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$3m 'goodwill gesture' by BTC after blackout
A $3 MILLION "goodwill gesture" is being offered by BTC in the wake of a blackout that crippled the company's landline, cell and broadband services.
FNM fires back over slush fund claims
THE FNM hit back at State Minister of National Security Keith Bell's allegation that confiscated drug money was used as a "slush fund" under the former government - claiming the minister's comments reveal he doesn't know what he's talking about.
Party leaders in shouting match
DNA leader Branville McCartney got into a heated shouting match with Perry Christie on live radio yesterday morning over claims the opposition leader colluded with Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on boundary changes ahead of the general election.
Bran to reject u-turn claim over marital rape law
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance leader Branville McCartney has scheduled a press conference for today to refute a Tribune headline he feels misrepresented his stance on the efforts to ban marital rape.
Champion chef ready to defend national title
DEFENDING All-Island Senior Young Chef champion Dwayne Sinclair emerged as the winner of the competition's 2012 New Providence leg. After the results were announced, the Temple Christian High School student said he plans to again compete in the national c
Shipyard worker electrocuted in accident
FREEPORT - A man is said to be in critical condition at the Rand Memorial Hospital after being electrocuted at the Grand Bahama Shipyard. Sources identified the 35-year-old victim as Ali Isusin, a Romanian resident of Grand Bahama. The Shipyard employee
DNA MARKS ANNIVERSARY WITH CALL FOR CHANGE
THE Democratic National Alliance used the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Majority Rule to emphasise the importance of change. In a statement issued yesterday, the DNA said it acknowledges what Sir Lynden Pindling and many like him realised as they fo
21,000 SIGN UP FOR NEW VOTER REGISTRATION
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Just over 21,000 persons were registered on the new voter register as of Tuesday in Grand Bahama, where five voter's card distribution centres have been activated. Assistan
EXTRA CLASSROOMS FOR SCHOOL
EXTRA CLASSROOMS FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS and teachers at C H Reeves Junior High School will soon have several extra classrooms at their disposal. The government has awarded a $345,932 contract to Bruce Rahming Construction for a two story, eight-classroom bu
'911 AND 919 CALLS UNANSWERED'
MEMBERS of the public claim they repeatedly called emergency services Friday, but no one answered the phone. Two unrelated persons said they tried dialling both 911 and 919, but the lines just rang and rang for several minutes. Despite calling each number
MURDER VICTIM NAMED
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE sources say the man whose life was taken in the first murder of the year was 38-year-old Godfrey Davis. Mr Davis, who was to celebrate his 39th birthday on Thursday, was killed just outside his home on St
UNION CHIEF LANDS TOP ROLE
THE Bahamas Union of Teachers congratulated its president Belinda Wilson on her appointment to the Commonwealth Teachers' Group steering committee. Mrs Wilson, pictured, will serve on the nine-member committee comprised of trade unionists from the UK, Ind
Abuse of children 'problem in society'
THE abuse of children by church leaders, teachers and parents who take part in youth programmes is a problem in the Bahamas, and reflective of a deep problem in society, according to Dr Sandra Dean Patterson, the director of the Bahamas Crisis Centre. Sp
House Hunters hits the Bahamas
House Hunters hits the Bahamas ERA Dupuch Real Estate agent Kyla Ralston was proud to be chosen last December to take part in the popular HGTV show House Hunters International, which attracts 20 million viewers weekly in the US. Now, as the April 11 ai
SANDALS NAMES FOUR FOR MANAGER TRAINEE PROGRAMME
AFTER canvassing five countries across the Caribbean and interviewing hundreds of persons, executives from Sandals Resorts International have chosen four team members from the Sandals Bahamian properties to take part in the resort chain's innovative and i
POLICE OPERATIONS HAILED AS SUCCESS
POLICE OPERATIONS HAILED AS SUCCESS THREE major police operations launched by the Central Division are being hailed as a success following a number of arrests and citations. Newly appointed commander of the division, Supt Stephen Dean, said his officers
Lyford Cay Foundation now accepting applications
LYFORD Cay Foundation Inc and the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation are now accepting online applications for academic, technical training and vocational scholarships for study at approved institutions in the US, Canada, the UK and the Caribbean. All applica
Lyford Cay Foundation now accepting applications
LYFORD Cay Foundation Inc and the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation are now accepting online applications for academic, technical training and vocational scholarships for study at approved institutions in the US, Canada, the UK and the Caribbean. All applica
Lyford Cay Foundation now accepting applications
LYFORD Cay Foundation Inc and the Canadian Lyford Cay Foundation are now accepting online applications for academic, technical training and vocational scholarships for study at approved institutions in the US, Canada, the UK and the Caribbean. All applica
Escaped prisoner arraigned in court
Escaped prisoner arraigned in court By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Escaped prisoner Paul Rigby Jr and a young woman were arraigned in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate's Court following his recapture early
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