VIDEO: Residents 'lose everything' in blaze at Inagua homes
AN early morning fire in Mathew Town, Inagua, left two residences “completely destroyed” yesterday. According to officials on the island, the fire was reported at 8.15am, when a police officer on patrol spotted the flames. The residences were two wo
Marijuana field discovered
POLICE in North Andros uncovered a marijuana field with approximately 600 plants on Monday.Shortly after 8am, officers from Andros, acting on information, went to an area near the Bahamas Agriculture Research Community, where they uncovered the field
Christian Council 'won't fight' Sands over free condoms plan
BAHAMAS Christian Council President Delton Fernander said the organisation will not challenge Health Minister Dr Duane Sands over any plans to provide free contraceptives for students.In an interview with The Tribune yesterday, Mr Fernander insisted
Victim confirmed as missing woman
THE worst fears of the family and friends of Kiria Erica Musgrove materialised yesterday as police confirmed the 25-year-old mother’s body was the one found in a field off Cowpen Road on Sunday evening.
CARICOM calls for marijuana to be treated the same as alcohol
A CARICOM report calling for an end to the prohibition of marijuana for the entire region is up for discussion in Cabinet today, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.
TWO ACCUSED OF SEX ATTACK ON TOURISTS
TWO Harbour Island natives were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations they raped a 17-year-old female tourist and had unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old tourist late last month.
Undercover agents to target VAT cheats
OFFICIALS have posted “undercover agents” throughout stores to guard against price gouging, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis disclosed yesterday.
UPDATED: Shuffling the pack
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis insisted his decision to reassign four Cabinet portfolios just 14 months after taking office does not mean he lost faith in any of his ministers, adding they performed “exceptionally well”.
Privy Council orders new appeal for policeman’s killers
THE Privy Council has ordered a new hearing of Stephen “Die” Stubbs and two other convicts’ appeal of their convictions and sentences for the murder of a policeman at a nightclub almost 20 years ago.
Halt ordered to tours as probe begins into Exuma boat inferno
EXUMA’s largest tour operator, Four C’s Adventures, has been issued a cease and desist order to suspend operations pending an investigation into the accident that killed one American woman, caused another to lose both of her legs and injured nine other people on Saturday, according to outgoing Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell.
Sentence in child molester case prompts legal rethink
THE Office of the Attorney General is considering reviewing the law as it relates to cases that are inappropriately charged, to allow officials to use their discretion to give tougher penalties where warranted.This comes as activists are calling for
Small group of VAT protestors not giving up fight
ALTHOUGH the increase of value added tax from 7.5 percent to 12 percent took effect on Sunday, an advocacy group is calling for the government to abolish this form of taxation and instead explore alternative avenues to collect revenue.Yesterday, a sm
Two in hospital after being shot in car
TWO men are in hospital after they were shot during an incident on Wellington Street, police said. The victims were sitting in a car in front of a home near St Vincent Road when two men approached, who opened fire. The incident occurred shortly befor
Pair jailed who killed Bahamian boat captain and threw him to the sharks
TWO men from the Republic of Georgia who stole a charter boat from Grand Bahama, stabbed a Bahamian captain and threw him overboard in shark-infested waters two years ago to smuggle two Brazilian men to South Florida have been sentenced to prison by
Minnis still quiet on permanent Chief Justice role
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is still not ready to reveal who will be appointed substantive chief justice, telling reporters yesterday Bahamians will know “with time” who will fill the post.Despite failing to name an appointee for the last several
