Children found rummaging through dumpster now in protective care
TWO young children who were allegedly starved by their father and found scavenging from a dumpster have been placed in protective custody and enrolled in school, according to Social Services Minister Myles LaRoda.
Murder count rises
Police are investigating a shooting that left a 37-year-old man dead on Monday night in western New Providence.
13-year-old dies in house inferno
A 13-year-old boy died when a fire broke out at the friend’s house he was staying in overnight, turning the building into a blazing inferno.
Three men survive lightning strike on boating trip
A PEACEFUL boating trip in Abaco turned into a terrifying ordeal when lightning struck three men at sea, flooding their vessel and forcing an airlift for one of them to New Providence.
FNM reveals ten-point plan to fight violent crime
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard yesterday unveiled a ten-point plan to tackle violent crime, accusing the governing Progressive Liberal Party of corruption, failed leadership, and awarding public contracts to people allegedly tied to criminal networks.
Ferguson: Judge nomination on principle not pending charges
ATTORNEY Bjorn Ferguson has defended his initial election as vice president of the Bahamas Criminal Bar, saying the legal community must uphold the principle of innocence until proven guilty, even as he faces criminal charges.
ZNS GM eyes nomination for Southern Shores seat
ZNS general manager Clint Watson is eying the Progressive Liberal Party’s nomination for Southern Shores, The Tribune understands.
‘Law partners held me back’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has revealed that former Prime Ministers Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie opposed his initial bid to enter frontline politics, a move he says derailed an early promise of a nomination.
Pintard marks FNM’s landmark 1992 election victory with thanksgiving service in Freeport
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said the party’s landmark 1992 election victory was a transformational moment in Bahamian history, ushering in new freedoms, opportunities, and national development.
Woman in Abaco found dead with object around her neck
A woman was found dead in her Green Turtle Cay home on Saturday afternoon, police reported.
Arawak Cay vendors say conditions at Fish Fry are driving tourists away
VENDORS at Arawak Cay say worsening conditions at the Fish Fry are driving away tourists and hurting business, citing heavy truck traffic, flooding, broken restrooms and years of government neglect.
Over 1,000 BPL customers disconnected due to non-payment
MORE than 1,000 Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) customers are currently without electricity due to non-payment, the company has confirmed.
Man bitten by shark in Abaco faces long road of rehabilitation after successful surgery
A 63-year-old American man injured in a shark attack while spearfishing off Big Grand Cay, Abaco, last Sunday underwent emergency surgery and is now said to be in good spirits as he begins therapy.
Union head dismisses Dr Strachan’s criticism of UB accreditation pursuit
UNION of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas (UTEB) president Daniel Thompson has rejected criticism from former University of The Bahamas (UB) executive vice president Dr Ian Strachan, who called the institution’s pursuit of international accreditation “the most colonial thing” for UB.
Newly formed Bahamas Pharmaceutical Union will focus exclusively on collective bargaining
PRESIDENT of the Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association (BPA), Dr Marvin Smith, stressed that the newly formed Bahamas Pharmaceutical Union (BPU) will operate separately from the professional body, with the union focused exclusively on collective bargaining.
