No ‘white smoke’ on marijuana study team
THE government committee to review marijuana criminalisation laws in the Bahamas has not yet been appointed.
‘Stay out of the water’
WEATHER experts are continuing to warn residents of The Bahamas about the sea swells Hurricane Florence will generate this week.
Murder conviction quashed - and judge sends case back for retrial
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison for murdering a cashier at his family’s food store in the course of an armed robbery, and has ordered a retrial.In an 18-page ruling published to the court’s w
Surgery resumes at hospital
SURGERY schedules at the Princess Margaret Hospital have reconvened as scheduled maintenance of the air-conditioning systems in the operating theatres have concluded.A statement from the Public Hospitals Authority noted the routine maintenance proced
Mixed feelings for MPs on Grand Lucayan purchase
CENTREVILLE MP Reece Chipman has expressed mixed feelings about the government’s multi-million-dollar purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama.In response to a question from The Tribune, he said while he understands the need to jump star
Pineridge Education Centre opens in Grand bahama
THE REV Frederick McAlpine, MP for Pineridge, officially opened the Pineridge Education Centre in the Kipling Building in Grand Bahama on Monday, delivering on a promise he made to his constituents.The centre, which has an enrolment of 50, allows stu
'Fix local govt in Family Islands before bringing it to the capital'
RETIRED Abaco publisher David Ralph is asking the government to take a closer look at the successes and frustrations of the Family Island local government system before it moves ahead with its implementation in the capital.Mr Ralph, in response to re
Teen accused of murder
A 17-year-old boy was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of murdering a man earlier this year.
Beware sea swells from Florence
THE Bahamas currently faces no immediate threat from Hurricanes Florence and Helene and Tropical Storm Isaac, however chief meteorologist Basil Dean told The Tribune yesterday the country could be affected by very large sea swells generated by Floren
Nygard’s kicked in the groyne
THE government has given Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard less than a month to remove barriers he built out into the sea near his Lyford Cay home.
Abaco – 900 shanty town homes set to be razed
THE government is tasked with finding alternative housing for nearly 1,000 households in shanty towns across Abaco as the Shanty Town Action Task Force (SATF) recommits to the self-imposed deadline of clearing unregulated communities on that island on or before July 31,2019.
Week-long power cuts as second blaze hits BPL
NEW Providence can expect load shedding for the rest of the week after a fire caused unprecedented damage at Bahamas Power and Light’s Clifton Pier station over the weekend - while a second blaze broke out last night at the same location.
‘Throw it out’: Smith’s team to seek dismissal of corruption case
ATTORNEYS for former PLP Senator Frank Smith on Saturday foreshadowed accusations of perverting the course of justice against the Crown after the prosecution conceded that a key component of its evidence, the call logs between the accused and its key witness, are flawed and thus warranted being recently abandoned by the prosecution.
Man's body found in car
THE BODY of a man was found in a car off Gladstone Road on Friday.Police are waiting for an autopsy report to confirm the cause of death, but on Friday said foul play was not suspected at this time.According to reports, the body was found after polic
UN and Haiti 'acknowledge' govt efforts to erase shanty towns
THE government’s plan to eradicate all shanty town communities in the country has been acknowledged by both the United Nations and the Haitian government, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes. Mr Foulkes, head of the Shanty Town Action Task Force
