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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.
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
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
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
Verdict due over sex attack killing
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A VERDICT in the Supreme Court trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a woman nearly two years ago will be handed down today. The prosecution alleges that on the mornin
Verdict due over sex attack killing
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A VERDICT in the Supreme Court trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a woman nearly two years ago will be handed down today. The prosecution alleges that on the mornin
Verdict due over sex attack killing
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A VERDICT in the Supreme Court trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a woman nearly two years ago will be handed down today. The prosecution alleges that on the mornin
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
BURGLARY AND DRUG CHARGES FOR ACCUSED
A PINEWOOD Gardens man was arraigned before two Magistrates yesterday morning on various charges, including housebreaking and possession of drugs with intent to supply. Damal Campbell, 27, first appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Carolita Bethell in
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.
'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
Seven new senators named for PLP team
Seven new senators named for PLP team PRIME Minister Perry Christie announced seven new senators to be added to the PLP's team in the upper chamber, bringing their total number to nine. The new Senators are Frank Smith, Gregory Burrows, Jerome Gomez, Jul
Christie mocks FNM 'We deliver' slogan
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net OPPOSITION leader Perry Christie slammed the FNM's campaign slogan at a rally over the weekend, claiming all the governing party has delivered in the past five years is record levels of
Basic Ingredients
By Angela Palacious When you are planning to accomplish a set plan, you begin with basic ingredients. A Junkanoo group begins with a design, drawings, and frames, later on the decorations are added. To bake a cake, ingredients such as flour, eggs, milk,
Basic Ingredients
By Angela Palacious When you are planning to accomplish a set plan, you begin with basic ingredients. A Junkanoo group begins with a design, drawings, and frames, later on the decorations are added. To bake a cake, ingredients such as flour, eggs, milk,
Voters 'changed registration'
By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net A NUMBER of persons set to vote in North Andros have changed their registration since the start of the voter fraud probe, according to FNM candidate for the area Desmond Bannister. Th
Great Abaco highway bypass taking shape
Great Abaco highway bypass taking shape THE new bypass road under construction on the Great Abaco highway is taking shape. Six months ago, the Government awarded a contract for $965,818,95 to Knowles Construction and Development Company Ltd to build the
PLP VETERAN: NO SURPRISE AT ACCUSATION
PLP VEteran: no surprise at accusation By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A FORMER PLP chairman expressed no suprise at Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham's statement on alleged corruption among some candidates chosen by oppo
PLP DISMISSES 'OLD AND TIRED' FNM
THE Progressive Liberal Party has dismissed the FNM's attempt of resurrecting their "old" and "tired" script of "leadership and trust" as a worn out distraction ahead of the next general election. According to PLP Member of Parliament for Fox Hill, Fred
PLP DISMISSES 'OLD AND TIRED' FNM
THE Progressive Liberal Party has dismissed the FNM's attempt of resurrecting their "old" and "tired" script of "leadership and trust" as a worn out distraction ahead of the next general election. According to PLP Member of Parliament for Fox Hill, Fred
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