Disability access poor at Parliament, says Henfield
SENATOR Ranard Henfield yesterday hit out at the government’s failure to make parliament more inclusive for people with disabilities. Mr Henfield noted parliametarians in both the Lower and Upper Houses were not required to “upload their contributio
Marijuana commission may not hit deadline
BAHAMAS National Commission on Marijuana co-chair Quinn McCartney yesterday said there is no guarantee the body will be able to submit their findings to the government on schedule. Mr McCartney said while commission members are “pushing” to meet the
Man who ran up a tree to evade capture denies groping 18-year-old girl
A 43-year-old man lewdly taunted an 18-year-old woman, her mother and a female police officer in court yesterday when he stood trial over allegations he grabbed the young girl’s buttocks and ran away laughing while her mother gave chase.Sidney Cooper
Inquest to start into apparent suicide of South African woman
EVIDENCE is expected to be presented today to reveal the circumstances surrounding the alleged suicide of a South African woman at the Atlantis resort last year. The inquest into 25-year-old Carla Van Eeden’s death is due to commence before Her Maje
Smith's Point to host festival
After a successful kick-off of Junkanoo Summer Festival last week in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, the festival will continue at Smith’s Point for the next few Saturdays. According to tourism officials, residents and visitors can expect to see six
A handsome little devil now off the endangered species list
A BIRD that spends half its year in The Bahamas is about to come off the endangered species list.The Kirtland’s Warbler has been considered endangered since 1967, and spends half the year in northern Michigan, and half the year in its preferred Baham
We need people to get our words down, says Bethel
THE government is considering hiring new staff in their bid to resolve the long-standing issue of the lack of stenographers in the Magistrate’s Court, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.In an interview with The Tribune, Mr Bethel said he is
Loadshedding for Monday night
BPL has announced loadshedding scheduled for Monday night following a three hour rotation for industrial self generating GAP consumers.
Lightning strike and drownings claim three
POLICE are investigating two more drownings and the death of a man struck by lightning Monday.
Pair injured after domestic dispute in Fusion car park
A DOMESTIC dispute in the parking lot of the Fusion Superplex complex left a woman employee with injuries and a “person of interest” in custody, police confirmed yesterday. “There was a domestic incident there (Fusion), where a male assaulted a fema
Haiti inquiry into embassy ‘corruption’
THE Haitian Government has launched a commission of inquiry into concerns of corruption at its embassy in Nassau.
Two dead in separate drowning incidents
TWO men died in separate drowning incidents over the weekend. Their deaths bring the number of drownings for the month up to four,
‘I’ll probably abstain on confidence vote’
PINERIDGE MP Frederick McAlpine says he will likely vote to abstain if the Official Opposition brings a no-confidence resolution in the House of Assembly against Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, signalling he will not show public support for the leader of his party.
Obie: I’m fighting on for PLP seat
OBIE Wilchcombe says he will “absolutely” continue to vie for the Progressive Liberal Party’s nomination in West Grand Bahama and Bimini despite losing the chairmanship race to Fred Mitchell on Friday.
Man found dead off Prince Charles Drive
Police are investigating after the body of a man was found with head injuries off Prince Charles Drive.
