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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

$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

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

$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

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

Cut in work permits to help Bahamians

Cut in work permits to help Bahamians By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune News Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net BECAUSE of the high level of unemployment, the Department of Immigration decreased the number of work permits issued in 2011 by 24 per cent, Deputy Pr

Cut in work permits to help Bahamians

Cut in work permits to help Bahamians By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune News Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net BECAUSE of the high level of unemployment, the Department of Immigration decreased the number of work permits issued in 2011 by 24 per cent, Deputy Pr

Cut in work permits to help Bahamians

Cut in work permits to help Bahamians By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune News Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net BECAUSE of the high level of unemployment, the Department of Immigration decreased the number of work permits issued in 2011 by 24 per cent, Deputy Pr

Boy, 14, goes missing

Boy, 14, goes missing POLICE are requesting the public's assisting in locating a missing teen. Deon Green, 14, of Braziletta Street, Pinewood Gardens was last seen around 8pm on Saturday, March 17, at his residence wearing a red T-shirt. Deon is an 8th

Boy, 14, goes missing

Boy, 14, goes missing POLICE are requesting the public's assisting in locating a missing teen. Deon Green, 14, of Braziletta Street, Pinewood Gardens was last seen around 8pm on Saturday, March 17, at his residence wearing a red T-shirt. Deon is an 8th

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

MAGISTRATE'S ERROR IN CHILD RAPIST CASE

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net SENIOR Justice Jon Isaacs remitted the sentencing of a convicted child rapist, who pleaded guilty to robbery, back to Magistrate's Court on the basis that the Magistrate who referred the matter made a technical

MAGISTRATE'S ERROR IN CHILD RAPIST CASE

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net SENIOR Justice Jon Isaacs remitted the sentencing of a convicted child rapist, who pleaded guilty to robbery, back to Magistrate's Court on the basis that the Magistrate who referred the matter made a technical

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

LAING: decision to borrow was right

LAING: decision to borrow was right By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MINISTER of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing yesterday defended the government's decision to borrow more than $200 million from the Inter-American Dev

LAING: decision to borrow was right

LAING: decision to borrow was right By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MINISTER of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing yesterday defended the government's decision to borrow more than $200 million from the Inter-American Dev

LAING: decision to borrow was right

LAING: decision to borrow was right By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MINISTER of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing yesterday defended the government's decision to borrow more than $200 million from the Inter-American Dev