Anger on the roads over new university crossing
MOTORISTS stuck in long lines of traffic were confused and angered yesterday by the newly installed HAWK pedestrian signal crosswalk on University Drive.As several students have been hit crossing the street between the Michael Eldon Building and the
Three arrests after marijuana find
Grand Bahama police arrested three men after suspected marijuana was discovered at a residence in Freeport on Wednesday evening.
Forbes: Low housing take-up shows flaws in programme
SHADOW Housing Minister Picewell Forbes yesterday raked the government’s low-cost serviced lots scheme over the coals, stating the low rate of eligible applicants evidenced a flawed programme.“We can’t believe the minister and the prime minister put
Accused faces court for killing at web shop
A 26-year-old man was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday over allegations he murdered another man in an East Street web shop last Friday.William Etienne, of Balfour Avenue, stood before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain charged with one
WHY SO LITTLE AID AND WHY SO LATE?: Year from Irma, islanders insist govt does more
RESIDENTS of Ragged Island are calling for more government assistance than the $4,000 per household issued by the National Emergency Management Agency on Friday.
Dominican dies in Bimini crane fire
A Dominican crane operator was killed in north Bimini yesterday after a 40ft beam he was attempting to move snapped his machine’s cable and crashed on to the crane’s cabin, fatally pinning him inside as the crane was engulfed in flames.
Landmark day in dump’s future
PROVIDENCE Advisors/Waste Resources Development Group Consortium is the government’s selected bidder for the investment and management of the New Providence Sanitary Landfill and the group estimates the total project will cost around $130m to complete.
Super cinema sets opening target
FUSION Superplex, the $50m entertainment facility and movie theatre located at the junction of Gladstone Road and JFK Drive, is projected to have a November 2018 soft opening.
PHA: No new dialysis fee despite internal memo
THE Public Hospitals Authority said it has not implemented a new fee structure for wheelchair transport services for dialysis services at Princess Margaret Hospital, after concerns were raised about an internal memo made public proposing such a move.
Dominican accused of illegal landing
AN immigrant from the Dominican Republic was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court this week with illegal landing. Manuel Hernandez Gomez, 31, appeared before Magistrate Charlton Smith and pleaded guilty to the charge.According to the particular
Man dies after bar shooting
A MAN died in hospital Tuesday night after being shot multiple times outside a bar off Soldier Road.The incident marks the 63rd murder for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.Police said shortly after 11pm, the man was sitting in his vehicle
'Businesses must help students for school year'
WITH the recent value added tax hike, cost of living increases and a 25 percent cut to the government’s school uniform assistance budget, Bahamas Striping Group of Companies is urging local companies to do their part to help more students from disadv
US research group to study cancer gene in GB
WITH high rates of prostate cancer in the country, a cancer research group from the United States is due back in Grand Bahama today to continue ongoing research of the BRCA gene in Bahamian men and its link to the disease.Don Mitchell, chairman of Us
Saunders: I’ll hold feet to fire over dump
TALL Pines MP Donald Saunders says he plans to hold the government and Providence Advisors/Waste Resources Development Group Consortium’s feet to the fire when it comes to the management and proper maintenance of the Nassau dumpsite.
Miller: I wouldn't have gotten away with Moxey admission
AS he railed against newly appointed Bahamas Power and Light Chairman Donovan Moxey, former Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller questioned whether the rules have changed for the Minnis administration, adding BPL is in a “ridiculous” situation.“They would hav
