Rape charge
A Freeport man was charged with rape on Friday in the Grand Bahama Magistrate’s Court.Jamal Jeremy Lightbourne, 33, was arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debbye Ferguson. He was not required to enter a plea to the charge and was remanded to th
Parents demand action over Cat Island teacher shortage
TWENTY-FIVE parents held a demonstration outside a Cat Island high school on Friday to protest a reported “teacher shortage” at the school. Videos of the demonstration have since gone viral on social media, with participants holding signs and shoutin
New role for hospital administrator
Mary Walker, the hospital administrator at the Princess Margaret Hospital who was placed on temporary leave after a leaked internal memo on new fees for dialysis patients, is due to take over as head of the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre.Ms Walker
Man dies after industrial accident on Inagua
Police on Inagua are investigating an industrial accident which left a man dead on Sunday.
49 Dominican men admit taking undersized grouper and crawfish
CLOSE to 50 Dominican poachers have admitted to illegally taking thousands of pounds of undersized grouper and crawfish from Bahamian waters over the weekend.
Woman and teen charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into Department of Corrections
A 24-year-old woman and a teenager were charged in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday with attempting to smuggle drugs into the Bahamas Department of Corrections in a plate of food earlier this week.
Accident and Emergency Week gets underway Saturday
The 2nd annual Accident and Emergency Week will kick off on Saturday, with a 5K Fun, Run, Walk event, followed by a fete and awards ceremony at the Rand Memorial Hospital grounds.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The 'was gonna' govt
This comes a bit late but I guess now is as good a time as any to congratulate the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) on winning the 2017 Bahamas General Election. Didn’t you hear? Apparently the Free National Movement (FNM) is moving to rent the Town
Disney's Lighthouse Point proposal approved by National Economic Council
DISNEY Cruise Line Island Development Ltd’s proposal for Lighthouse Point, South Eleuthera was approved by the National Economic Council Friday.
'Symonette should resign to avoid a conflict of interest'
A FORMER member of Parliament said any sitting Cabinet minister who wants to enjoy the benefits of receiving state contracts should resign his seat to avoid conflicts of interest.George Smith was referring to Immigration Minister Brent Symonette, who
‘No plan to arrest Jean Rony’ before case is heard
SOURCES close to the matter yesterday told The Tribune the government was not of the mind to re-arrest Bahamas-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles until his case is heard before the Privy Council.
US sailor's murderers lose fight to go free
THE three men convicted of murdering American sailor Kyle Bruner during his attempt to prevent a robbery of two female tourists five years ago will remain behind bars, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Political pressure to hand out contracts? Not on my watch
FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie said it is “astonishing” that an audit tabled in the House of Assembly asserts that political pressure from an elected official in his administration resulted in a web shop boss receiving a large contract from the Ministry of Finance.
Poachers' haul - half was undersize
ACTING Director of Fisheries Edison Deleveaux yesterday estimated that more than 20,000 to 30,000 pounds each of fishery products were on board two of the three Dominican vessels that were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force over the weekend.
‘Delay decision on Lighthouse Point for 60 days’
THE group Lighthouse Point Partners has urged the government to delay its decision on Lighthouse Point for 60 days, calling for an equal and fair opportunity to present its proposal for the property to the public.
