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Government called on to pass Bill to help disabled
SPEAKING in the House of Assembly yesterday, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner appealed to the government to pass the Equal Opportunities Disabilities Bill.
FNM supporters warn PLP will bring new recession
DISTRAUGHT FNM supporters branded the Bahamas "ungrateful" and claimed the country would head to a recession under the new PLP government.
CREW MEMBER JUMPED FROM CRUISE SHIP IN SUICIDE BID
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A SUSPECTED suicide, a non-fatal stabbing, four ammunition-related arrests, and a firearm discovery all happened this week, according to police. The suicide victim, a 25-year-old crew member of the Royal Caribbean Cr
HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH WASH ASHORE
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FISHERMEN were left stunned after hundreds of fish were washed up dead or dying on to the shores of Montagu beach, yesterday. Octopus, parrot fish, grey snappers, and barracuda were among the species found dead by fi
BRIDGING GAP TO THE YOUNG
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A NUMBER of prominent people gathered at RM Bailey Senior High School for the Bridging The Gap symposium, an event organised by the school in honour of Majority Rule Day. Event organiser and RM Bailey guidance counse
MINISTER'S OFFER OF AIRPORT TALKS DISMISSED AS 'STALLING TACTIC'
MINISTER'S OFFER OF AIRPORT TALKS DISMISSED AS 'STALLING TACTIC' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING the Ministry of Labour's offer to meet with representatives of frustrated airport employees, one union leader dismissed the proposal as noth
Man shot in both arms
Police are appealing to members of the public to help them in investigating the murder of a woman whose body was discovered on Friday. Just after 10am, police received information that a body was found in Blue Water Cay, sou
CALL FOR SUPPORT TO FARMERS
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DESCRIBING the Bahamas as a "nation of imports", BAIC chairman Edison Key called for more support for local farmers. He also claimed the sector is "grossly under-budgeted" by the government. Mr Key was speaking yeste
CALL FOR SUPPORT TO FARMERS
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DESCRIBING the Bahamas as a "nation of imports", BAIC chairman Edison Key called for more support for local farmers. He also claimed the sector is "grossly under-budgeted" by the government. Mr Key was speaking yeste
DAY-LONG POWER CUT LEAVES BUSINESSES FUMING
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net BUSINESS owners were angry when power loss lasting for nearly 24 hours forced them to close their businesses for the day. Electricity has been out in the Blue Hill Road and Cumberland Street areas since 6pm Monday, a
DAY-LONG POWER CUT LEAVES BUSINESSES FUMING
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net BUSINESS owners were angry when power loss lasting for nearly 24 hours forced them to close their businesses for the day. Electricity has been out in the Blue Hill Road and Cumberland Street areas since 6pm Monday, a
CALL FOR SUPPORT TO FARMERS
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DESCRIBING the Bahamas as a "nation of imports", BAIC chairman Edison Key called for more support for local farmers. He also claimed the sector is "grossly under-budgeted" by the government. Mr Key was speaking yeste
CALL FOR SUPPORT TO FARMERS
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DESCRIBING the Bahamas as a "nation of imports", BAIC chairman Edison Key called for more support for local farmers. He also claimed the sector is "grossly under-budgeted" by the government. Mr Key was speaking yeste
DAY-LONG POWER CUT LEAVES BUSINESSES FUMING
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net BUSINESS owners were angry when power loss lasting for nearly 24 hours forced them to close their businesses for the day. Electricity has been out in the Blue Hill Road and Cumberland Street areas since 6pm Monday, a
DAY-LONG POWER CUT LEAVES BUSINESSES FUMING
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net BUSINESS owners were angry when power loss lasting for nearly 24 hours forced them to close their businesses for the day. Electricity has been out in the Blue Hill Road and Cumberland Street areas since 6pm Monday, a
CALL FOR SUPPORT TO FARMERS
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DESCRIBING the Bahamas as a "nation of imports", BAIC chairman Edison Key called for more support for local farmers. He also claimed the sector is "grossly under-budgeted" by the government. Mr Key was speaking yeste
BAHAMASAIR PERFORMANCE QUESTIONED
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net TWO unions questioned the "fiscal performance" of Bahamasair during a protest on Friday morning. The Public Managers Union (PMU) and the Airport, Airline, and Allied Workers Union (AAAWU) told press they were "concer
ON THE RUN AFTER POLICE GUNFIGHT
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net TWO men led police on a high speed chase before crashing and engaging officers in a gunfight that left one suspect injured before they both fled on foot. The crash and shooting happened on the corner of the Eastern R
POLICE CONFIRM TWO SOUGHT AFTER HIGH-SPEED CAR CHASE
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net POLICE are searching for the two suspected armed robbers involved in Monday's high-speed car chase and gunfight on Eastern Road. Yesterday, police confirmed that two men approached a woman in the Palmdale area around
POLICE RECEIVE PAY INCREMENTS
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net TOP officials at the Royal Bahamas Police Staff Association confirmed yesterday that government-promised pay increments have been received by police staff. Dwight Smith, executive chairman of the Police Staff Associa
