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Man questioned after woman suffers serious head injury

Man questioned after woman suffers serious head injury By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Police are investigating a grievous harm incident that resulted in a young woman suffering a serious head injury.

Buyers want comfort

Buyers want comfort By Mike Lightbourn You're preparing to sell your home and you've taken all the right steps. You've contacted your BREA agent to represent you and to market your home, taken care of needed repairs, cleaned the yard and given your hom

Education honour for veteran

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Veteran educator Donald McCartney has been named VIP Member of Worldwide Who's Who for Excellence in Education Administration and Public Service. This special distinction

Man questioned after woman suffers serious head injury

Man questioned after woman suffers serious head injury By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Police are investigating a grievous harm incident that resulted in a young woman suffering a serious head injury.

Honesty pays for taxi driver

Honesty pays for taxi driver FREEPORT - A taxi driver was presented with the Most Courteous Driver Award for returning a valuable piece of equipment he found on the roadside. Gerard Evans, a resident of Hawksbill, was recognised on Tuesday by members of

A thousands times no to foreign police

A thousands times no to foreign police EDITOR, The Tribune. I read with interest a report by Dr David Allen a noted psychologist, while I agree with some of his findings on the root cause of the crime situation and some of his recommended remedies, I st

Buyers want comfort

Buyers want comfort By Mike Lightbourn You're preparing to sell your home and you've taken all the right steps. You've contacted your BREA agent to represent you and to market your home, taken care of needed repairs, cleaned the yard and given your hom

Bimini trip for youngsters

Bimini trip for youngsters COMBINE excited first graders, parents who are just as eager, and the planning and expertise of Bahamas Educational Tours and the result is a fun-filled one-day excursion to a Bahamian gem - Bimini. Just over 50 persons - an e

Full speed ahead

Full speed ahead THE Bahamas received another dose of Offshore Rib Rally racing March 25 - 31 when the high-speed inflatable raft races returned to Nassau/Paradise Island for the second time in two years. "The Bahamas received significant promotion from

Turn liabilities into assets and stand out from the crowd

Turn liabilities into assets and stand out from the crowd By Mike Lightbourn Getting ready to place your home on the market? If it is in anything less than "like new" condition, you'll need a little reality check before you can determine a fair asking p

It is time for drastic measures

It is time for drastic measures EDITOR, The Tribune. Thank you for allowing me to address the letter by Mr Watkins. First of all I would like to thank you, Mr Watkins, for the great and special service you have given to our country as a police officer.

Trade up or trade in?

Trade up or trade in? By Mike Lightbourn IF you're ready to upgrade to a larger home, or need to relocate to another island, you're presented with a dilemma. You can't simply "trade in" like an automobile, so your choice is one) sell your existing home

Name of dead man released

Name of dead man released FREEPORT - The missing elderly man found dead in bushes on April 6 in Eight Mile Rock has been identified as 70-year-old Antonio Pierre of Sea Grape, Eight Mile Rock. ASP Loretta Mackey reported that family members of Mr Pierre

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Churchill Square to be opened today

FREEPORT - Today's official opening ceremony for the transformed Churchill Square will mark the successful completion of the Downtown Turnaround Project spearheaded by the Grand Bahama Port Authority.

Stamps honour the flamingo

Stamps honour the flamingo THE Bahamas Postal Service collaborated with World Wide Fund for Nature to produce a Caribbean stamp depicting the national bird of the Bahamas. The flamingo is a protected species in the Bahamas, and is watched over by the Soc

Visitors flock to reunion

Visitors flock to reunion HUNDREDS of visitors descended on Sandals Royal Bahamian last week to participate in Sandals Resorts International's 19th annual Reunion Week. More than 1,500 returning guests headed to Sandals Resorts across the Caribbean to ce

Christie being led by Davis

Christie being led by Davis EDITOR, The Tribune. It is public knowledge by now that the leader of the opposition is being led by his deputy leader into a fray that is going to mark him with all of the negative frailties that some in the watching public

1,000 cast their vote in Grand Bahama advanced poll

1,000 cast their vote in Grand Bahama advanced poll BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - About 1,000 people were expected to cast ballots in the Advanced Poll in Grand Bahama on Tuesday. Supporters from

Where to put your X

EDITOR, The Tribune. In just a few days we will be heading to the polls to mark our X to the candidate and/or party of our choice. As an independent voter I struggled with whom I would mark my X on election day until a few days ago when I heard Britain

Brave Davis and his conflict of interest

EDITOR, The Tribune. The response of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) deputy leader; Mr Philip "Brave" Davis to the question of conflict of interest in relations to his law firm's connection to the Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC), instigates more ques