BAMSI using just 22 percent of its land
A CABINET minister yesterday said he is aiming to expand the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute’s (BAMSI) production, with just 22 per cent of available land currently being cultivated.Renward Wells, minister of agriculture and marine r
Plastic bag ban takes first step
ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira received the green light from Cabinet to put his plan to ban plastic bags in the Bahamas by 2020 into action.Mr Ferreira confirmed a newly formed task-force met yesterday to plot the way forward with
04042018 EDITION
Wednesday, 4th April, 2018.
Knife killer shot dead at party
TWO men on Grand Bahama are dead and a senior immigration officer, a relative of one of the victims, is in custody assisting police with their investigation.
‘US raised no issues over crime cooperation’
THE assertion in a recent report that cooperation between law enforcement agencies in the country and the United States “waned” under the former government is baseless, Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday, adding he intends to write to the US Embassy questioning the allegation.
Coup rumours ‘devil’s work’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday expressed his full confidence in Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ leadership, dismissing social media and tabloid rumours of a budding FNM coup d’état.
One dead, four hurt in crash
A TRAFFIC accident on Monday on Abaco left one person dead and four injured. According to police, the incident occurred sometime after 3pm on Earnest Dean Highway near Cherokee Road. A silver 2004 Kia Rio and a black Dodge Caliber were involved in th
Post office building to be imploded
THE government will demolish the General Post Office at East Hill Street as part of efforts to modernise the downtown area, Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday.However, he could not say how much it will cost to ren
Ministry fraud trial delay
A FORMER Ministry of Finance employee’s trial over allegations he defrauded the ministry out of more than a half a million dollars over a five month period has been adjourned to the end of next month after the lead Crown attorney was unavailable to p
Crown 'wrong' to detain man while it sought evidence
IT was “not fair or just” for Crown authorities to have detained a man for over a year while it “sought to put its house in order” and obtain the necessary evidence linking him to an alleged murder plot which was executed two years ago, the Court of
Gov't to 'get cracking' on cruise shake-up
The Tourism Minister yesterday pledged to “get cracking” on Prince George Wharf’s overhaul, revealing that cruise ship crew spend more in St Maarten than their passengers do in Nassau.Dionisio D’Aguilar told Tribune Business that “the time has come t
'Three months after immigration deadline, nothing's changed'
DESPITE Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ demand last year that illegal immigrants leave the country by December 31 or face consequences, nothing about this country’s immigration posture and policy has changed more than three months since the deadline
Weeks of work on Eastern Road ahead
DAYS after paving and milling work began at the busy thoroughfare of Eastern Road, the Ministry of Public Works/Bahamix released an announcement to motorists to be aware of traffic delays and diversions. According to a statement from the ministry, th
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT: Celebrating the achievements of Rotary International President Elect Barry Rassin
Wednesday, 4th April, 2018.
Surgeons: We can't save Anthonique's sight
Two-month-old Anthonique Munroe is back home in Nassau after her visit to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Florida where she underwent exploratory surgery to see what a cornea and retina specialist could do to help her to be able to see. Unfortuna
EDITORIAL: Fragile beaches, cays not suited for mass market cruise ship revenue streams
The concept of cruise ports of call being extended to outposts of Family Islands has been viewed as either a welcome blessing or an unmitigated disaster since Norwegian Cruise Lines created the world’s first private island cruise experience at Great Stirrup Cay in the Berry Islands in 1977.
Davis: Cancel 'bad deal' with Oban
AS he accused the Minnis administration of “deceiving” Bahamians regarding the $5.5bn Oban Energies oil refinery and storage facility proposed for Grand Bahama, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis called for the “bad deal” to be can
FACE TO FACE: Let’s agree - we need to disagree better
Physical violence is an undeniable issue in The Bahamas.
Bus driver injured
A PUBLIC bus driver is in the Intensive Care Unit at the Rand Memorial Hospital with serious injuries as a result of a traffic accident in Freeport on Saturday. Supt Jeremy Henderson, officer in charge of Traffic Division, reported that the accident
Roach brothers to embrace history in triathlon
GOLD COAST, Australia — Brothers Cameron and Dorian Roach are ready to embrace history when they compete in the first triathlon competition for the Bahamas at the XXI Commonwealth Games.The brothers, coming from a strong background in swimming, will
