Man hit by car last week dies in hospital
A MALE pedestrian, who was hit by a car in Abaco last week, died Thursday of his injuries at a hospital in Nassau.
Shanty town team identifies 200 rental units for housing
MORE than 200 rental units have been identified and logged as alternative housing for evicted shanty town residents, according to an official with the government’s Shanty Town Action Task Force.This was disclosed yesterday by Colin Wright, chairman o
Three charged over murder in Culmersville
THREE men between the ages of 21 and 25 were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with murdering a man in the Culmersville neighbourhood late last month.Shaquille Rolle, 21, along with 24-year-old Tille Brown and 25-year-old Theo William
PM: PLP playing the race card
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said it appears the Progressive Liberal Party is playing the race card when it comes to Sir Roland Symonette’s posthumous award of National Hero but implored Bahamians to move beyond skin colour when discussions focus on the contributions made toward nation building.
Minnis has set sights on 2022 election victory
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis intends to run as leader of the Free National Movement in the 2022 general election and he’s confident Bahamians will elect him again to lead the country.
Union calls for WSC chiefs to go
THE union representing employees of the Water and Sewerage Corporation is calling for the removal of the organisation’s executive chairman and general manager after the termination of three employees among other issues.
Four months to answer marijuana questions
CABINET will discuss the committee to be given responsibility for holding town hall meetings on the possible legalisation of medical marijuana in the country when it meets on Monday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday.
Man in hospital after Rose Island stabbing
A MAN is in hospital after he was stabbed by a group of men during an argument on a boat in waters off Rose Island that was caught on cell phone video. According to police, shortly after 7pm on Tuesday, a man was on Rose Island when he got into a fig
Extra 10 lots for housing scheme added
THE Department of Housing launched its service lot initiative at Sunset Close off Carmichael Road yesterday.Called the Sunset Close Subdivision Extension, Housing and Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira said it adds an additional ten service lots t
Andros 'can be breadbasket of the region'
MINISTER of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard believes that Andros has the potential to be “the breadbasket not only of The Bahamas but the Caribbean and North America”.“Keep the faith, Andros can be transformed,” the minister told And
Palacious: Make marijuana possession a misdemeanour
ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious wants marijuana possession reduced to a misdemeanour so it would not show up on a person’s police record, but he opposes the complete decriminalisation of the plant, saying Bahamians have more than enough vices alr
US group donates funds to help Grand Bahama
REACH Out Youth Organisation (ROYO) received a much-needed donation on Wednesday from a US church group that is visiting Grand Bahama this week. Jeff Shipley, senior pastor of Whitten Baptist Church in Memphis, Tennessee, and several members of his c
$1.2m to be spent on upgrade for BPL Clifton Pier substation
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday announced a $1.2m allocation for infrastructural upgrades at Bahamas Power and Light’s Clifton Pier substation.Addressing the June 25 island-wide outage, where a lightning strike disabled the station’s entir
CA Smith sworn in as Deputy Governor General
FORMER Cabinet minister Cornelius Alvin Smith, a veteran of past Ingraham administrations, was sworn in as deputy to the governor general yesterday.Mr Smith is seen as the frontrunner to eventually succeed Dame Marguerite Pindling as governor general
'Clearing shanty towns will help Haitians to integrate'
FORMER Agriculture Minister Tennyson Wells yesterday expressed support for the government’s shanty town clearing exercise, telling The Tribune he feels it will engender increased integration of the Haitian community.Mr Wells said he felt that individ
