Thousands raised for restauranteur after Fyre Festival documentary
A NETFLIX documentary chronicling the failed Fyre Festival has created a bonanza for Maryann Rolle, 55, a restauranteur whose story of losing thousands of dollars when the festival collapsed in 2017 resonated with viewers.
Convicted killer's retrial ordered
THE Court of Appeal has ordered a man be retried for murdering a former “most wanted” suspect eight years ago because of its “uneasiness” about the unreliability of a police sketch and other “inadmissible material” that ultimately led to his conviction.
Officers sued over illegal detention
A MAN is suing the commissioner of police and three of his subordinates after police detained him for almost three days for having an illegal firearm and ammunition, which was later discovered to have possibly been planted by two of the officers who subsequently fabricated evidence to suggest they caught him with it.
'Don't blame us for Fyre fiasco'
NEW documentaries have renewed focus on the failed Fyre Festival of 2017, but former Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe still backed the government’s involvement in the lead-up to the fiasco yesterday, telling The Tribune: “We did all the right things.”
Police discover illegal firearm after car chase
GRAND Bahama police are searching for a male driver after a traffic stop led to a police chase which ended in a crash and the discovery of an illegal firearm in Freeport.
Shooting and stabbing victims in hospital
TWO Grand Bahama men are in hospital after one was shot and the other stabbed during an argument on the island yesterday.
The Grand Bahama driver who is more like Robin Hood
IN response to being called a PLP crony and cast as a “thief”, Grand Bahama bus driver Kevin Ferguson denied the latter characterising himself as ‘Robin Hood’ – a person with a “big heart” who shares what he has with his poor fellow Bahamians.
'Good communications are critical in a democracy'
“COMMUNICATIONS,” explained Erica Wells, government’s newly appointed Communications Director, “is a central and critical function of government in a democracy. It fosters transparency and accountability and enhances citizen participation. It is essential for good governance.”
Man dies after crash on JFK Drive
A man is dead after a car crash on JFK Drive in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police recover firearms, drugs in separate incidents
Two men are in custody after police recovered three illegal firearms and a quantity of dangerous drugs in three separate incidents on Thursday and Friday.
Frank Smith's attorney criticises prosecutors
PROSECUTORS in the extortion and bribery trial of Frank Smith erred when they failed to interview former Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and analyse the alleged role Smith played in awarding Barbara Hanna a $500,000 annual Public Hospitals Authority contract, according to Keith Knight, QC, Smith’s lead attorney.
Pop-up farmer's market re-opening announced
BAHAMAS Agricultural & Industrial Corporation Executive Chairman Michael Foulkes announced yesterday the re-opening of the pop-up farmer’s market.
Fyre Festival producer 'was willing to perform sexual favours' to save event
FYRE Festival organizers were so desperate to salvage the doomed luxury event that one producer said he was willing perform sexual favours on a Customs official.
Two religious leaders named 'Persons of the Year'
TWO well-known religious leaders were on Friday declared Jones Communications’ Persons of the Year 2018 for significant contributions to their churches and the Bahamas.
Renew CEO tells court he was not working in scrapyard
RENEW Bahamas CEO Michael Cox denied he was sitting on heavy equipment or that he was working at a local scrap yard when immigration officials arrested him last year.
