PM orders creation of ‘illegals’ strike force
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has instructed Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson to form a “strike force” targeted at aggressively pursuing undocumented migrants throughout the country.
Three charged with copper theft at BTC
THREE men have been charged in the Freeport Magistrates’ Court in connection with copper theft at the Bahamas Telecommunication Company in Grand Bahama.
Two charged with separate murders
TWO men were charged in a magistrate’s court yesterday over allegations they are behind two of the country’s most recent murders. Javardo Adderley and Berlin Belfort, were charged before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt in connection with two
Pair deny failing to report child abuse
TWO people yesterday denied allegations allegations they failed to report suspected child abuse. Daryl Rolle and Kime Rolle both denied claims they did not report suspected child abuse when arraigned before Senior Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans. Giv
Sister denies she knows the Fox Hill shooters
A woman yesterday denied a defence attorney’s assertions that she knows who the perpetrator of the 2013 Fox Hill mass shooting really is but is afraid to call his name because of his notoriety as a member of a “dope gang” in the community.Euphemia Da
Robber shot dead in sting operation
POLICE shot and killed one suspect and wounded another after one of the men opened fire on officers who foiled an armed robbery at a Mackey Street bank yesterday morning.
Shootings and stabbings leave four men in hospital
FOUR men are in hospital after separate shooting and stabbing incidents, police said.
60 Cuban teachers to cover shortages
THE Ministry of Education will engage 60 specialist teachers from Cuba to address a local teacher shortage, officials said on Friday. Ministry officials signed an extension to an existing memorandum of understanding with the Cuban government, which
Police probe series of armed robberies and home invasion
POLICE in New Providence are actively searching for the men responsible for a series of armed robberies and a home invasion that occurred over the weekend.
UPDATED: Officer killed in 4am East Bay Street car crash
POLICE in New Providence are investigating a traffic fatality that left an immigration officer dead and a woman in hospital early Saturday morning.
Grand Bahama sees its third murder of year
GRAND Bahama recorded its third murder of the year when a young man was shot dead early yesterday morning in Freeport.
‘I used Dorian donations where they were needed’
EMBATTLED HeadKnowles Foundation co-founder Lia Head-Rigby maintained she committed no impropriety after crowdfunding giant GoFundMe told The Tribune she withdrew, but did not transfer,
Weather solution ‘answer to our prayers’
It’s happy faces all round for these senior officials at Bahamas Met Office.
Delight for Abaco taxi drivers as they are given some new cars
TEN Abaco taxi drivers will now have a chance to restart their livelihood on the storm-damaged island after being presented with new vehicles from an international nonprofit organisation. One of them is Vernon Russell. Having been a taxi driver on
Woman in hospital after attack by pitbulls
A woman is in hospital after she was attacked by three pitbulls in Pinewood Gardens on Friday afternoon.
