Junkanoogate: Police pursue bribery claims
POLICE are continuing their probe into Junkanoo bribery claims, but the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence has established its own sub-committee to investigate the claims. The committee will review allegations that made headlines after audio recordings between a purported female judge and George “Bommer” Armbrister, a costume designer for the Genesis group, circulated this month.
Burning container ship heads to Freeport
A mega freighter burning off Canada’s east coast since January 3 is now seeking refuge in Grand Bahama, The Tribune understands.
Overtime will be paid - but budget now blown
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday said the Public Hospital Authority’s $1.2m monthly overtime bill could not continue “unchecked” as he defended the forecasted slowdown in overtime payments for healthcare workers.
UK wifebeater ‘hiding’ in Bahamas
A BRITISH man who has fled his prison sentence in the United Kingdom may be hiding out in The Bahamas, according to international reports.
Fed up Chipman loses patience
CENTREVILLE MP Reece Chipman resigned from the Public Accounts Committee yesterday out of frustration with the immobility of the traditionally powerful parliamentary sub-committee.
Police appeal after drive-by shooting
A WOMAN is in hospital after she was injured during a drive-by shooting yesterday.
Minister of State for GB on preliminary labour force survey
MINISTER of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson has praised latest job figures which show a decline in the island’s unemployment rate and that more than 800 people were employed since May 2018 to November 2018.
Peruvian found not guilty of killing DJ in club
A PERUVIAN man has been acquitted of killing a disc jockey and attempting to kill another man following a scuffle in a downtown nightclub three years ago.
Court of appeal reserves its decision on acting chief justice
THE Court of Appeal has reserved its decision on whether or not the acting chief justice was right to find that two police officers had no case to answer concerning the 2013 death of 20-year-old Aaron Rolle.
Former housing partnership ‘too expensive’, claims Ferreira
THE public private partnership that resulted in the construction of dozens of new houses at Ardastra Gardens Subdivision under the former Christie administration resulted in many homes being “overpriced”, Environment and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira revealed yesterday.
No evidence that 10,400 jobs have been created, says PLP leader Davis
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis says he sees no evidence to prove that 10,400 net jobs were created in the country since the Minnis administration took office nearly two years ago.
'We want to ensure women are treated equally in the work place and that there is equal pay'
AFTER recent labour statistics showed that women were more likely to be unemployed than men despite higher education levels, Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said his ministry is concerned about the issue.
Law enforcement agencies sign up for $1.9m deal to pinpoint gunfire location
LAW enforcement agencies will begin using gunshot detection technology this year to pinpoint the location of gunfire after the government signed a $1.9 million contract yesterday with a provider, ShotSpotter.
Don’t increase utility bills on GB, urges pastor
AMID economic challenges on Grand Bahama, the Coalition for Concerned Citizens is calling for a halt of rate increases by the Grand Bahama Utility Company in water supply and garbage collection fees.
Haitians sent back from GB
SIXTY-TWO Haitians were repatriated from Freeport, Grand Bahama to Port-au-Prince, Haiti on board a Bahamasair charter flight under heavy escort by law enforcement officers yesterday morning.
