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30 missing in Grand Bahama

A MONTH after Hurricane Dorian, some 30 people, including several children, are still missing on Grand Bahama, a top police official confirmed on Wednesday. Assistant Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler stressed that all efforts have been and are s

'Once in a lifetime' $1.2m gift to hospital

A significant donation of medical equipment valued at $1.2m was made to Princess Margaret Hospital’s Division of Orthopedics. Called a once-in-a-lifetime gift by Dr Dane Bowe, consultant orthopaedic and arthroplasty surgeon at PMH, the donation come

56 Haitians detained in immigration operation

A Department of Immigration operation resulted in the arrest of 56 Haitian nationals.The operation was carried at approximately 6pm on Tuesday.After processing, 40 people were committed to the Carmichael Road Detention Centre. This group included 13

Lions roar in to offer relief

THE Freeport Lions Club and Lions International have gone in several affected communities in Grand Bahama delivering relief supplies to residents from Freeport to East End.Lions Club President Dudley Bent and Willie Gonzales of Florida led a team of

One killed, two shot by lone gunman

POLICE in New Providence are investigating a shooting that left two men in hospital and another dead.

Call for Potter's Cay dock manager to resign was 'disappointing'

IT IS disappointing that Potter’s Cay Dock vendors called for dock manager Gregory Minnis to resign during their protest last week, the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday. The government’s parking policy, preventing patrons from parking in front

Marvin Dames: No compromise over Abaco safety needs

AS looting and theft concerns persist in Abaco, National Security Minister Marvin Dames was adamant the government is very serious about security on the island, adding there had been no compromise over safety needs.“There are no games,” the minister

Davis wants govt to shorten time to declare a missing person dead

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has called on the Minnis administration to shorten the time it takes to declare a person dead once missing after a natural disaster.

MILLION GALLONS LEAKED IN SPILL: Full scale of disaster revealed as Equinor clean-up continues

EQUINOR officials in Grand Bahama yesterday confirmed that more than 35,000 barrels of crude oil have been recovered to date from its South Riding Point facility and efforts continue towards “full recovery” in East End.

Smith challenge to shanty town action

ATTORNEY Fred Smith, QC, believes the government is acting outside of the limits of its powers through several measures designed to hammer down on shanty towns in Abaco, adding that in some respects, it has acted unlawfully.

‘My category five house survived’

WHEN Mary Thaysen built her “Category Five” house in East End, everyone “teased” her about it.

Tribune’s questions: Ash ‘can’t remember’

BUSINESSMAN Jonathan Ash yesterday claimed he can’t remember telling this newspaper he did not know former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson, despite evidence to the contrary.

Victim, 22, shot dead outside his home

POLICE are investigating the country’s latest homicide after a man was shot in broad daylight sitting near his Wilson Track home yesterday afternoon.

48 of the students treated after school bus incident back home

ONE Central Andros High School student remains in New Providence for issues unrelated to the school bus incident in Andros last Friday, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet, Dr Sands confirmed that of th

Dr Sands hopes to reduce nurses waiting time for placements

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands hopes he can reduce the waiting time for getting nurses placed through the health care system “to as little as two months.”Last month, Dr Sands told reporters that post-Hurricane Dorian, some 70 registered nurses were w

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