Payment details revealed for Grand Lucayan purchase
THE government intends to write a promissory note to Hutchinson Whampoa to complete the $65m purchase of the Grand Lucayan, The Tribune was told.Last week, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed the government made a $10m down payment towards the p
Bannister tells board: Set the policy, and stay out of running
IN his charge to the new Bahamas Power and Light board of directors yesterday, Minister of Works Desmond Bannister told appointees their focus is to implement policy and not to interfere in the day-to-day operations of the electricity provider.The ne
Stranded whale found mutilated
A LIVE pilot whale was sliced open and left to die on a beach in Abaco by someone suspected to be looking for ambergris, a highly-sought after substance found in the intestines of some sperm whales and used in making perfume.
Oban technical report imminent
GOVERNMENT officials expect this week to receive a technical report on the proposed Oban Energies deal for Grand Bahama, The Tribune was told yesterday.
Taranique still trapped in limbo
SICK, stateless teen Taranique Thurston is still in limbo as her family struggles to secure funding to treat her life-threatening brain cyst.
NEMA hands out cash to Ragged families
WEEKS ahead of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Irma, which devastated Ragged Island, the National Emergency Management Agency issued more than $70,000 in financial assistance to affected residents.
Three accused over armed robbery
THREE men including a teenager were yesterday arraigned in Magistrate’s Court in connection with an armed robbery offence. Teniro Minnis, 20, stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinney on one count each of armed robbery, possession of an unlicensed fir
Ground broken for $2.5m maritime centre project
AFTER 10 years in operation, Elnet Maritime Agency Limited broke ground yesterday for construction of its $2.5 million maritime centre that will provide about 80 to 100 new jobs on Grand Bahama.Elbert Hepburn, CEO, along with his mother and business
Four years in jail for gun charges
A 21-year-old man was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to four firearm-related charges, stemming from the seizure of two unlicensed weapons over the weekend.Deon Ferguson, of Asphalt Street in Pinewood Gardens, was se
11 Bahamians receive Chinese scholarships
ELEVEN Bahamian students have received scholarships from the government of the People’s Republic of China for study in that country to pursue various programmes of study.“These students all are a shining example of high aspirations,” permanent secret
Cuban migrants held
MORE than a dozen Cuban migrants discovered in Bahamian waters were brought to Grand Bahama last week by the US Coast Guard. According to reports, the group consisted of 12 men and one woman. They were turned over to Bahamian authorities and transpor
Moxey: We must build public confidence in BPL
BAHAMAS Power and Light Chairman Donovan Moxey yesterday said the newly appointed board’s biggest challenge was working to instill public confidence in the company and stabilise operations.Mr Moxey also tackled controversy surrounding published revel
'We want answers on school repairs'
WITH public schools opening in less than a week, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday called for the Minnis administration and Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd in particular to “come clean” on the state of school repairs.In a st
Residents alarmed at plan for Soldier Road cemetery
SOLDIER Road residents are expressing concern over plans to develop a cemetery in the area.The cemetery is reportedly to be built immediately northeast of Kennedy Subdivision, next to Superwash on Soldier Road.Local resident Gloria Wallace expressed
Officials take a closer look at ministry project
OFFICIALS from the National Insurance Board recently conducted a site inspection of the proposed Ministry of National Security Building on John F Kennedy Drive with the new contractor, Inline Project Co Ltd.
