A grenade launcher under a stove

Last week, police found a rocket-propelled grenade launcher in a camouflage bag hidden beneath an abandoned stove on the southern side of Pride Estates, off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway.

LaRoda has also warned against vigilante justice after a viral video showed a nine-year-old boy hanging from a fence by his shirt after stealing a man’s bicycle.

In the courts, a 23-year-old trainee correctional officer was fined $4,500 after admitting to trying to smuggle drugs into prison. A Supreme Court judge ruled that Shakeem Munroe must still stand trial for murder, despite a five-year delay in getting a pathologist’s report.

Heroes, health and hope

On National Heroes Day, 425 people received national honours. Governor General Dame Cynthia Pratt conferred the awards. More than 200 received the Distinguished Service Medal, and 17 were honoured posthumously.

Health and Wellness Minister Dr. Michael Darville says construction on the new $285 million, 200-bed specialty hospital along the New Providence Highway should begin before the end of the year, to ease pressure on Princess Margaret Hospital. He also said the government is close to finalising a location for a halfway house for people with severe, chronic mental illness.

In travel, The Tribune reports that Bahamian passengers accuse Copa Airlines of leaving them without food, water and proper help during a nearly 12-hour ordeal on a flight diverted to Colombia.

It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Seabreeze MP Leslia Miller-Brice handed out more than a thousand pink and white shirts to constituents with a message about early detection. And a St. Augustine’s College graduate earned a $140,000 All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship after nine BGCSE A grades.

Visiting Nassau? Walk historic Bay Street and Fort Charlotte, then get conch at Arawak Cay, the Fish Fry. If you are here for Boxing Day or New Year’s, Junkanoo is unforgettable.

National sports: Bahamas golf ends Jamaica’s reign

The Bahamas Golf Federation’s 14-member team won the Caribbean Golf Association’s Four Ball Championship in the Turks and Caicos Islands over the weekend, ending Jamaica’s six-year championship streak. The Bahamas led from the end of round one to the finish and took home the Ambrose Gouthro Cup. The Tribune quoted officials calling it the greatest collective team achievement for Bahamian golf on the Caribbean stage.

Junior golfers Tyhler Rolle and Amari Jones advanced as the two qualifiers in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Golf Front Nine Championships at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island.

In basketball, Buddy Hield is showing off his shooting for the Chicago Bulls in the preseason, and VJ Edgecombe had another strong scoring night for the Philadelphia 76ers. In Turkey, Kai Jones posted a double-double and was named MVP as Anadolu Efes beat Bordo Sportif Balıkesir 85–79.

Mark your calendars: the YES Bahamas HBCU Football Classic returns after more than a decade, with Morehouse College facing Kentucky State University on November 7 at the original Thomas A. Robinson Stadium.

Our advice to you

Look out for each other. If you have information about a crime, call it in, but leave justice to the courts. Support small businesses on the Family Islands: when the mailboat is late or the lights go out, they keep going. Book the guest house, hire the local guide, buy the bread at the bakery.

Boaters, check the weather before you leave, tell someone your float plan, and carry extra fuel and water in the Out Islands. Ladies, it is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so book your screening. Early detection saves lives.