College student dies in three-car collision
AN 18-year-old college student died of his injuries at the scene of a three-car collision on Friday.
Davis says Over-the-Hill bill will only help rich
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday branded the government’s touted Economic Empowerment Zone Bill 2018 as “flawed,” adding the legislation in its current form will only boost the rich at the expense of the poor.Instead of doing
Trapped - by lack of ‘official’ status: Immigration rules catch teen who needs US surgery
ACCESS to potentially life-saving medical treatment for a 15-year-old girl suffering from brain lesions has been blocked due to her irregular immigration status that bars her from travelling to the United States, her family says.
Arrests operation ‘just a smokescreen’
HUMAN rights group Rights Bahamas yesterday castigated the government for its recent raid in shanty town communities just weeks ahead of scheduled evictions.
‘Kill cops’ threat earns two years probation
A MAN was sentenced yesterday to two years’ probation on 16 counts of death threats issued against police in a video recording.
$20m loan to help young unemployed find work
IN a bid to reduce unemployment among people between the ages of 16 and 40, the government signed a $20m loan with the Inter-American Development Bank yesterday.
Fresh water wash conch - or close
AS confirmed cases of conch poisoning continue to rise, the government intends to send inspectors out to ensure vendors selling and preparing raw conch are adhering to health regulations, including using fresh water to clean the seafood.
Deal imminent to get BPL 'out of dark ages'
A Cabinet Minister yesterday confirmed that a deal for Nassau’s new power plant could be signed as early as next week to bring the energy sector “out of the dark ages”.Desmond Bannister, minister of works, told Tribune Business that the signing of a
Sharks take a bite to give bnt $100k
THE Bahamas National Trust is beaming with pride after being selected for a major donation as part of the Discovery Channel’s exciting show “Shark Tank Meets Shark Week” which aired on Wednesday night on the Discovery Channel.The TV sharks – tough, s
Conviction upheld for man guilty of stabbing
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the 2015 convictions and subsequent sentences of a man found guilty of the 2015 fatal stabbing of another man in the Rand Memorial Hospital’s parking lot.Rashid Farrington stabbed two men, one fatally, in trying to ev
Moultrie promises to remain impartial
AFTER a closed door meeting with Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis, House Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday renewed his pledge of impartiality in mediating parliamentary proceedings.The Nassau Village MP did not go into great detail abo
Water turned off at Bazaar amid struggles
STRAW vendors at the International Bazaar are without public restroom facilities after the city water supply was turned off yesterday, The Tribune learned.Some seven vendors remaining in the Straw Market do not pay rent, but still had access to runni
Well-known Five Porches Church bishop dies
Senior Pastor Rodney Roberts' life 'one to emulate'
BISHOP J Rodney Roberts, the senior pastor of the Five Porches of Deliverance Centre who was hailed as a “giant man of God” by fellow clerics and congregation members, has died.He reportedly died of a sudden heart attack in the early hours of yesterd
We are all watchmen for the moral soul of society
Read Ezekiel 33:1-11; Psalm 119:33-48; Romans 12:9-21 and Matthew 18:15-20. These passages deal with appropriate Christian behaviour, which hinges on knowing and obeying God’s law, especially as it relates to the ultimate law of life.Our appropriatio
100-hits milestone for Chavez Young this season
CHAVEZ Young continues his season of milestones with the Lansing Lugnuts and the Toronto BlueJays organisation.Young became the first Lugnuts player this season to reach 100 hits when he went 2-4 with one run scored and one RBI in Wednesday’s 5-4 los
EDITORIAL: Here’s hoping for Oban 2 - but why would Dhunna & Co give up what they’ve already got?
THE sorry saga of the Oban Energies deal rumbles ever onwards – and a most curious tale it is too.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The generation gap
A few weeks ago, I found myself at a barbecue at a friend’s house, enjoying a leisurely Sunday afternoon.
BUSINESS BITES: Bahamas Property Fund - what’s next?
NO one can tell how many investors hold, directly or indirectly, an equity position in this BISX-listed company, but they all must have a headache after a quick glance at its recently published financial statements for the year 2017.
Show us the money
Hello again my Bahamian citizens, another year has gone by, and it baffles me that there is still not one word being said in any quarters about our thirty million, plus, dollars ($30,000,000 plus) that was spent, wasted or pocketed on the so-called Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.
