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RAPIST'S SENTENCING IS DELAYED FOR THIRD TIME
RAPIST'S SENTENCING IS DELAYED FOR THIRD TIME BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The sentencing of convicted rapist Eric O'Neil Strachan has been postponed a third time because a psychiatric report is still
CLEARED OF MURDER CHARGE
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - After a week-long trial, Dareo Smith was acquitted of murder in the Supreme Court on Monday. Senior Justice Hartman Longley told Smith, 19, that he was discharged of murd
KIOSKS TO BE ADDED TO CHURCHILL SQUARE
KIOSKS TO BE ADDED TO CHURCHILL SQUARE FREEPORT - As the Downtown Revitalisation Project nears completion, the Grand Bahama Port Authority has announced it will introduce kiosks for the sale of indigenous Bahamian products as an added attraction to the n
DNA: Technology is key to future'
DNA: Technology is key to future' BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Democratic National Alliance leader Branville McCartney warned Grand Bahamians that the next general election must be held within the n
A fond adieu to Monsieur Cash
EDITOR, The Tribune. Eric Bertram Cash gave up the ghost Friday, 3rd February, at the advanced age of 93 years. He was my modern language teacher when I attended Prince Williams School from 1977 to 1980 (Forms 1 to 3) and one of my favourite dominies. I
Stadium opening was a travesty
EDITOR, The Tribune. "The desire of power in excess caused angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall" - Francis Bacon I expect to be ridiculed for what I am about to say; however I am no stranger to ridicule. My attitude has
Murder trial under way
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The murder trial of Dareo Smith is underway in the Supreme Court. The 19-year-old is accused of the stabbing death of Tamaro Johnson at a popular Freeport nightclub, in 2011
PLP did nothing for renewal
PLP did nothing for renewal EDITOR, The Tribune. I sometimes get frustrated when misinformation, be it intentional or out of ignorance of fact, is used to mislead people into thinking something is what it is not. The other day, as I was watching one o
Hubert Ingraham - an effective public speaker
I am always weary of aspiring leaders who try to convince us of things that they themselves cannot possibly believe. Recently, PLP Leader Perry Christie decried the "jokes" and "one-liners" contained in the Prime Minister's rally speeches. He described the Prime Minister as a comedian and unbecoming a statesman. Mr Christie is sufficiently knowledgeable about the art of public speaking that he must, in truth, admire Mr Ingraham's success in this regard. Mr Ingraham is no comedian.
