Electricity issues force closure of Ministries of Health, Public Services
THE Ministries of Health and Public Services were closed Friday due to electricity issues, which also affected water supply.
Two questioned in connection with Inspector Carlis Blatch killing
POLICE are questioning two people in custody about the killing of Inspector Carlis Blatch, the slain aide-de-camp to Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander. He told The Tribune the two are being treated as suspects in the matter.
Two in court over drugs in food plate at Department of Corrections
TWO women were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the discovery of a quantity of marijuana in a plate of food presented to the Bahamas Department of Corrections earlier this month.
Sentencing of convicted murderer postponed
THE sentencing of convicted murderer Devaughn “Short Man” Hall was postponed for a second time, to Friday, September 21, in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama.
Man charged with 42 counts of fraud
AN Exuma man faced a list of fraud charges on Friday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court in Grand Bahama.
'Wait for evidence' on medical marijuana
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands vowed not to throw around the weight of his personal views in the medical marijuana debate as he brought opening remarks at the country’s first medical marijuana symposium on Wednesday evening.The event, hosted by the M
‘PURSUE HIM TO BOUNDS OF HELL’: Minnis rails at aide’s killing - he must be caught
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has instructed Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Anthony Ferguson to use all resources available, including marines to track Inspector Carlis Blatch’s killer, even to the “bounds of hell,” to ensure justice is done.
Lucayan’s $1m staff debt safe
The government will assume all li abilities including about $1m in back pay owed to workers at the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama.
‘Beaten to death with a conch shell’
A row between two men ended with one battering the other to death using a conch shell as a weapon, Supreme Court jurors heard yesterday.
Students unite in tribute - as principal reassures over safety
THE principal of HO Nash Junior High School has insisted the campus does not have a security problem, one day after the fatal shooting of a police officer in the proximity of the school. However, during an assembly held yesterday morning, Principal C
800 screened for prostate cancer in Grand Bahama
A RECORD 800 men on Grand Bahama were screened for prostate cancer during an annual event hosted by Us TOO Grand Bahama, in partnership with the Cancer Society of The Bahamas.This year’s turn-out surpassed all others that have been held since 2011, a
24 arrests in police swoop
POLICE arrested 24 people on Wednesday night in connection with a number of serious crimes such as murder, armed robbery, possession of illegal firearms and dangerous drugs during Operation “Strong Finish” in New Providence.The operation targeted per
Officers 'closing in' on murder suspect
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said yesterday evening that officers are closing in on the person they believe killed Inspector Carlis Blatch, the aide-de-camp to Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling. “I will have some good ne
Hearing today in John Bull case
ONE of two men accused of the daylight robbery of a John Bull store in Grand Bahama back in July will finally have his bail application heard in the Supreme Court later today.Corradon Cockburn, 30, of Mangrove Avenue was charged with Diego Carey, 23,
Looking to the future of Bahamas health care
Dr Desirée Cox MD, PhD, founder and CEO of the HEALinc Future Health Innovation Summit and Dr Charles Diggiss, president of Doctors Hospital, hosted a luncheon for a select group of Future Health stakeholders on Wednesday at Lucianos of Chicago. Pres
