Police hunt armed robber
POLICE are looking for a suspect who committed an armed robbery on Monday. According to reports, shortly after 8pm a man was leaving his home situated off Golden Isles Road when he was accosted by a gunman who robbed him of his wallet and cell phone
Bail denied to man accused of throwing acid
A 20-year-old man who was accused of throwing acid on a woman during an altercation last year was denied bail in Magistrates Court yesterday. Audley Martin was charged with causing harm and using a corrosive substance to harm Alanda Curtis on June 1
Fined $25 for selling coconuts on the street
A 20-year-old man was yesterday fined $25 for selling mangoes, coconut water and coconut jelly on the side of the street without a permit. Marvin Joseph appeared before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux charged with one count of hawking, after he wa
You won't see me again, man promises court
A man was yesterday fined $300 after officers found a quantity of marijuana in his bathroom earlier this month. Peter McBride, 59, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with simple drug possession after officers found 2.18 ou
Driver without mask fined after he is pulled over
A 43-year-old man was yesterday fined $200 for failing to wear a mask while he was outside of his home. Bernard Cooper was accused of committing the offence while driving along West Bay Street around 11.35pm on July 9. He pleaded guilty to violating
$30m spent so far to assist Abaco
BAHAMAS Power and Light has spent over $30 million to date on Abaco’s power restoration efforts, according to the company’s chief operations officer, with full restoration expected by September. During a virtual press conference yesterday, Ian Pratt
Summer success season is getting underway
College-bound students face a great deal of uncertainty about their future because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Who would have thought that in 2020, students would take their graduation photos wearing masks, that graduation ceremonies would be online instead of in-person, and that many of them would be unsure if or when they would be able to go off to college?
Police target bars where social distancing is missing
POLICE have been targeting bars whose owners have not been enforcing social distancing protocols or adhering to curbside liquor sales, police press liaison officer ASP Audley Peters said yesterday. “Over the weekend, persons were not adhering to the
Police probe reports that officers shot several dogs
KIM Aranha, the president of the Bahamas Humane Society, said she is disturbed by reports that police officers shot and killed several dogs that posed no threat to them last week. Details of the incident are scarce but Assistant Superintendent of Po
Draft bill on marijuana expected 'in short order'
A DRAFT bill on marijuana legislation is expected to be presented to Cabinet “in very short order,” Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday. However, Mr Bethel told The Tribune he could not give a definite timeline on the matter as he is still w
Three new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health revealed on Tuesday that there are three new cases of COVID-19.
Dion enjoys taking a different route to his college
AFTER being accepted to Georgia State University, 18-year-old Dion Brown never imagined he would have to face a different freshman experience unlike most students entering their first year of college. Having just graduated from Kingsway Academy high
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 14th July: Freeport
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Five days after one company secured hours extension, others to open til 9pm
THE Progressive Liberal Party has accused Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis of giving preferential treatment to the Myers Group by letting its restaurants remain open until 9pm while a general rule that businesses close by 8pm is in place.
Union raises concerns as exams get underway
THE first day of the sitting of the national BJC and BGCSE exams had some challenges, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson. The exams are controversially being held later than usual this year because of COVID-19 after months of school closures forced students to learn virtually.
