Shock and sadness as fire engulfs beloved Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
PARIS (AP) — A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below.
WORLD VIEW: Fight to save or sell the soul of the OAS
THE Organisation of American States (OAS), already a broken institution, was shattered even more on April 9 at a meeting of its Permanent Council. It is now an organisation whose membership is deeply divided and among whom mistrust and bitterness now predominates.
INSIGHT: Can someone just please sit down, read the file and - for good or bad - give Leroy an answer
THE government’s repeated promise of a deeper investigation into a 2013 traffic fatality has left a man convinced his wife was not at fault in the crash that claimed her life.
INSIGHT: It’s time to grow up and get serious about mental health
LAST week’s arrest of two women in connection with a string of child abductions allowed the Bahamian people to breathe a sigh of relief.
'FNM hypocritical over firing then re-hiring'
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday ridiculed Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle for admitting that a “large number” of the 9,000 people hired under the Christie administration have been re-engaged by the Minnis administration.
AMAZING ESCAPE: Taxi driver suffers only minor injuries after devastating collision
A TAXI driver is nursing “minor” injuries after miraculously surviving a devastating collision with a Bahamas Waste trash collection truck on West Bay Street yesterday afternoon.
Govt ‘narrowing’ its $185m revenue gap
The government has narrowed its $185m revenue gap, the deputy prime minister has revealed, as it “keeps a close eye” on its agencies’ spending as the 2018-2019 fiscal year-end looms.
AG awaits report on fatal cop shooting
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said his office is awaiting a report about an unlawful killing ruling at the Coroner’s Court last week to decide what happens next.
Teacher walkout at SC McPherson
A RUMOUR involving the tragic death of a boy in Dairy Queen last weekend has plunged the SC McPherson school into crisis, prompting a teacher walkout Friday and a vow not to return until authorities get a handle on the conflict.
Defence Force officers save would-be suicide
Officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force prevented the suicide attempt of a 53-year-old man over the weekend.
A little more digging would be in order
URCA is alike a mouse that roared…is it impotent?
We all make mistakes, but . . .
Re: Runway Blunder. The Tribune April 9, 2019.
Super Value chief warns on potential paper plant close
Super Value’s principal has warned he may have to close his paper manufacturing plant due to tariff cuts, as he called on the government to outline WTO’s benefits instead of attacking him.
Five armed robberies over the weekend
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in apprehending the suspects behind five armed robberies that occurred on the weekend.
Carnival facing ban from docking cruise ships in US
IN announcing plans to build a $100-million mega cruise port in Grand Bahama, Carnival Corporation has promised it would not hurt the island’s fragile environment. However, a US federal judge is considering temporarily banning the docking of the cruise company’s ships at US ports as punishment for a possible probation violation, which includes incidents of allegedly illegally dumping oil and plastics in the ocean.
Why you don't want to get your wires crossed
You may recall last year when some hapless boater tried to tow a cabin cruiser home along Eastern Road and got the boat’s “tuna-tower” entangled in the electrical supply lines going across Eastern Road, in front of the Brigadoon Estate, and pulling two poles into the road before it stopped.
GAIN AN EDGE: With a trade you’ll always have money in your pocket
As someone whose mother initially wanted him to become a doctor or an electrical engineer, Christian Knowles is proof that the recipe to thrive is having a passion combined with the determination to pursue it.
POLICE ADVICE: Wherever you work, think safety first
Accidents can be prevented by keeping workplace safety tips in mind on the job. No matter what industry you work in, applying safety tips can prevent accidents.
EDITORIAL: Will the Bahamas become America’s Taiwan?
THE fiery response from the Chinese Embassy to the White House Press Secretary’s statement that President Trump “looks forward to working” with The Bahamas and other Caribbean countries to “counter China’s predatory economic practices”, should at last open the eyes of the American government to what we have been predicting for some time in this column - China is flexing its muscles in the Caribbean basin - America’s security moat, both on the Atlantic and Pacific side.
Pupils win chance to compete in global challenge
SEVERAL students from CC Sweeting Senior High School have qualified to participate in the Global Round of the World Scholar’s Cup, scheduled for July in The Hague, Netherlands.
