Five armed robberies over the weekend
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in apprehending the suspects behind five armed robberies that occurred on the weekend.
Pupils win chance to compete in global challenge
SEVERAL students from CC Sweeting Senior High School have qualified to participate in the Global Round of the World Scholar’s Cup, scheduled for July in The Hague, Netherlands.
Carnival facing ban from docking cruise ships in US
IN announcing plans to build a $100-million mega cruise port in Grand Bahama, Carnival Corporation has promised it would not hurt the island’s fragile environment. However, a US federal judge is considering temporarily banning the docking of the cruise company’s ships at US ports as punishment for a possible probation violation, which includes incidents of allegedly illegally dumping oil and plastics in the ocean.
Man accused of molesting 11-year-old girl acquitted
THE Court of Appeal has acquitted a man previously sentenced to almost a decade in prison for allegedly molesting an 11-year-old girl some five years ago.
Man dies after being hit by car in San Salvador; ‘seven injured’ in West Bay Street crash
Police on San Salvador are investigating after a man was hit by car and died on Friday night.
Strike action 'still possible' at Water and Sewerage
BAHAMAS Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union president Dwayne Woods said his union remains focused on “righting” the promotional practices of the Water and Sewerage Corporation as he insisted that a major strike action is “still possible” if all of the union’s grievances are not addressed.
Man in hospital after Robinson Road shooting
POLICE are looking for the suspect behind a shooting incident that left a man in hospital Friday morning.
Providence Advisor Limited officially take over landfill
THE keys to the New Providence Landfill officially belong to Providence Advisor Limited.
Grand Bahama gets exposure at Seatrade Global Conference
GRAND Bahama was well represented at this year's Seatrade Global Conference receiving significant exposure as a major cruise and maritime centre, with a Carnival executive promoting its new proposed cruise port as one of the largest port investments by the company in Freeport.
Handerea 'Miss Florida' Rolle acquitted of drug charges
FORMER internet sensation Handerea “Miss Florida” Rolle was acquitted on Friday of allegations of being caught last year with $1,700 worth of marijuana intending to distribute it to others.
Court date for two charged with murder
TWO men charged with murdering another man in the Fox Hill community two months ago will appear before a Supreme Court judge in a month’s time.
Caretaker sexually assaulted in housebreaking
AN elderly woman’s 60-year-old caretaker was sexually assaulted during a San Souci housebreaking Thursday afternoon, police said.
Man charged with armed robbery in Freeport
A 27-year-old man was arraigned on the charge of armed robbery in the Freeport Magistrate's Court on Friday.
Jamaal on fast train to China
“A Vision United” — the latest project by renowned Bahamian artist and The Tribune cartoonist Jamaal Rolle has garnered international acclaim after it became the focal point of the closing ceremony of UNESCO’s Third International Youth Forum on Creativity and Heritage (IYF3).
UDPATED: Woman charged with child abductions
ALLEGED child abductor De’Edra Michelle Gibson was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with abducting four little boys, one as young as three, from various places in New Providence between February and March.
