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$12m bill for centre
$12m bill for centre By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DOCUMENTATION tabled in the House of Assembly revealed the government spent $12 million to build two new facilities at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, nearly do
44 KILLED ON ROADS IN 2011
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas recorded 10,563 traffic accidents in 2011, with 44 of them being fatal, according to statistics from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Of those accidents, 8,653 were in New Provi
$5M DEAL SIGNED TO UPGRADE ZNS TELEVISION TO HIGH DEFINITION
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net OFFICIALS at the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas signed contracts worth $5 million yesterday to upgrade ZNS Television from an analog broadcasting system to high definition. Kit D
Bank: road money is running out
Bank: road money is running out By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE $129 million the Inter American Development Bank provided for the New Providence Road Improvement Project will be depleted by the end of the month, ac
Bank: road money is running out
Bank: road money is running out By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE $129 million the Inter American Development Bank provided for the New Providence Road Improvement Project will be depleted by the end of the month, ac
Govt to borrow extra $65m
Govt to borrow extra $65m By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE Government will borrow an additional $65 million from the Inter-American Development Bank to complete the already over-budget New Providence Infrastructure
Shot brothers in hospital
Shot brothers in hospital By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Immigration Brent Symonette expressed concern yesterday after sensitive documents from the Department of Immigration were l
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
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
BLAZE BURNS FOR EIGHT HOURS
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net IT TOOK firefighters more than eight hours to extinguish a huge fire that spread to across more than an entire acre at its height. Director of Fire Services Assistant Superintendent Walter
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
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.
PLP: Supercop visit was political stunt
THE PLP criticised the visit of former New York police commissioner William Bratton in an effort to gain "political points and votes", Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said yesterday.
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
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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