Minister responds to concerns of Corrections Services officers
PUBLIC Services Minister Brensil Rolle has responded to claims that Department of Correctional Services officers are not receiving their pensions, their permanent and pensionable letters, nor are they being promoted. Last Friday, Bahamas Prison Staf
Court delays sentencing of QC teacher's killers
THE sentencing of two men and a teenager for murdering Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh in 2015 has been delayed after counsel for one of the convicts argued against the “complete logical fallacy” of his client being convicted on b
Thomas, Wilson 6th and 9th in high jump
It wasn’t what was expected for Donald Thomas and Jamal Wilson as they finished in ties for sixth and ninth respectively in the men’s high jump during the first day of competition at the IAAF World Indoor Championships.Competing as the first two of t
Woman who slapped teacher freed
THE COURT of Appeal yesterday freed a Grand Bahama woman who was previously imprisoned for attacking the principal of Jack Hayward High School five years ago.Appellate Justices Jon Isaacs, Roy Jones, and acting appellate Justice Sir Michael Barnett,
PLP 'made provisions' for new morgue in Cat Island
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis made “provisions” for a morgue to be built on Cat Island during the last administration, PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell told The Tribune yesterday.However, these plans were stopped when the Minnis adm
Bills seek to cut out corruption
LAWMAKERS united yesterday to support the Proceeds of Crime Bill and the Financial Transactions Reporting Bill, laws meant to clamp down on corruption and crime, although Progressive Liberal Party leaders warned against overreach.The Proceeds of Crim
THE FINISH LINE: Sir Durward Knowles 'was an extraordinary Bahamian who excelled to the highest order'
ACCOLADES continue to pour in for the late Sir Durward Knowles, better known as the “Sea Wolf,” who passed away on Saturday, February 24 at Doctor’s Hospital. Knowles, who turned 100 on November 2, was celebrated as the oldest living Olympic gold me
Government 'neglect to address' dangerous oil leak at Clifton
ENVIRONMENT group Save the Bays (STB) has accused the government of neglect after a representative of the group said it spotted “another large and dangerous oil leak” from the Clifton Pier Power Station causing “critical damage” to the surrounding ma
Knights and the Rattlers top senior standings
THE senior school segment of the GSSSA Track and Field Championship meet concludes today with a deadlocked tie atop the standings setting the stage for the final day of competition.The defending champion CR Walker Knights and CI Gibson Rattlers both
Tigers GSSSA junior champions
AFTER several years of second place finishes, the AF Adderley Tigers finally moved ahead of the field and unseated their chief rivals as GSSSA track and field champions.The Tigers concluded the two-day meet with 448.50 points, a slim 30.5 margin over
Dug up the road? A $10,000 fine may be coming your way
A $10,000 fine is under consideration for utility companies responsible for digging up newly paved roads.Director of Works Melanie Roach said the Ministry of Works is recommending that the present fine of $75 be increased.“We are looking to upgrade t
Garbage keeps on piling up
PLEASE allow me space in your column to express my concern about a very serious issue that has gotten little to no attention from all governments. I am talking about the issue of littering.
The big mango deal
MANGOES and Plantains from Haiti - wow what a big deal!
A well-deserved honour for Moss
I AM extremely happy that Rev Dr C B Moss was recently awarded the 2017 Golden Heart Award by the Sir Victor Sassoon Heart Foundation. For over 50 years Rev Moss worked tirelessly with many Organisations to improve the well-being and quality of life for all of our people, particularly the less fortunate.
Man in tears as he is cleared of kidnapping and robbing student
A MAN cried audibly from a Supreme Court holding dock after being unanimously acquitted of the armed robbery and kidnapping of a local college student six years ago. Ekron Taylor lowered his head and sobbed as a nine member jury returned unanimous n
DPM: More ‘pain’ to stop debt ‘collapse’
The Government’s finances “will collapse in on themselves” unless the national debt’s increase is halted, the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday warning Bahamians “more pain will be involved”.
Bahamas pushes Caribbean $20-$30m tourism fund-raise
THE Bahamas is leading a $20-$30 million fund-raising drive to counter negative hurricane publicity and market the ‘Caribbean’ brand, the Minister of Tourism revealed yesterday.Dionisio D’Aguilar told Tribune Business that the Bahamas, as the lead co
App links Asue with blockchain
A MOBILE application connecting Asue, one of the Bahamas’ oldest saving methods, with the emerging Blockchain technology is now being marketed locally.Simone Smith-Bain, a Bermuda-based Bahamian attorney, told Tribune Business that a mobile app calle
CCA demands arbitration for Sarkis's claim
BAHA Mar’s main contractor yesterday urged the New York courts to seal its terms for restarting construction, as it bids to push Sarkis Izmirlian’s $2.25 billion fraud lawsuit into arbitration.China Construction America (CCA) and its affiliates revea
Appeal Court dismisses union's Morton Salt case
A BAHAMIAN trade union’s industrial grievances against Morton Salt have been dismissed as “not tenable” by the Court of Appeal.The Bahamas Industrial, Manufacturing and Allied Workers Union initially took the Inagua-based salt harvester and manufactu
