Nygard’s lawyers ask for six-year sentence for crimes
PETER Nygard’s legal team in Canada suggested he be sentenced to six years in prison for his sexual assault convictions, citing his age, health and heart conditions.
Bail over theft charge
A MAN was granted $10,000 bail after he was accused of stealing $25,000 worth of property from a Yamacraw clothing store earlier this month.
Bail over theft charge
A MAN was granted $10,000 bail after he was accused of stealing $25,000 worth of property from a Yamacraw clothing store earlier this month.
Accused over US man’s death
A MAN was charged with manslaughter by negligence after an American tourist died in a boating accident in March.
Three guilty of armed robbery
THREE men were found guilty of the armed robbery of a Defence Force officer and his girlfriend on Prince Charles Drive in 2022.
Free to have our opinions
IN our form of democracy all have the right to their personal opinion…opinions are made through due diligence - listening studying and coming to a rational decision and then your point of view…you have the Constitutional Right to state that and use your free secret ballot whenever an election is called.
Athol Island
THE current disaster being highlighted in The Tribune newspaper about the Athol Island development project needs immediate attention to make the STOP order permanent!
07252024 EDITION
Thursday, July 25, 2024
‘Decades-long norm’ on fisheries poaching over
FISHERMEN yesterday hailed “fantastic” progress in combating foreign poachers as they bid to match the “record catches” enjoyed by many last year when crawfish season opens on August 1.
Athol Island go-ahead one month after ‘cease’ order
ENVIRONMENTAL regulators gave the go-ahead to an Athol Island developer just one month after ordering him to “cease and desist” unauthorised construction activities at the same location.
Union ‘ready for action’ over reforms to BPL
A UNION leader yesterday asserted that Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) staff are “p***** off and ready for action” amid uncertainty over how they fit into the Government’s energy reform plans.
Union chief: Minister’s Pike meeting ‘flies in worker faces’
THE head of the Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) line staff union yesterday asserted that the arrival of workers and equipment from a US contractor “flies in the face of the workers”.
Halt order given on Athol Island
THE Department of Environmental Planning and Protection (DEPP) said it issued a cease and desist order regarding a project on Athol Island.
Prosecutors push for 15-year sentence in Nygard sex trial
PROSECUTORS in Canada want former Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard to get a 15-year prison sentence for sexual assault convictions.
‘PLP broke promise made before election’
IN excluding unions from talks about the future of Bahamas Power & Light, the Davis administration is violating a pre-election memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Philip Davis signed, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson.
Two men charged in boating death of US woman
TWO men were charged yesterday after allegedly causing the death of an American tourist, Allison Dyck, in a boating accident off Eleuthera last month.
Atlantis loses bid to block PI Wendy’s restaurant
PLANNING authorities yesterday dismissed the appeal by Atlantis and other major resorts seeking to block Wendy’s Paradise Island restaurant by finding it “does not offend” land use restrictions.
Virtual reality training to become necessity
In recent years, the landscape of employee training and development has been dramatically reshaped by advances in technology.
Haiti’s ambassador unable to confirm missing vessel carrying 60 migrants from Abaco to US
WILLIAM Exantus, Haiti’s ambassador to The Bahamas, has been unable to confirm whether a vessel carrying up to 60 migrants was lost at sea after leaving Abaco for the United States on July 4.
