Title questions raised over $3m AML deal
CITY Markets pension fund trustees have no legal standing to sell the defunct supermarket chain’s former head office to AML Foods for $3 million, it was alleged yesterday.
BPL pledges: You’ll have ‘soft landing’ on extra charge
BAHAMAS Power & Light’s (BPL) chairman yesterday pledged to make “the landing as soft as possible” for Bahamian consumers when it adds a debt servicing charge to their bills.
Employers identify dozens of new hires
THE Director of Labour yesterday hailed the success of his department’s latest job fair, with major New Providence employers having identified dozens of potential hires.
CR Walker Knights, Tigers take early lead after day 1
THE 25th Annual GSSSA Track and Field Championships got underway yesterday in a return to the format with both junior schools and senior schools competing simultaneously.
Coleby honoured, Munnings named Player of the Week
It was a week of commemorative achievements for two of the Bahamas’ top collegiate basketball players as the NCAA regular season enters its final week.
‘it is the highest level game I have officiated thus far in my career’
CHRISTIAN Wilmore continues to set new milestones for Bahamian basketball referees and continues his progression through the FIBA ranks at some of the organisation’s most prestigious events.
Valerie Nesbitt named Panhandle Conference first team selection
NATIONAL team standout Valerie Nesbitt was awarded with a postseason accolade following her first season of collegiate basketball for Chipola College.
Minister blamed as disability commission left 'in disarray'
THE Persons with Disabilities Commission is in “complete disarray” with Social Services Minister Lanisha Rolle at the helm, a commission member told The Tribune yesterday as he accused her of doing nothing to advance the cause of the body.
Public disclosure deadline extended until March 31
TWO days before financial disclosures were to be submitted, the deadline has been extended to March 31, Public Disclosure Commission Chairman Myles Laroda said yesterday, telling The Tribune the decision was based on challenges the PDC faced.
Magistrate unhappy over delay in Frank Smith case
THE chief magistrate yesterday denied a request to have former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial thrown out over allegations of “prosecutorial misconduct” concerning the Crown’s late bid to introduce key evidence against the accused, although reprimanding prosecutors for conducting “a piecemeal type of disclosure” to date.
Bethel: We'll fight immigration rulings
THE Office of the Attorney General will conduct a review of the recent rulings handed down by Supreme Court Justice Gregory Hilton concerning migrant detention by the Department of Immigration to determine the extent of its appeal, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.
Bodies in bathtubs
WHEN anyone is declared dead on Cat Island they are stuffed into a body bag, placed in a bathtub and blanketed with ice to slow the process of decomposition, The Tribune has been told.
Two more pedestrians killed in road accidents
TWO pedestrians were killed in less than 24 hours after being struck by vehicles in two separate incidents, including a hit and run.
Davis slams 'reckless' Minnis on refinery deal
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is “reckless” for proceeding with the $5.5 billion Oban Energies project despite last week’s revelations about its front man, adding this shows his “lack of good judgment”.
Shot dead as he arrived home
A 28-year-old man was shot dead after pulling up to his Yellow Elder Gardens home late Tuesday night.
Dead security guard identified
POLICE have identified a security guard found dead at a seafood processing centre last week as 24-year-old David Nelson of Palm Tree Avenue.
Tributes paid as Lady Laurie Miller dies, aged 93
LADY Laurie Miller, the widow of the late Sir Albert Miller, died at her home in Freeport yesterday. She was 93.
Honouring Billy Graham
ON Monday, February 19, The Nassau Guardian published a quote by renowned American evangelist Billy Graham. Interestingly, a few other Graham quotes appeared in that publication during the previous week.
Lawyer questions absence of DNA evidence at murder scene
DNA from none of the five co-defendants was found at the murder scene in Deadman’s Reef, the Supreme Court heard on Tuesday as a defence counsel continued his questioning of a lead police investigator in the case.
Progress along the waterfront
IT seems the leadership of Ed Fields something might now happen along the Nassau Harbour waterfront.
