RBDF fires mechanic arrested in Florida after going AWOL
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force member who had been absent without leave since August 2025 has been arrested in Florida by United States Customs and Border Protection agents, the RBDF said yesterday.
Murder suspect gets eight months for brief escape from police custody
A MAN awaiting trial for murder was sentenced to eight months in prison yesterday for briefly escaping police custody on the day of his arraignment.
Teenager remanded to prison on attempted murder charge
A TEENAGE male was remanded to prison yesterday over a near-fatal shooting in New Providence last week.
67-year-old woman admits to stabbing stepson over cursing
A 67-year-old woman who stabbed her stepson in the back at their Adelaide Village home last week for cursing her was ordered to be of good behaviour for six months.
ERIC WIBERG: Grand Bahama, Walker’s Cay, Little Bahama Bank Drug Plane Wrecks
MANUEL “Pete” Fernandez shot down 14 Soviet and Chinese MiG jets in the Korean War, and was feted with a parade and medals from the US and UK.
PLP leaders urge Abaco voters to grant party a second term
At a Progressive Liberal Party rally in Abaco, residents were urged to grant the governing party a second term in office as candidates pointed to ongoing recovery efforts, economic progress, and plans to expand opportunities in healthcare, education, housing and improved sporting facilities for the island.
Woman barred from voting over false address claim
A WOMAN was fined and barred from obtaining a voter’s card for three years after admitting she gave a false statement to the Parliamentary Registration Department while trying to change her address last month.
PS in PLP gear row earns $221k annually for role
MELVIN Seymour, the permanent secretary at the centre of controversy after being photographed wearing Progressive Liberal Party paraphernalia on Nomination Day, is a retiree who was brought back into the public service and is now earning $221,316 annually, The Tribune understands.
Public disclosures are 'worthless'
A LOCAL pastor and a university professor have dismissed politicians’ public financial disclosures as ‘useless’ and ‘worthless’ without independent verification, warning that the lack of oversight is fuelling public mistrust.
FRONT PORCH: General election battle continues
EARLY last year, some polling reportedly had the governing PLP winning the next general election handily.
STATESIDE: Is Trump losing his conservatives?
FROM Tucker Carlson to Chris Matthews, the Washington DC punditry has already turned more decisively against US President Donald Trump.
Four nurses honoured in Fox Hill Clinic renaming
THE Ministry of Health has renamed the Fox Hill Clinic in honour of four distinguished Bahamian nurses who were born, raised, and served the Fox Hill community for decades.
Bonaby defends parks spending but offers no public audit
MCKELL Bonaby, the Beaches and Parks Authority chairman under scrutiny over high spending and the absence of any public audit, insisted in a new statement that “every dollar of taxpayer money spent by the authority is accounted for,” even as no detailed breakdown or audit report has ever been released.
Munroe proposes 10-year prison terms to combat document fraud
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said public officers found guilty of passport fraud could face up to ten years in prison if the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is given a second term.
Officer says he fired after suspect pointed gun at him
OFFICERS testified yesterday that they opened fire after an armed man pointed a gun at them as the trial of two men accused of endangering police officers’ lives in Garden Hills in 2018 continued.
Bahamas certified for ending mother-to-child HIV transmission
THE Bahamas has reduced mother-to-child transmission of HIV to two percent or less, achieving a key international benchmark that removes it as a significant public health threat, health officials said yesterday.
Darville defends hospital deal amid US criticism
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville pushed back against claims the government rushed into its Chinese-backed hospital deal, saying the project had been in development for years, fully disclosed in Parliament, and timed to meet environmental requirements before breaking ground.
