Minister meets with US Secretary of State at CARICOM event
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during his two-day working visit in Jamaica with CARICOM leaders this week.
Davis: Creation of ministry, Disaster Relief Authority delayed pace of hurricane recovery
PLP Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis believes that the government’s creation of a Ministry for Disaster Relief and now a Disaster Relief Authority further delayed the pace of hurricane recovery for Grand Bahama and Abaco.
DNA Chairman criticises government over marijuana issue
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Chairman Omar Smith accused the government of using marijuana to deflect from the administration’s failures.
Ministry coalition launches initiative to tackle childhood obesity
THE Ministry of Health’s Healthy Bahamas Coalition launched their Let's Move Initiative: Reducing Childhood Obesity project at Stephen Dillet Primary School on Friday.
Shark attacks decrease around the world in 2019
UNPROVOKED shark attacks around the world decreased last year, although they rose in the United States, according to researchers.
Killarney’s FNM Constituency Association meeting
KILLARNEY’S FNM Constituency Association’s general monthly meeting will he held on Tuesday at 7pm in the Community Centre on Blake Road.
'We will solve issues at Fishing Hole Road'
THE government is committed to fixing the structural issues at Fishing Hole Road in Freeport, according to a Minnis administration official. Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson made the comments at a press conference on Wednesday, after
'My mother was killed like a dog in the street'
THE son of the female pedestrian who lost her life after being hit by a car wants the person responsible for his mother’s death to be jailed.Deangelo Bain, 29, told The Tribune he is “deeply saddened” to know that his mother, 46-year-old Geneva Gibso
Culmer: Still time for recall system
FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer has said the governing party has more than two years remaining to fulfil goals set in its 2017 manifesto, suggesting yesterday a non-performing MP recall system could still be possible. Mr Culmer’s optimis
'FNM paid for meeting to launch re-election'
THE event billed as a town-hall meeting that launched the Free National Movement’s 2022 re-election campaign on Wednesday night was funded by the party, Chairman Carl Culmer told The Tribune . The event was criticised by Progressive Liberal Party Le
Pinder defends proposals to revoke work permits
DIRECTOR of Labour John Pinder further defended the department’s understudy/apprenticeship programme yesterday, days after saying he wanted employers’ work permits revoked if they failed to appoint and properly train apprentices. “...It has nothing
BTVI survey aims to close the skills gap
A RECENT skills gap survey completed by the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute has revealed that 46 percent of employers surveyed say they are unable to recruit local employees to meet their needs.The survey also revealed that 65 percent of i
Lawyer accuses police of 'fakery' over car in shooting
A DEFENCE attorney yesterday accused a crime scene investigator of engaging in “pretty, childish fakery” to convince jurors that the car he processed was the one three men used to execute the 2013 Fox Hill mass shooting. Geoffrey Farquharson accused
Man shot dead in his Flamingo Gardens home
A man is dead after a shooting incident in Flamingo Gardens on Thursday night.
China virus alert stays in place as cases rise
AS fears mount over a new strain of the deadly coronavirus, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said there is still no travel restriction or extra screening for Chinese travellers to The Bahamas unless individuals have travelled from the impacted areas, have a fever or respiratory symptoms.
