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Business destroyed by Dorian is ruined again by Nicole
MEDIOUS Edgecombe, the owner of Coopers Town Marine, is in good spirits despite his business being destroyed by Hurricane Nicole after barely recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian.
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BNT ‘not worried’ about roadworks ahead of Jollification
BAHAMAS National Trust Executive Director Eric Carey said yesterday the organisation is “not worried” about the ongoing roadworks on Village Road despite its Jollification festival set for this weekend.
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Activists demand greater protection for women
ACTIVISTS have called for greater protection of women against sexual violence following three incidents of sexual assault reported over the weekend.
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Site chosen for sex offences court
THE government is moving full steam ahead with its plans to establish a sexual offences court, with a site already identified to house the facility.
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Father of crash victim: She was my everything
THE father of a Bahamian woman killed in a car crash in Minnesota on Friday is struggling to bear the loss of his daughter. “I have this hole in my heart that’s never going to be filled,” Kermit Miller told The Tribune yesterday.
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Thomas and Saguaros clinch spot in finals
AS the Arizona Fall League heads into the final week of its regular season, Tahnaj Thomas and his Surprise Saguaros have clinched a spot in the league’s championship.
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53-year-old man was victim of latest killing
THE man who was shot dead outside his Kool Acres home on Wednesday night has been identified by area residents as 53-year-old Nathan Stubbs. According to police, the incident occurred shortly before 10pm outside the victim’s residence.
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Two held over German man’s killing
TWO South Andros men in their 20s are in custody in New Providence in connection with the Thursday murder of a German visitor to the island.
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Masks are no longer required in classrooms
MASKS are no longer required in indoor classroom settings, officials announced yesterday.
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Man found shot dead in govt vehicle
A 43-year-old man is dead following a shooting incident over the weekend, prompting police to appeal for the public’s assistance in their investigation.
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Start a farm in your own backyard
THE City of Freeport Council has been distributing backyard farming kits to encourage residents to grow and eat their own food.
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Man accused over series of robberies in New Providence
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday in connection with a string of robberies in the nation’s capital.
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NPBA opening night: Rockets and Giants victorious
ON opening night when they didn’t receive their New Providence Basketball Association men’s championship rings, the Discount Distributors Rockets took their frustration out on the runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants.
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$8k bail in firearm case
A 20-YEAR-OLD man, allegedly found with a 9mm pistol and six unfired rounds of ammunition, was granted $8,000 bail yesterday.
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Purse snatching suspect arrested
A MAN is in custody in connection with a purse snatching that was caught on camera, according to Commissioner Clayton Fernander. The incident took place on Bay Street, near McDonald’s.
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Businesses thankful for minimal impact
ABACO business owners are thankful their livelihoods were spared significant damage from Hurricane Nicole, which passed over the island as a tropical storm on Wednesday before strengthening over Grand Bahama.
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‘I know what it takes to run the association’
WITH a mandate to change the mindset of the athletes and coaches and to develop a programme to revitalise the sport of track and field, Dawn Woodside- Johnson has revealed her platform she’s campaigning on to become the new president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations.
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DRA report highlights Abaco dome project issues
A COMPANY contracted by the former Minnis administration to construct 213 domes and the needed infrastructure on Abaco in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian discontinued the project after receiving $4.6m of the total $6.4m required to complete the work, despite only completing about 16 percent of the structures.
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Champions crowned in the BAISS
The Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools decided softball champions in three of its four divisions at the Freedom Farm Baseball Complex last night.
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Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has expunged 80 criminal records to date
THE Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has to date expunged the criminal records of 80 people, some of whom were convicted for curfew violations during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
