Students chosen for annual internship awards
THE Alf Thompson Memorial Scholarship (ATMS) Committee has selected two students from Nassau to be the recipients of its annual internship awards.This scholarship, started by the Bahamas Marine EcoCentre in 2011, was initiated to honour the memory of
Oban committee awaits expects technical report this week
THE Cabinet sub-committee examining the Oban Energies project will receive a key technical report this week, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday.“We are awaiting the report from our technical committee which is chaired by our Mrs Carol Young
Man accused over $1m blaze at brewery
A 41-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on a charge of intentionally setting fire to Commonwealth Brewery resulting in nearly $1m in damage.Darrell Neely, of Marshall Road, stood before Magistrate Carolyn Vogt-Evans charged in
$3m shortfall in Ministry's school repairs budget
DESPITE the Ministry of Education’s school repair budgetary shortfall of around $3m, Jeff Lloyd says officials will “make it work”.The Minister of Education was also confident yesterday public school repairs would be finished before the start of the
Man shot in struggle as robber took cell phone
A MAN is in hospital after he was shot during an armed robbery, police said.Shortly after 8pm on Tuesday, a man and woman were walking near the canal in Coral Harbour when they were approached by a man armed with a firearm, who robbed them of cell ph
Thief was caught red-handed - returning stolen tyres
A SECURITY officer at the Customs Department was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison after he admitted to stealing the rims from a 2009 Nissan Note registered to the department.Laraino Moxey, 29, of Culmers Lane, appeared before Magistrate Sa
150 families still living in shanty town homes
MORE than 100 families are believed to still reside in shanty towns across New Providence with the government’s eviction deadline less than two weeks away.Haitian Pastors League President Dr Jean Paul Charles told The Tribune he expected that number
Murders down by a quarter, says top cop
HOMICIDES in the first half of 2018 declined by 26 percent when compared with the same time last year.According to Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson yesterday, investigators recorded 54 homicides from January to June. Comparatively in the first ha
Wynn Group offer for Grand Lucayan 'unacceptable'
THE Wynn Group’s proposal to purchase the Grand Lucayan hotel in Grand Bahama was “unacceptable to the government” press secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.During his press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister, Mr Newbold admitted
PILOT TO BLAME: Not qualified in crash plane, nervous when flying in clouds, 129 illegal flights in 11 weeks
THE six people who died in January when the pilot of their plane lost control of the aircraft had zero chance of survival, according to the Air Accident Investigation Department’s report of the crash.
Officer guilty of unlawful killing
THE 2013 shooting death of Girred Clarke at the hands of police at a party was ruled as an unlawful killing by a Coroner’s Court jury yesterday.
Fees revolution to help fund $50m health deficit
Health officials will meet today to decide on the implementation of up to 500 fees at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) as they seek to narrow a $50m funding shortfall.
Drone helps to locate stolen boat
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force tracked and recovered a stolen vessel on Monday morning.After receiving information from security at Lyford Cay of a 21ft blue and white open-hull pleasure craft being stolen from the Lyford Cay Marina around 3am Monda
No plans to shut down auto business after fire
THE government does not have any current plans to shut down or relocate Strachan’s Auto Repair, press secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday. The blaze on Sunday night when more than 200 cars burned was not the first time a fire has broken out at t
