Fishermen urge: 'Wake up' to long line usage
Fishermen have reiterated their call for the expansion of commercial fishing in The Bahamas, telling this newspaper: “We need to fish our ocean.”Keith Carroll, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance (BCFA) vice-president, told Tribune Business: “We
09282018 EDITION
Friday, 28th September, 2018.
Woman robbed outside her Pinewood Gardens home
A WOMAN was robbed Friday when she pulled up to her home on Wild Guava Street, Pinewood Gardens.
Prison officers complete inaugural parole programme
TWENTY prison officers were celebrated Friday after completing an inaugural parole programme supervised by Canadian correctional service experts.
Minister commends E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival winners
TWENTY-nine winners of the 59th Annual E Clement Bethel National Arts Festival on Grand Bahama received their awards on Friday at the Hilton Outten Convention Centre in Freeport.
Nygard contempt sentencing adjourned
THE sentencing of Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard on contempt charges was adjourned on Friday to give his attorneys leave to file a recusal application against Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles.
Court set to block public commentary on Shane Gibson case
SUPREME Court Justice Indra Charles announced on Friday that preparatory steps were underway to bar further public commentary on the ongoing Shane Gibson bribery case.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Looking out for brothers under modification
EVERY neighbourhood, food Store and mall parking lot has them. Fish Fry and Potters Cay Dock may be the factories from whence they came.
UPDATED: Deputy Provost Marshal and police in Nygard Cay
AFTER waiting more than four hours, the Deputy Provost Marshal of the Supreme Court was yesterday denied entry to Nygard Cay as he attempted to execute a court order to seize the property.
Crystal Palace to be demolished on Monday
THE former Crystal Palace resort and casino will be demolished on Monday.
Buyers line up for Grand Lucayan
LUCAYAN Renewal Holdings Limited, the government’s special purpose vehicle given the task of finding a purchaser for the Grand Lucayan, has received “several” expressions of interest from prospective buyers.
Judicial review bid rejected in case against URCA ruling
A SUPREME Court judge has refused Navette Broadcasting’s judicial review application in its case against the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA).
Cargill settlement reached over firing from NIB role
PUBLIC Services Minister Brensil Rolle confirmed yesterday the government reached a settlement with former National Insurance Board Director Algernon Cargill over his firing from NIB under the former Christie administration.
$80,000 drugs found in container
MORE than $80,000 worth of suspected marijuana was discovered in a metal container tied on the bottom of a cargo vessel at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, police reported yesterday.No arrest was made, but police seized 86 pounds of marijuana with an estim
PETER YOUNG: EU standoff as Britain needs a trade deal
WHILE Britain’s departure from the European Union in March next year is fast approaching, Prime Minister Theresa May’s government is still embroiled in negotiations about the nation’s future economic relationship with the bloc after Brexit – a term now firmly in the modern lexicon.
Journey to 'Incredible'
Endings and beginnings
“Tomorrow, tomorrow. I love you tomorrow. You’re only a day away!”Never thought this song would have such a personal meaning for me, but my concert is actually tomorrow.Reaching a goal not only means an end but also a beginning. A goal accomplished m
Doctors may take strike vote next week
SENIOR doctors in the public healthcare system could take a strike vote within the next week, the head of their bargaining institution said yesterday.“We’re going to have an urgent call meeting next week and that strike poll may be called as early as
Credit union opens marketplace branch
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest this week opened the Grand Bahama Cooperative Credit Union’s newest branch office in the Port Lucaya Marketplace.He said the company’s decision to open a second branch signals not only an expansion for the compan
Grouper protection 'not priority'
ALTHOUGH environmentalists warn against the catching of Atlantic goliath groupers, Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard has said changing the status of the fish is not currently a “priority”.These remarks come after a viral socia
