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
MP's wife accused of rowing with students
THE wife of Central and South Eleuthera MP Hank Johnson is being accused of berating two student activists calling for the preservation of Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera.According to claims by the students and their advisors, Wadainya Weinburger and Fra
Minister: Activists must connect with local residents
ENVIRONMENTAL Minister Romi Ferreira has emphasised the importance of environmentalists connecting with “people on the ground” and considering the need for jobs in the fight to save Lighthouse Point, Bahamas National Trust director Eric Carey told Th
Davis wants details over Grand Lucayan purchase
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis says he received a draft resolution for the government’s acquisition of the Grand Lucayan Resort yesterday that is short on key details.Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is expected to table the res
US man held after failure to declare nearly $40k
AN American man was arrested when he failed to declare $39,905 in cash at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.Police said the man presented himself to a US Border Control Officer shortly after 7pm, but failed to declare the true amount of curre
University labs could study medical marijuana
MEDICAL marijuana could be among the list of natural resources set to come under the microscope at the University of The Bahamas’ research labs, according to its president Dr Rodney Smith, who said several groups are vying to partner with the institu
Ministry to investigate abandoned Abaco buildings
HEALTH minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday his ministry will investigate the state of two abandoned buildings in Abaco to determine if they can be salvaged.His comments follow suggestions by residents that at least six abandoned buildings in the M
Social Services staff grieve for colleague found hanged
THE Department of Social Services closed its offices in Grand Bahama yesterday following the suspected suicide of a colleague over the weekend. The body of chief welfare officer Patrice Mack was discovered hanging at her home in Malibu Reef shortly a
War on crime 'needs more than just words'
BISHOP Simeon Hall yesterday said the government, particularly Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, must set the pace if the country is truly expected to stand united against criminality.Responding to Dr Minnis’ recent plea for unity, Bishop Hall contend
Suspect faces court over police officer’s murder
A 48-year-old man was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday and charged with the murder of Inspector Carlis Blatch, the former aide-de-camp to Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling.
‘Help me find my son’
A WORRIED mother has asked for help to find her son - who she says went missing six weeks ago – a day before a woman allegedly claimed to having him killed.
