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Bahamas Independence signatory and former MP Loftus Roker dead at 88

LOFTUS Roker, an Acklins native whose tough approach to illegal immigration and drug trafficking made him a defining political figure in his era, died yesterday at 88.

'Social warrior and source of moral clarity' - Former National Security and Immigration minister Loftus Roker dies at 88

Former Minister of National Security and Immigration, and one of the signatories to The Bahamas Constitution, A. Loftus Roker has died.

Christie: Roker was a ‘law and order’ person

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie remembered the late Loftus Roker as a “law and order person” known for his commitment to “protecting and preserving” The Bahamas.

Heartbreaking rise in suicides and attempts

A SERIES of stories about suspected suicides have featured in The Tribune recently – and each is genuinely heartbreaking.

Auto H & L borrowers hit by excess interest

Several thousand Bahamians may have been over-charged interest on loans issued by one of this nation’s largest used car dealers, it was revealed yesterday.

Pedestrians intervene to stop woman jumping from the bridge

A WOMAN tried to jump from the Sir Sidney Poitier Bridge while holding her two-year-old daughter yesterday before pedestrians intervened to stop her before police arrived.

Evan Fox ‘suffered a self-inflicted wound’, say police

POLICE said Evan Fox, a man who was reported missing last month before he was found dead near his truck in bushes of Frank Watson Boulevard, committed suicide.

Cousin: Suicide ‘story is not adding up’

THE family of an influencer who died last week do not believe she committed suicide, insisting the “story isn’t adding up”.

Apprenticeship initiative to get persons ‘off the streets’

The newly-launched apprenticeship initiative is designed to provide Bahamian companies with well-trained, certified employees at no cost to themselves as it bids to take persons “off the streets”.

‘One-stop solution’ to BPL woes re-floated

A “quick one-stop solution” for The Bahamas’ energy crisis was yesterday re-floated by a local attorney who argued it could resolve cost, reliability and environmental woes “within months”.

AG: BPL needs 400MW in new generation plant

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) needs more than 400 mega watts (MW) of new generation capacity to address a “dire” situation requiring between 60-80 percent of its existing plant to be replaced within five years.

Pintard: Spending watchdog to target multiple concerns

The Opposition’s leader yesterday said Parliament’s spending watchdog is seeking answers to a “range of issues” involving Bahamas Power & Light (BPL), sporting event cost overruns and a $250m IMF loan.

BPL ‘shambles’: We pay now or pay later

The Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) “shambles” will only get worse the longer critical reforms are delayed, an ex-Chamber chairman is warning, as he added: “We pay now or we pay later.”

Aviation ‘didn’t cut off our nose to spite face’ in fire

The Bahamian aviation industry worked feverishly to ensure “we didn’t cut off our nose to spite our face” amid yesterday’s temporary fire-enforced fight suspension at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).

Wilson dismisses US report claiming that country failing to follow procurement laws

FINANCIAL Secretary Simon Wilson rebuffed a claim in the United States’ latest human rights report that The Bahamas is failing to effectively implement laws related to contracts and procurement.

Google unleashes AI in search

Google on Tuesday rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic.

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