Drilling finds more murky groundwater in Grand Bahama
MURKY groundwater samples were obtained on Wednesday during another drilling exercise at Pinder’s Point, Grand Bahama – an area residents believe is affected by industrial pollution. The exercise was undertaken by the Grand Bahama Environmental Assoc
Cooper hits out at FNM hypocrisy
EXUMA & Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper (PLP) ridiculed the Free National Movement and its intended value added tax hike yesterday, portraying a party that voted against VAT’s introduction as hypocritical.
'Tough choice is best for country'
THE Minnis administration may pay a political price for its value added tax hike, but it is better to pay that price than face the ramifications of not making the hard decisions, St Barnabas MP Shanendon Cartwright said yesterday.As he made a case fo
Miss Bahamas is the queen of hearts
NEWLY-crowned Miss World Bahamas Brinique Gibson visited the students and faculty of Garvin Tynes Primary School and Autism Centre yesterday. She greeted and embraced the students who were ecstatic to see her. Ms Gibson was crowned last month during
‘We’ll tackle any illegal web shops’
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday warned that any illegality in the gaming industry will be “vigorously addressed” by the government as he moved to address recent statements by gaming house operators that appeared to resonate as a threat of moving “underground” to escape impending tax increases.
Gaming board workers tested for tuberculosis
WORKERS in the Centreville House building have been tested for tuberculosis in the wake of speculation that a female Gaming Board employee was hospitalised last week for the illness, Bahamas Public Services Union President Kimsley Ferguson told The Tribune yesterday.
McAlpine calls for income tax rather than VAT rise
OUTSPOKEN Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday ridiculed his government’s budget, telling parliamentarians it appears Free National Movement politicians have reneged on their words.
New osmosis plant for Ragged Island
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation is in the process of procuring a solarised reverse osmosis plant for Ragged Island, WSC Chairman Adrian Gibson told The Tribune yesterday.
Police investigating motive behind fatal shooting
POLICE yesterday said they are following several leads into a shooting that left a man dead.Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, the officer in charge of criminal investigations, yesterday said officers are sifting through various repo
Pathologist testifies over police shooting of teenager
A FORENSIC pathologist yesterday confirmed that the purported sequence of events surrounding the shooting death of a teenager by a police officer in Yellow Elder Gardens five years ago corresponded with the two gunshot wounds the victim received.Dr C
Bid to raise funds for crash victim's family
A GOFUNDME account has been launched to support the family of one of the three men killed in a plane crash on Eleuthera earlier this week.The American men were identified as Scott Dawson, Todd Crawford and Danny McKnight. Their deaths are being inves
RBDF holds major exercise
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force will be hosting the largest military training exercise of its kind this month.Tradewinds 2018 is an annual regional military training exercise that will be held in the Bahamas from June 14 to 21. This year’s exercise w
FNM chairman: Our budget will clear up PLP mess
FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer has said the Minnis administration’s 2018-2019 budget will “solve” the “financial mess” left behind by the Progressive Liberal Party. There has been intense backlash to the government’s plan to raise the va
Papa John’s to open in the Bahamas
WITH Papa John’s set to open its doors this summer, Papa John’s Bahamas CEO John F Wilson is as excited about the company’s commitment to the Bahamian community, as he is about making great pizza consistent with the Papa John’s global standard.
