Footage of police assault ‘appalling’
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames conceded yesterday the Royal Bahamas Police Force must be more transparent with the public about its investigations into use-of-force incidents involving police officers.
Opposition refuse consent on Grand Lucayan debate
DEBATE on a resolution for a $35m loan to complete the government’s Grand Lucayan purchase in Grand Bahama was delayed yesterday after the Official Opposition refused consent insisting they did not receive the needed documents to properly debate the
Teenager arrested over alleged drug possession at school
A teenager allegedly caught with illegal drugs in his possession was arrested at a high school in Abaco on Tuesday.ASP Pinder reported that shortly after 3pm on Tuesday police were called to the S C Bootle High School, where a 17-year-old male studen
Three men and a woman arrested in connection with home invasion
POLICE have arrested three men and a woman in connection with a home invasion and armed robbery that occurred in the early hours Tuesday.
Tributes to sculptor and artist Stephen G E Burrows
PROMINENT Bahamian sculptor and artist Stephen G E Burrows, who dedicated his life to the culture of art in public spaces, has passed away.The 80-year-old was the first Bahamian steel and metal artist to have his artistry publicly showcased throughou
Order for Super Value to pay former staff member $10k overturned
THE Court of Appeal has overturned an Industrial Tribunal’s order for Super Value to pay one of its former assistant managers $10,000 for firing him for gross negligence.The former manager reportedly said he was too tired from working a double shift
Bid for more time to challenge leniency of sentence denied
THE Crown’s bid at seeking more time to challenge the leniency of a man’s sentence for having sex with his lover’s 15-year-old daughter has been shot down by the country’s second highest court. Court of Appeal President Sir Hartman Longley, and fello
Tony Zervos, Tribune archivist, dies age 81
TRIBUNE archivist Tony Zervos, 81, died at the Princess Hospital at 10pm Tuesday.Mr Zervos joined The Tribune about 10 years ago as the newspaper’s archivist after retiring from the staff of the Higgs and Johnson law firm, where he was the archivist/
Davis against term limits for prime minister post
OPPOSITION Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis yesterday said instituting term limits for the Office of the Prime Minister may cause the public to be deprived of who it desires to be its representative.Mr Davis added he has “no issue” with fixed election d
OUT OF ORDER: Gibson’s lawyers attack prosecution’s ‘tainted’ evidence
LAWYERS for former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson yesterday accused the Crown of engaging in “wholly improper conduct” for allegedly conducting meetings with two key prosecution witnesses and their lawyers to discuss how the evidence they would eventually give against Gibson should be “edited” or “amended”.
Protection plan targets 43 sites
THE Bahamas Protected Group yesterday presented a three-year plan to expand marine protected areas to preserve future employment, protect the environment and help secure the country’s food sources.
‘I’ll shut down island’ threat - over one manager
THE union representing Bahamas Power and Light employees threatened to “shut the island down” yesterday, angered by workers being treated like “dogs” at the power provider’s Mall at Marathon branch.
Bleeding, handcuffed, begging for help
A VIRAL video showing a bloodied man in handcuffs crying for help as a police officer knelt on his chest sparked outrage from social media users yesterday.
Crime stats down - and it’s ‘not by accident’
MAJOR crime categories continue to trend downward and it’s not by “happenstance”, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.
Office of the Spouse to be complete this month
THE Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister will be completed by the end of the month, The Tribune understands.Patricia Minnis, wife of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, said yesterday she began working out of a temporary office in July.It was not
