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Govt to borrow extra $65m

Govt to borrow extra $65m By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE Government will borrow an additional $65 million from the Inter-American Development Bank to complete the already over-budget New Providence Infrastructure

44 KILLED ON ROADS IN 2011

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas recorded 10,563 traffic accidents in 2011, with 44 of them being fatal, according to statistics from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Of those accidents, 8,653 were in New Provi

$5M DEAL SIGNED TO UPGRADE ZNS TELEVISION TO HIGH DEFINITION

By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net OFFICIALS at the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas signed contracts worth $5 million yesterday to upgrade ZNS Television from an analog broadcasting system to high definition. Kit D

$12m bill for centre

$12m bill for centre By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DOCUMENTATION tabled in the House of Assembly revealed the government spent $12 million to build two new facilities at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, nearly do

Shot brothers in hospital

Shot brothers in hospital By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Immigration Brent Symonette expressed concern yesterday after sensitive documents from the Department of Immigration were l

ALMOST $18,000 CONFISCATED OVER FALSE DECLARATION AT AIRPORT

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net NEARLY $18,000 was confiscated from two Canadians in Magistrate's Court yesterday after they pleaded guilty to making a false declaration at the Lynden Pindling International Airport. Jacob Meyer, 24, and Kelly

ALMOST $18,000 CONFISCATED OVER FALSE DECLARATION AT AIRPORT

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net NEARLY $18,000 was confiscated from two Canadians in Magistrate's Court yesterday after they pleaded guilty to making a false declaration at the Lynden Pindling International Airport. Jacob Meyer, 24, and Kelly

Bank: road money is running out

Bank: road money is running out By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE $129 million the Inter American Development Bank provided for the New Providence Road Improvement Project will be depleted by the end of the month, ac

Bank: road money is running out

Bank: road money is running out By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE $129 million the Inter American Development Bank provided for the New Providence Road Improvement Project will be depleted by the end of the month, ac

MP stresses need to protect journalists

MP stresses need to protect journalists By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MEMBER of Parliament for West End and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe yesterday stressed the need for legislation to protect "the rights and liberties" of j

MP stresses need to protect journalists

MP stresses need to protect journalists By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MEMBER of Parliament for West End and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe yesterday stressed the need for legislation to protect "the rights and liberties" of j

Police Staff Association criticised for publishing information

Police Staff Association criticised for publishing information By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net THE Police Staff Association yesterday criticised a former high ranking official for publicising confidential RBPF information in an attempt to gai

Police Staff Association criticised for publishing information

Police Staff Association criticised for publishing information By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net THE Police Staff Association yesterday criticised a former high ranking official for publicising confidential RBPF information in an attempt to gai

Jobless youth up by a third

Jobless youth up by a third By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE NATIONAL unemployment rate has risen 2.2 per cent in five months and youth unemployment is up by more than 30 per cent, according to the latest labour sur

14 found after Haitian boat runs aground

14 found after Haitian boat runs aground DIRECTOR of Immigration Jack Thompson yesterday confirmed that a boat carrying a group of Haitians ran aground near Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera. He said: "My information coming out of Freeport, Grand Bahama is t

14 found after Haitian boat runs aground

14 found after Haitian boat runs aground DIRECTOR of Immigration Jack Thompson yesterday confirmed that a boat carrying a group of Haitians ran aground near Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera. He said: "My information coming out of Freeport, Grand Bahama is t

Man found shot in head

Man found shot in head By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE BODY of a man was discovered lying on a dirt road early yesterday morning. He was the country's 26th murder victim. Information on the homicide is still sketc

'No change to laws over reef'

'No change to laws over reef' By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE BAHAMAS will not amend existing environmental legislation or create any laws as a result of the multi-island coral reef mission which has just been compl

'No change to laws over reef'

'No change to laws over reef' By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE BAHAMAS will not amend existing environmental legislation or create any laws as a result of the multi-island coral reef mission which has just been compl

'No change to laws over reef'

'No change to laws over reef' By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE BAHAMAS will not amend existing environmental legislation or create any laws as a result of the multi-island coral reef mission which has just been compl

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