Disclosures delay 'a sign of FNM failures'
THE Minnis administration’s slow pace in the prosecution of those three persons who failed to meet the March 31 public disclosures deadline, is in line with the government’s common practice of deceiving the voting public, claimed Progressive Liberal
Reassurance for staff in Grand Lucayan deal
AS the handover process for the Grand Lucayan entered a new stage yesterday, government officials assured staff that their employment will be protected.“Further information will be provided and a full statement will be given by the prime minister in
High school activists take on Disney over Lighthouse Point
THREE Central Eleuthera High School students have taken on the mantle of activism as they join scores of environmentalists in the fight to prevent Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera from being developed into a cruise port. Eleventh grade students Wadainya W
Sands: I did not send $1.9m cleaning contract to Cabinet
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday admitted to not formally presenting Cabinet with the $1.9m contract he approved for a local cleaning company owned by the key witness in former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s criminal trial, despite conceding that
BPL fires ‘could cost firm $150m’
BAHAMAS Power and Light Company could be facing a colossal $150m price tag to replace damaged equipment after recent fires over the weekend wiped out one engine and “compromised” infrastructure at the Clifton Pier Power Plant, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard estimated yesterday.
Davis demands: What’s going on?
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper yesterday called for an independent probe into Bahamas Power and Light, which has been saddled by controversy in recent weeks.
‘Actions on Family Islands must stop’
ATTORNEY Fred Smith yesterday warned the government that it was treading on the “thin ice of contempt” for pressing ahead with efforts to eradicate shanty towns in the Family Islands despite the pending judicial review.
No ‘white smoke’ on marijuana study team
THE government committee to review marijuana criminalisation laws in the Bahamas has not yet been appointed.
‘Stay out of the water’
WEATHER experts are continuing to warn residents of The Bahamas about the sea swells Hurricane Florence will generate this week.
Murder conviction quashed - and judge sends case back for retrial
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison for murdering a cashier at his family’s food store in the course of an armed robbery, and has ordered a retrial.In an 18-page ruling published to the court’s w
Surgery resumes at hospital
SURGERY schedules at the Princess Margaret Hospital have reconvened as scheduled maintenance of the air-conditioning systems in the operating theatres have concluded.A statement from the Public Hospitals Authority noted the routine maintenance proced
Mixed feelings for MPs on Grand Lucayan purchase
CENTREVILLE MP Reece Chipman has expressed mixed feelings about the government’s multi-million-dollar purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama.In response to a question from The Tribune, he said while he understands the need to jump star
Pineridge Education Centre opens in Grand bahama
THE REV Frederick McAlpine, MP for Pineridge, officially opened the Pineridge Education Centre in the Kipling Building in Grand Bahama on Monday, delivering on a promise he made to his constituents.The centre, which has an enrolment of 50, allows stu
'Fix local govt in Family Islands before bringing it to the capital'
RETIRED Abaco publisher David Ralph is asking the government to take a closer look at the successes and frustrations of the Family Island local government system before it moves ahead with its implementation in the capital.Mr Ralph, in response to re
Teen accused of murder
A 17-year-old boy was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of murdering a man earlier this year.
