Pinder warned over 'blunt' visa crackdown
GOVERNMENT officials must take care not to promote xenophobic positions that suggest foreign is bad for the country when compared with Bahamian labour, Gowon Bowe told The Tribune yesterday.
Prison officers threaten revolt
CORRECTIONAL officers are threatening to “revolt” over long standing issues and victimisation they allege has come from the actions of Commissioner Charles Murphy.
Sands happy to welcome signing of industrial agreement with CPSA
AFTER several years of negotiations, the Consultant Physicians Staff Association officially signed its first industrial agreement with the Public Hospitals Authority yesterday. Noting the move was a long one in the making, Health Minister Dr Duane S
Shooting leaves man in hospital
POLICE are investigating a shooting that left a man in hospital on Wednesday. Police were told that shortly after 1am, a man was sitting in his vehicle in the parking lot of a night club located on Ludlow Street, when he heard gunshots. The man then
Man accused of killing bar owner gets bail
THE man accused of murdering Via Caffe owner Albert Rahming nearly four years ago has been granted bail ahead of his trial.
Hunt for three thieves
POLICE are looking for three thieves who robbed two men at a scrap metal site on Monday.
American man in suspected drowning
POLICE are investigating an alleged drowning that occurred on Monday at Half Moon Cay.
Traffic fatality after man crashes into tree
A MAN died after he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree yesterday.
Prosecutor accuses pair of attacking him
A CROWN prosecutor yesterday claimed a young man ordered someone to shoot him last year because of his role in having one of the man’s friends convicted of a crime.
June date set for Reckley fraud trial
FORMER Urban Renewal Deputy Director Michelle Reckley will stand trial in June over allegations she defrauded the government of $1.2m via the Urban Renewal Small Homes Repair programme in Grand Bahama.
Sex register set to come in this year
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday the government is preparing to establish a sex offender registry sometime this year.
Dames: I've got no beef with commissioner
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames insisted yesterday that he has no beef with Commissioner Anthony Ferguson, days after saying the police chief was “nearing the end of his reign” over the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Dorian pledges will be made public soon
A FULL breakdown of all pledges made on Monday during a special pledging conference to aid Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts will be publicly disclosed soon, an official said yesterday.
Straw Market vendors unhappy with treatment
STRAW vendors are once again attacking the government’s firm policy on arrears which has seen dozens close their stalls in recent years.
Body cams to win public's confidence
THE Ministry of National Security signed a million-dollar contract with AE Tactical yesterday for body worn and dash cameras, which are expected to be used by police officers this year.
