Vital Ragged Island facilities to be rebuilt
NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell yesterday said the Ministry of Works should shortly be approving plans to rebuild key government infrastructure such as a police station, clinic, and island administrator’s office in Ragged Island.
Doctors in ultimatum to health authority
SENIOR doctors in the public healthcare system are planning to obtain a strike certificate after failing to finalise an industrial agreement with the Public Hospitals Authority despite more than two years of negotiations.
'Inaction to blame for stadium's rising bill'
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis blamed the Minnis administration’s inaction on construction of the controversial Andre Rollins Baseball Stadium for the project’s skyrocketing cost.While he did admit work stopped on the project a
Wellness Day to be observed in GB
GRAND Bahama Health Services is hosting two major events to highlight Caribbean Wellness Day, which is observed each year on the second Saturday of September. Valeria Burrows, assistant director of communications, said that a health fair is scheduled
'Minister misled over stadium concerns'
FREEDOM Farm Baseball League founder Greg Burrows yesterday expressed concern that Public Works Minister Desmond Bannister was being led in the wrong direction over the Andre Rodgers Baseball Stadium.Mr Burrows, a former PLP senator, called Mr Bannis
Davis: Foulkes failing people over The Pointe
WITH the spotlight again shining on the labour force complement at The Pointe, Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis accused Labour Minister Dion Foulkes of being “delinquent” in his oversight of the project.Mr Davis said the minister
American trio fined for failure to disclose
THREE American men were each ordered to pay $1,000 in fines or face three months in prison for failing to declare over $50,000 in cash to US Border Patrol agents earlier this week.Additionally, Assistant Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain ordered the $
A great loss to the legal fraternity
THE legal fraternity has suffered a great loss of a man who contributed “mightily” to the profession in both private practice and public service, Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday of Chief Justice Stephen Isaacs.Isaacs’ b
Town planners say no to Soldier Road cemetery
THE Town Planning Committee has rejected an application to develop a cemetery in the Soldier Road area after the proposal was deemed to be “incompatible land use” for the community, committee chair Diane Holowesko Dunkley told The Tribune yesterday.
Seven arrests after drug and gun finds
SEVEN people were arrested in the Freeport area by police for drug, firearm, and ammunition possession.ASP Terecita Pinder reported that officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit and Rapid Response Unit conducted a joint operation called “Black Out” on W
'Clear my brother's name' after police alert
THE sister of a man relatives claim was mistakenly sought by police for a crime in which he says he was not involved wants the Royal Bahamas Police Force to publicly clear her brother of any wrongdoing before “the streets take him”.Jayde Rahming-Souf
'Move students during school construction'
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson yesterday called on the government to relocate eight and ninth graders at A F Adderley High School due to ongoing construction.Mrs Wilson told The Tribune she met with officials yesterday to discuss
Lawyer says resort's purchase unlawful
ATTORNEY Maurice Glinton, QC, believes the Minnis administration’s purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort is unlawful.In a recently written opinion piece, he described the purchase as evidence that the government’s “decision-making process (or lack the
Sands takes the stand
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands took the stand yesterday in former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s criminal trial, but his testimony was cut short after the defence took exception to Dr Sands’ revelation that there have been previous occasions where the minister of health approved contracts without the approval of the Public Hospitals Authority’s board of directors.
PMH halts surgeries after ACs break down
ELECTIVE surgeries at Princess Margaret Hospital have been postponed this week due to nonfunctioning air-conditioning units, the Public Hospitals Authority confirmed yesterday.
