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Fire started by candle destroys home with no electricity
A FAMILY of seven is now homeless after a fire gutted their home Monday morning destroying everything they owned.
Autopsy results due for mother and daughters
THE autopsy results of the woman and two children who were pulled from the sea off the Montagu ramp on Sunday night are expected to be released today, according to officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit Chief Superintendent Paul Rolle.
Defence Forces could join police on the streets
DEFENCE Force officers could join or replace police officers on street patrols and other operations, Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell said yesterday.
Police 'calm tensions' after fatal stabbing
Police 'calm tensions' after fatal stabbing By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE in Abaco have moved quickly to "calm tensions" after a Bahamian man was allegedly stabbed to death by a man of Haitian descent on Satu
PLP boycotted stadium opening
PLP officials confirmed they boycotted the opening of the National Stadium on Saturday, claiming it was an "obscene ceremony geared toward getting votes for
Family of girl killed by bus takes legal advice
Family of girl killed by bus takes legal advice THE family of the 4-year-old girl who was accidentally struck and killed by a bus last week is seeking legal advice, The Tribune has learned. This comes after it was confirmed by police that the man driving
BASTIAN BLASTS BRAN IN DNA ROW
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net BAMBOO Town MP Branville McCartney appointed himself leader of the DNA despite suggestions that he was elected internally, former party member Whitney Bastian has claimed. In an interview
CANDIDATE HITS OUT AT 'SUBSERVIENT' MPS
CANDIDATE HITS OUT AT 'SUBSERVIENT' MPS By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net FORMER Member of Parliament for South Andros Whitney Bastian hit out at the "subservient nature" of sitting members of Parliament yesterday. Mr Ba
MINISTER CALLS FOR MORE CCTV
MINISTER CALLS FOR MORE CCTV By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest yesterday confirmed the appointment of two new Assistant Commissioners of Police. Mr Turnquest also revealed the s
LONG ISLAND FOR LORETTA
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MONTAGU MP Loretta Butler-Turner has been nominated as the FNM candidate for Long Island, replacing current MP Larry Cartwright, The Tribune has been unofficially informed. Sources suggest
Christie expects early election
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net PLP LEADER Perry Christie said if media reports regarding the resignation of two FNM MP's are true, he expects there to be an early election. Speaking with The Tribune, Mr Christie said if
Murdered teen was victim in rape case
THE young girl who was found dead in Blue Water Cay has been identified as 17-year-old Candice Major, who police sources say was the alleged victim in a rape case before the courts. The sources say before her body was dumped in a rocky area of Fox Hill on
BANK HIT BY RAIDERS
By SANCHESKA BROWNTribune Staff Reportersbrown@tribunemedia.netMASKED men broke into a branch of Scotiabank early yesterday morning, started a small fire and destroyed an automated cash machine before leaving empty handed.The would-be thieves broke i
UNION REPRESENTATIVES SKIP MEETING WITH LABOUR MINISTER
UNION REPRESENTATIVES SKIP MEETING WITH LABOUR MINISTER By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net UNION representatives for customs and immigration officer did not show up for a scheduled meeting with Labour Minister Dion Foulke
ROADWORKS ON COURSE FOR SUMMER FINISH
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE NEW Providence Road Improvement Project is on target to be completed by the summer, Ministry of Works officials promised yesterday. Ministry spokeswoman Shenique Albury said despite k
UNION WARY OF MEETING WITH MINISTER
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net UNION officials suspect a meeting with Labour Minister Dion Foulkes, scheduled for next week, is nothing but a "publicity stunt" with the general election looming. Sloane Smith, vice-pres
Fury as girl, 4, killed by bus
Fury as girl, 4, killed by bus By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net EAST STREET erupted into chaos yesterday after a four-year-old girl was struck by a bus and killed. Police were forced to restrain an angry mob from attack
PM: 'ECONOMY TO GROW BY 2.8%'
PM: 'economy to grow by 2.8%' DESPITE the economic challenges of 2011, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham indicated last night that the Bahamas' economy is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent for 2012 - up from the near two per cent growth experienced in the pr
Fury as girl, 4, killed by bus
Fury as girl, 4, killed by bus By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net EAST STREET erupted into chaos yesterday after a four-year-old girl was struck by a bus and killed. Police were forced to restrain an angry mob from attack
PM: 'ECONOMY TO GROW BY 2.8%'
PM: 'economy to grow by 2.8%' DESPITE the economic challenges of 2011, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham indicated last night that the Bahamas' economy is expected to grow by 2.8 per cent for 2012 - up from the near two per cent growth experienced in the pr