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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

Blackout at yacht club

Blackout at yacht club By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - It appears that the cost of electricity is affecting a major marina facility in the Lucaya area. The Tribune learned on Wednesday that electrici

Victory for religious liberty over Obama

EDITOR, The Tribune. Religious Liberty 9, President Obama 0. I commend the US Supreme Court - in the Hosanna Tabor US Supreme Court ruling, January 11 - for unanimously ruling that religious bodies can and should set their own standards for hiring minist

Shipyard hosts fishing contest

Shipyard hosts fishing contest By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Grand Bahama Shipyard announced plans for its second annual fishing tournament on March 10 at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. Ed Pavey, d

Shipyard hosts fishing contest

Shipyard hosts fishing contest By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Grand Bahama Shipyard announced plans for its second annual fishing tournament on March 10 at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. Ed Pavey, d

Shipyard hosts fishing contest

Shipyard hosts fishing contest By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Grand Bahama Shipyard announced plans for its second annual fishing tournament on March 10 at the Grand Bahama Yacht Club. Ed Pavey, d

MUSICIANS TO STAR AT CONCERT

MUSICIANS TO STAR AT CONCERT FREEPORT, Bahamas - The Grand Bahama Performing Arts Society presents their first event of 2012 and their 4th annual chamber music concert with a TrioCollage to be held in Grand Bahama at 8pm Saturday at the Grand Bahama Yach

Man innocent of murder of victim shot in bedroom

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Samiko Rigby was discharged of murder, armed robbery, and burglary in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Senior Justice Hartman Longley told the jury that there was no eviden

UNOFFICIAL JUNKANOO RESULTS

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Superstar Rockers are the unofficial winners of the 2012 Anthony "Huck" Williams New Year's Day Junkanoo Parade, with the Swingers coming in second by a near margin

Social media the key to business award win

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net DESPITE the struggling economy in Freeport, two businesses are enjoying outstanding success. The owners were both named Entrepreneur of the Year in recognition of their ability to buck

Satisfied to be a killer and not a murderer

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Lawyer Brian Hanna said Glinton Louis is satisfied with the manslaughter verdict and that jurors did not find him guilty of murder. "It was a fair verdict," Hanna said. "

Social media the key to business award win

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net DESPITE the struggling economy in Freeport, two businesses are enjoying outstanding success. The owners were both named Entrepreneur of the Year in recognition of their ability to buck

GOVERNOR GENERAL GIVEN TOUR OF NEW FACILITIES IN ABACO

DURING their eight-day official tour of Abaco and the Abaco Cays, Sir Arthur and Lady Foulkes enjoyed the hospitality of Abaconians and residents, including that of local and central government officials as well as civic, religious and business leaders. T

GOVERNOR GENERAL GIVEN TOUR OF NEW FACILITIES IN ABACO

DURING their eight-day official tour of Abaco and the Abaco Cays, Sir Arthur and Lady Foulkes enjoyed the hospitality of Abaconians and residents, including that of local and central government officials as well as civic, religious and business leaders. T

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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

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

Domino's pizza supports young athletes programme

Domino's pizza supports young athletes programme DOMINO'S Pizza said it was is proud to take the lead in supporting the young athletes of the Government Secondary Schools Association during the 19th Annual Track and Field Championships, held recently at

Student's generosity inspires classmates

Student's generosity inspires classmates By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - A fourth grade student at the Bishop Michael Eldon School has inspired her classmates to give to the less fortunate. Thanks to Ka

The legacy of St Patrick

EDITOR, The Tribune. Regarding St Patrick's Day - March 17: For most people, St Pat-rick's Day is a day of parades, parties, leprechauns and green beer. But just as Christmas is about more than commercialised fun, so too does St Patrick's Day have a deep

The legacy of St Patrick

EDITOR, The Tribune. Regarding St Patrick's Day - March 17: For most people, St Pat-rick's Day is a day of parades, parties, leprechauns and green beer. But just as Christmas is about more than commercialised fun, so too does St Patrick's Day have a deep