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$24 million in contracts in FNM's last days
THE former government issued more than 80 contracts worth more than $24 million during the period of the election campaign, it has been claimed.
Officers accused of $32,000 theft
TWO Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers have denied stealing $32,000 worth of machinery from their agency's base.
Police officers' trial due to start
Police officers' trial due to start By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO police officers charged in connection with the death of a father-of-six will stand trial tomorrow morning in Supreme Court. Cpl Donovan Gardiner
Police crack down on marijuana
Police crack down on marijuana By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter THE government is cracking down on the use and production of marijuana across the country. Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said that while the use of cocaine - which ro
RELATIVE TELLS COURT OF BUILD-UP TO SEX ATTACK
RELATIVE TELLS COURT OF BUILD-UP TO SEX ATTACK By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE relative of a 30-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted and murdered on a Friday the 13th morning two years ago told the Supreme Court what transpired hou
Teenage mother birth rate down 14% in 40 years
Teenage mother birth rate down 14% in 40 years THE BAHAMAS recorded a significant decrease in births to teen mothers over the last four decades, according to a new report. The Department of Statistics study said births to teenagers have dropped by 14 pe
PM says FNM support saved tourism in Grand Bahama
PM says FNM support saved tourism in Grand Bahama By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said Grand Bahama's tourism industry would have collapsed in 2010 without the support of t
Policeman admits testimony pressure
Policeman admits testimony pressure By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A POLICEMAN testifying in the manslaughter and abetment trial of two of his colleagues yesterday admitted he was pressured to give a statement to the
Acquitted officer 'not present' during attack
Acquitted officer 'not present' during attack By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A POLICEMAN acquitted of abetting a colleague in the alleged attack on a prisoner who died months later told a jury he was not present when
Ex-policeman denied bail
Ex-policeman denied bail By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net AN ex-policeman convicted of manslaughter was denied bail yesterday by a judge who deemed him a flight risk in the face of a possible life sentence. Former corpo
Ex-policeman denied bail
Ex-policeman denied bail By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net AN ex-policeman convicted of manslaughter was denied bail yesterday by a judge who deemed him a flight risk in the face of a possible life sentence. Former corpo
Marco suspect to enter plea
Marco suspect to enter plea By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE man accused of killing 11-year-old Marco Archer will be arraigned in the Supreme Court today to receive a date for his trial. Kofhe Edwardo Goodman, 36,
Marco suspect to enter plea
Marco suspect to enter plea By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE man accused of killing 11-year-old Marco Archer will be arraigned in the Supreme Court today to receive a date for his trial. Kofhe Edwardo Goodman, 36,
Marco suspect to enter plea
Marco suspect to enter plea By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE man accused of killing 11-year-old Marco Archer will be arraigned in the Supreme Court today to receive a date for his trial. Kofhe Edwardo Goodman, 36,
'MOST WANTED' IN COURT
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net ONE of the country's "most wanted murder suspects" on the re-issued wanted bulletin was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, charged in connection with a shooting death two months ago. Elandro E
Tido to be sentenced today
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE resentencing of murder convict Maxo Tido may finally proceed today when the former death row inmate reappears in the Supreme Court. The end of this case comes nearly a year after his
MAN CHARGED WITH $4,000 THEFT
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with the theft of nearly $4,000 from a service station where he worked. Delano Marc, 20, of Augusta Street, appeared befo
Man bailed by court over Volunteer Bahamas 'scam'
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was granted $5,000 bail after pleading not guilty in Magistrate's Court to committing nearly $700 worth of fraud while impersonating a Volunteer Bahamas worker. Jerron Bain, 21, of
Police officers' trial due to start
Police officers' trial due to start By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO police officers charged in connection with the death of a father-of-six will stand trial tomorrow morning in Supreme Court. Cpl Donovan Gardiner
Fraudster told he deserves more time in jail than law allows
Fraudster told he deserves more time in jail than law allows By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net MAGISTRATE Guillimina Archer told an American man he deserved to spend longer than nine months in prison for committing more
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