Immigration probe over barber shop incident ‘concluded by next week’
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said he is hoping that an investigation into a video involving two alleged immigration officers assaulting two Haitian barbers last week will be concluded by next week.
EDITORIAL: Journalists must not be impeded in their duties
THE start of CARICOM began with a very disturbing call to The Tribune yesterday.
Amy Pope: There needs to be a humane approach to irregular migration
THERE needs to be a humane approach when dealing with irregular migrants living in communities, according to a US candidate for director general of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Digital payments ‘not as robust’ despite 30% rise
The Bahamian use of digital payments is “not as robust as we’d like to see” yet, one provider asserted yesterday, even though the volume of transactions it processed increased by 30 percent in 2022.
Bahamas ‘big part of the FTX puzzle’
FTX’s Bahamian operation was yesterday branded “a big piece of the puzzle that needs to get resolved” as its provisional liquidators successfully obtained US legal recognition for their ongoing investigations.
Construction work permits ‘shifting in wrong direction’
The “balance” between Bahamian and foreign labour in the construction industry has “started to shift in the wrong direction”, a prominent contractor is arguing, while calling for a halt to all general labour work permits.
Hotel union eyes industrial agreement ‘red letter day’
The hotel union’s president yesterday said it will be a “red letter day” for its several thousand members when their now ten-year wait for a new industrial agreement with the main employer body is ended.
Fishing Hole Road in urgent need of repair by mow; GBPA prepares temporary road
A GRAND Bahama Port Authority official said it is critical that the government hire a contractor to commence remedial work to resolve the issues at the Fishing Hole Road causeway in Hawksbill Creek because the temporary service road is prone to deterioration during bad weather.
ARRESTS AT CARICOM: Lincoln Bain detained during Baha Mar protest, Tribune reporter’s phone taken by police officer
POLICE arrested activist Lincoln Bain as he and his supporters tried to demonstrate outside Baha Mar where regional leaders were gathered ahead of CARICOM meetings.
Road closures and diversions announced
A series of road closures and diversions for today were announced late last night.
Shane Gibson: NIB increase inevitable to save fund
SHANE Gibson said the proposed National Insurance Board rate increase is inevitable and that rescuing the fund comes down to increasing contributions.
Dame Janet Bostwick receives CARICOM Triennial Award for Women
DAME Janet Bostwick was last night awarded the CARICOM Triennial Award for Women, becoming the 13th recipient to receive such a prestigious award.
PM kicks off CARICOM meetings
Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis last night called on Caribbean leaders to “seize the opportunity” to collaborate to make progress in areas of concern facing the region.
FNM, tell the truth
The FNM needs to tell the truth. It was interesting to see the barrage of letters that flooded your column a few weeks ago in response to the Mackey Street Man’s opinion on who should lead the FNM into the next general election. The litany of letters to the editors seemed so insubstantial and offered no real substantive case in support of Mr Pintard’s leadership, other than he is not Dr Minnis.
Name the highway for boxing champion
We, the Committee to Honour Elisha Obed, our first World Champion in an Independent Bahamas, formally make a request to government to name the East West Highway, The Elisha Obed Highway.
No bail for accused of armed robbery of man at ATM machine
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of robbing a man of his phone and ATM cards at knifepoint.
Woman ordered to repay store $100 of groceries stolen
A WOMAN was ordered to fully reimburse her former employer yesterday after she admitted to stealing more than $100 worth of groceries from Super Value.
Man sentenced for two years for theft of $80
A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison yesterday after he admitted to stealing cash in a housebreaking in Andros late last year.
Sears reveals disaster toolkit
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears announced the release of a series of six manuals to support a disaster-based planning toolkit launched for the Family Islands by his ministry and the Inter- American Development Bank yesterday.
More sponsors for the CARIFTA games
THERE will be plenty to drink and lot of fireworks to watch at the 50th CARIFTA Games, thanks to the sponsorship of Drifters and Fireworks Unlimited.
