Bahamian islands ready for effects of Hurricane Florence
OFFICIALS in North Eleuthera, Cat Island and Abaco are on high alert over Hurricane Florence.
Gunned down in front of his little girl
THE respected aide-de-camp to Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling was shot in front of his daughter during a school pickup yesterday afternoon and later died in the Princess Margaret Hospital from his injuries.
$30,000 in grants handed out by social services
VARIOUS associations, non-governmental organisations and members of civil society were given over $30,000 in grants from the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development recently.Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell last week present
Man accused of knife murder
A 37-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the stabbing death of another man at a bar earlier this month.Dino Pinto, of Yellow Elder Gardens, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged wit
Marital rape bill delayed until next year, says AG
ANY changes to the country’s Sexual Offences Act in consideration of calls to criminalise marital rape are off the table until next year as the government prioritises more pressing legislative matters, Attorney General Carl Bethel told The Tribune ye
Seeking to plug the skills gap
THE Ministry of Labour will analyse the skills gap issue by hosting a National Skills Symposium, an event where 100 representatives from a wide-range of sectors will create a report on the issue. The event, “Forging our Future — Assessing and Analysi
Hunt for missing man
AN Eleuthera man has been reported missing by family members.Police said Leroy Gray, 56, of Green Castle, Eleuthera was last seen walking in the settlement of Lower Bouge.He is described as being about 5’10” with a medium build and a brown complexion
Selected Students Begin Hospital EMT Course
TWENTY promising Bahamians have embarked on a four-month course to become trained and certified emergency medical technicians and potentially land a guaranteed full-time job at Doctors Hospital.The group of 15 women and five men were chosen following
Change to UB admissions policy
THE University of The Bahamas is set to review its admissions policy to reduce dependence on the country’s tardy national examination results.UB President Dr Rodney Smith said the timeline for those results often put high school graduates “down to th
November date for Major's drug trial
DWIGHT Major’s upcoming drug trial will be heard before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subsola Swain starting November 8.The decision was made yesterday by Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, who had the matter submitted to her court for reassignment la
25 new jobs - and 75 more to come at call centre
ISLAND Outsource/Itelbpo has expanded its call centre facility in Freeport which will create an additional 100 new jobs.Due to significant growth and success over its past six years in operation, the company has now moved into the Sir Albert Miller B
US man held after cocaine find
AN American man was arrested after police and American officials found $30,000 worth of suspected cocaine at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Tuesday.
Hospital administrator put on leave after memo row
AS Princess Margaret Hospital grapples with an ongoing “crisis” in its dialysis unit, PMH administrator Mary Lightbourne-Walker has been placed on administrative leave after the hospital faced fierce backlash over a leaked internal memo proposing a n
URCA loses power in radio case
THE attorney general has stripped the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority of the responsibility to continue criminal proceedings against ZSR Sports Radio’s operator for allegedly operating without a licence, it was revealed yesterday.
‘Oban 2’ still not agreed
THE government is still in good faith talks with the principals of Oban Energies over a proposed oil refinery in Grand Bahama and such discussions will continue until the Heads of Agreement can be amended to the satisfaction of the Minnis administration.
