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Bank sets up account to help Carifta funds
CIBC FirstCaribbean has set up a savings account at the bank’s Shirley Street branch to make it easy for the public to donate funds to help CARIFTA’S Local Organising Committee with hosting the 42nd Annual CARIFTA Games.
Realty firm: Transaction value rose 35% in 2013
Damianos Sotheby’s International Realty has named its 2013 Top Producers, following a year in which the firm’s total transaction value increased by 35 per cent over 2012. They are:
Suspect accused of raping girl, 12
FREEPORT – A 25-year-old Abaco man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl is on trial in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama.
Police chief speaks out
POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade said he was “very, very disappointed” with comments made by “some persons who should know better” regarding the deaths of two men while in police custody.
New KB album features all star cast
THE track list to KB’s new album includes noticeable names from across the country. From Papa Smurf and Jitana to the late T’rez Hepburn and the New Entry Band, the KB and Friends Volume 4 album embraces a wide range of talent.
Man walks free in murder trial, second case goes to retrial
TWO murder cases before the Supreme Court reached divergent conclusions yesterday where one man walked free and the other went back to prison to await retrial because of a hung jury.
US man arrested over marijuana find
FREEPORT – Grand Bahama Police arrested a 42-year-old Chesapeake man in connection with the discovery of dangerous drugs over the weekend.
Former acting police chief dies, aged 60
FORMER Acting Commissioner of Police Christopher McCoy has died at his home.
Child killed in Eleuthera road crash
A CHILD became the country’s latest traffic fatality when the driver of the car he was in lost control on an Eleuthera highway yesterday.
Cat Island project nearly 'off to races'
THE Government is considering a proposal for Cat Island that could potentially create hundreds of new jobs, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
Relocation 'Giving' gift store a boost
The Art of Giving, one of Freeport’s leading boutique gift shops, has moved to a new downtown location at No. 9 Seventeen Plaza.
Calvary Deliverance Church 'First Pastoral Anniversary'
THE leadership and congregation of Calvary Deliverance Church, East Street South, will celebrate their first “First Pastoral Anniversary” during December 6 - 8. After a year of hard work and dedication to God’s call, the Calvary Deliverance Church family invites the entire Bahamas to join in the 1st Pastoral Anniversary Celebration of beloved Pastor James Newry and his wife First Lady Queenie Newry on Friday December 6 and Sunday December 8, 2013.
Water Corp strikes payments agreement
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has implemented an intensive Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan-funded programme, in a bid to improve overall service levels and put it on the path to financial sustainability.
MP grabbed by police says actions by officers were inappropriate
THE actions of the police in the House of Assembly yesterday were inappropriate according to Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn, who was grabbed by officers attempting to forcibly move him.
Senate FNMs join boycott
FREE National Movement senators yesterday followed their colleagues who boycotted parliament on Monday because of the suspension of their leader, Dr Hubert Minnis, from the House.
Ambassador meets US senator
WASHINGTON, DC – Bahamas Ambassador to the United States Dr Eugene Newry and Deputy Chief of Mission Chet Neymour paid a courtesy call on Senator Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), chairman of the Senate Labour, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, at his office in the Hart Senate Office Building.
Court hears how Junkanoo after-party turned deadly
A SUPREME Court jury yesterday heard how a Junkanoo after-party at Solid Gold nightclub in Abaco ended in a man being shot dead outside.
Homeowners 'freaked out' by receiver's Orchid Bay takeover
Bewildered homeowners at a major Abaco resort/marina development yesterday told Tribune Business they were “a bit freaked out” after a team from Grant Thornton (Bahamas), backed by police officers, took over the site and removed the long-standing property managers.
Sports in brief
THE College of the Bahamas is scheduled to hold its Track and Field Meet at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.
PM optimistic on economy
WITH the Government on track to meet fiscal targets, Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday presented an “optimistic” forecast for the country’s economic recovery as he outlined the progression of foreign direct investment projects and related opportunities for employment across the country.
