Man accused of murder
A 25-year-old man was charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Help our children
Today (19/1/20) I received a very disturbing video on social media of the physical and psychological abuse being committed on well over a dozen children by four or five female staff at the Children’s Emergency Hostel. This is totally unacceptable and heads should roll for this. These women should hang their heads in shame for their behaviour.
RBC OPENS NEW OFFICE AT ALBANY
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has moved closer to its high net worth clients by opening an office at Albany to serve such customers.
PLP and vested interests
In the United States, the production and repetition of empty political slogans (“Yes we Can”, “Make America Great Again”, etc.) have come to mask not only the widening gap between lofty professed ideals and persistently depressing outcomes, but also the minuscule distinction between the parties themselves on virtually any matter of substance.
Biden blow to athletes
According to the Bahamas COVID-19 Dashboard, as of January 22, there have been 8,088 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 6,720 recoveries.
Bail granted in theft case
A MAN who denied breaking into a woman’s car to steal over $1,000 worth of appliances was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
ZNS angers at ‘pay for it or lose it’ plan on medical insurance
UNIONS representing workers and managers at the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas are outraged at executive management’s reported plan to force employees to pay for their medical insurance or drop it completely.
A year in prison for carrying handgun
A 27-year-old man who was caught carrying a handgun he claimed he found in a field in which he was working was yesterday sentenced to one year in prison.
Ayton books double double, Suns beat the Mavs by one
Booker hits winning 3 in return
DALLAS (AP) — Devin Booker hit a 3-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in his first game since January 22 and the Phoenix Suns rallied past the Dallas Mavericks for the second straight game, winning 109-108 last night.
Robinson, Chisholm on MLB pipeline’s top 100 prospect list
KRISTIAN Robinson and Jazz Chisholm were again featured on Major League Baseball Pipeline’s Top 100 prospect list.
Coleby grabs season high 19 rebounds in win, Knowles cans 16 in loss
THE race for the final playoff spot in Turkey’s Turkish Basketball First League with both Dwight Coleby and Zane Knowles looking to secure spots for their respective clubs.
Man shot dead on Deveaux Street
A MAN was shot and killed on Deveaux Street Monday morning, becoming the nation’s 11th murder victim for the year.
EDITORIAL: The new PLP - same as the old one?
SO much for a new-look Progressive Liberal Party.
WORLD VIEW: A second UN term for a champion of causes crucial to the Caribbean
UNITED Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced his availability to serve a second term when his current term ends on December 31.
INSIGHT: When you read ‘no comment’ or ‘not available’ it’s not for a lack of trying
Based on many accounts of ongoing experiences, it is evident the once treasured Fourth Estate of The Bahamas is now an ignored entity which is shown much disrespect by its formerly eager partners - Bahamian Cabinet Ministers.
INSIGHT: Clumsy words which could cost the government dear
LAST week’s events in the House of Assembly may rank among the darkest of days of Bahamian political history. As a people, we have far too often entertained the level of buffoonery that goes on when the people’s business should be what’s being tended to. Nonetheless, as we have not made it clear to our Members of Parliament the code of conduct we would like to see adhered to, we continue to be subjected to the same type of antics.
BTVI probe into misconduct claim
Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute is carrying out an investigation into alleged misconduct, board chairman Kevin Basden has told The Tribune.
Davis criticism of PM ‘may have exposed him to prosecution’
THE Office of the Attorney General said Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis has exposed himself to possible criminal prosecution for claiming that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis breached rules of the emergency powers order.
Large blaze breaks out at Abaco landfill site
THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) advises residents of Abaco to report unauthorised dumping and foraging at the Great Abaco Sanitary Landfill, located on Snake Cay Road, in the wake of a large fire that continues to burn at the site.
Cancelled flights - but no word of Bahamians stuck in Canada
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has no reports of Bahamians being stuck in Canada after airlines there cancelled Caribbean flights.
