PM calls for love between Bahamians and Haitians
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis called for love between Bahamians and Haitians as the government seeks to eradicate shanty town communities.
Tech firms set for Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference
Hundreds of tech companies are expected to attend The Bahamas Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Conference (BBCC) in Grand Bahama next month.
Rights Bahamas calls for stricter policies to protect children
RIGHTS Bahamas yesterday urged law enforcement to enforce stricter policies to protect Bahamian children from abuse.
Jury to decide if mother can stand trial over daughter's death
A jury will determine whether a 40-year-old woman is mentally fit to stand trial for allegedly setting her one-year-old daughter on fire and killing her last year, a Supreme Court judge has ordered.
Two charged after cocaine found at Grand Bahama airport
TWO men from Grand Bahama were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday over allegations they were caught trying to export over $40,000 worth of cocaine out of the country’s second city earlier this week.
Teenager charged with hotel employee's murder
A teenager was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday over allegations he murdered a hotel employee in February.
Bahamas removed from EU 'blacklist'
The Bahamas has been removed from the European Union’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.
Teenager in custody in connection with sexual assaults
A teenage male is in police custody in connection with three recent sexual assaults on young girls.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The people have given the FNM enough time
When the Free National Movement (FNM) came to power, there were great expectations of this government. On the campaign trail, Minnis and Co railed against corruption, and promised to be a government of transparency. “It’s the People’s Time” had a n
Shanty town residents 'to get help to find housing'
OFFICIALS have conducted a study exploring affordable housing options to assist those who will be left homeless when the government continues shanty town demolition in New Providence.Labour Minister Dion Foulkes revealed the study will be used to ass
UPDATED: Girl, 12, victim of new attack; man in custody
POLICE are investigating another sexual assault on a young girl with preliminary findings indicating the incident may be the work of a serial offender.
Teacher’s murder: guilty as charged
A SUPREME Court jury yesterday found Allister Williams unanimously guilty for the September 2016 murder of pregnant Charles W Saunders Baptist school teacher Marisha Bowen.
Pointe problems – Foulkes blames the paperwork
WHILE the government remains committed to honouring the Heads of Agreement with China Construction America for The Pointe project, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes called the document “badly drafted” and blamed it for much of the Bahamian Contractors Association’s frustrations regarding workforce numbers.
Two gunmen shot victim as children slept nearby
A 31-YEAR-OLD father died in hospital after he was shot during a home invasion early yesterday morning.
Dame Joan: FNM eating its words
THE Free National Movement is “eating its words” on major issues it admonished the former Christie administration over, according to retired Court of Appeal President Dame Joan Sawyer.
UPDATED: Bahamasair near miss confirmed
DELVIN Major, head of the Air Accident Investigation Department at the Department of Civil Aviation, said yesterday though Bahamasair pilots performed an “evasive manoeuvre” after spotting a Silver Airways plane in the area, during a flight Tuesday afternoon the severity of the situation was “low”.
Bahamas radio show takes to the air in Florida
THE Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (BMOTA) has partnered with a Florida-based multimedia broadcast company to create, produce and broadcast a customised digital radio show.The 30-minute radio talk show Bahamas Travel will be produced by Alp
Bernard Road cemetery proposal 'rejected'
A PROPOSAL to construct a cemetery on Bernard Road has been rejected by the Town Planning Committee, The Tribune understands.Asked to confirm this yesterday, Charles Zonicle, director of the Department of Physical Planning, said: “A decision has been
Motorcyclist dies as he crashes into wall
A motorcyclist was killed shortly before 10pm on Wednesday after colliding with a car and wall on Kemp Road.Police said the victim died in hospital of injuries sustained in the crash. The motorcyclist has not been named.In Grand Bahama meanwhile, pol
Woods wants industrial deal after hotel union president win
NEWLY-elected president of the Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) Darrin Woods yesterday pledged the group’s targeted focus on getting a registered industrial agreement negotiated and executed, following his team’s landslide vic
