Man shot dead on Crooked Island Street
A man died after a shooting on Crooked Island Street early on Saturday morning.
Dr Sands ‘approved $1.9m contract for Barbara Hanna company’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands approved a contract estimated at $1.9m for Barbara Hanna's Magic Touch cleaning company, less than three months after criminal charges were brought against former PLP Senator Frank Smith, according to testimony heard in court on Friday.
Bannister pledges safety measures after Munnings Road death
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister pledged more precautions and safety measures will be implemented on Munnings Road to avoid future fatalities.
Labour Day crash investigation close to completion
POLICE are close to completing investigations into the Labour Day traffic accident, which killed four women and injured numerous others.
Minister announces full-time BTVI enrolment will be free
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd, in a speech on Friday, reiterated that full-time enrolment in the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute will be free this September.
FNM chairman defends VAT increase
FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer said his party will not be moved by the possibility of a political alliance between web shops and the Progressive Liberal Party.
Woman robbed a gunpoint
A WOMAN was robbed at gunpoint after she was forced to stop her car in the Carmichael Road area Thursday night.
Man stabbed in Eight Mile Rock
A 23-year-old man, a resident of West End, is in hospital with serious injuries following a stabbing incident in Eight Mile Rock, police reported.
Judge delays his URCA case ruling
A Supreme Court judge has reserved his decision on whether the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority was right to find that ZSR Sports Radio’s operator is not the true holder of the 103.5 FM radio licence.The Tribune understands that Justice
Shooting of man carrying shotgun was lawful
THE fatal shooting of a 23-year-old mental patient by an assistant commissioner of police and another senior officer two years ago was a lawful killing, jurors decided yesterday.The jury found that Assistant Commissioner of Police Kendal Strachan and
'VAT hike will bring a day of reckoning'
THE government’s proposed hike of value added tax will induce a “day of reckoning” sooner than expected, according to Progressive Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper.Speaking to reporters as crowds protested against the government’s proposed V
Government signs deal to borrow $70m from IDB
THE government signed agreements for two investment loans worth $70m with the Inter-American Development Bank yesterday.The loans will fund an airport infrastructure programme in the Family Islands and a climate resilient coastal infrastructure and m
Govt to consider CARICOM findings on medical marijuana
THE Minnis administration will consider changes to policy on medicinal marijuana following the completion of a report from a CARICOM task force on the herbal drug, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands told Parliament yesterday.This report, he said, is expe
Sands may testify in Smith trial
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands may be called to testify in a Magistrate’s Court hearing into former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial, it was revealed yesterday.It was also revealed that lawyers for the accused were just served mi
Man arrested as water thrown over Campbell
POLICE yesterday arrested a man after he showered Transport Minister Frankie Campbell with water during a protest against the government’s proposed value added tax hike.Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, the officer in charge of crim
