Man shot after throwing rock at police car and charging with cutlass
A POLICE officer shot a man who threw a rock into his car’s windshield before charging at him with a cutlass.
Sewer leak delays Eastern Road work
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday attributed the most recent delays in the Eastern Road roadworks to “a sewer leak from a private residence”.
Defence officer given ten days to settle theft allegations
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer was given ten working days by a magistrate yesterday to resolve allegations he took thousands of dollars from two individuals to import vehicles and/or car parts on their behalf without honouring his obligations.
Illegal drivers spark tax plan
THE Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association wants the government to institute either a payroll or gasoline tax to fund the establishment and operation of an agency to provide compensation to victims of accidents caused by uninsured and untraced drivers.
Bannister blasts ‘shoddy’ seawall
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said the Minnis administration is concerned about receiving quality work from contractors, after revealing a seawall in High Rock, Grand Bahama was “improperly” built and taxpayers did not receive value for the money spent.
49 years for Blair murderer
THE man convicted of the October 2014 home invasion and consequent shooting death of Blair Estates resident Andre Cartwright was sentenced to nearly 50 years in prison yesterday by a Supreme Court judge.
Headcount carried out on Pointe workforce
IN response to growing public concern centred on the workforce make-up of The Pointe, officials have conducted a census of the compound, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes confirmed yesterday.
Not one - but two close escapes from shark attacks
TWO people, one a Scottish boy, are lucky to be alive after they escaped separate shark attacks – one in waters off New Providence and the other in Bimini – this month.
Woman in viral video is accused of trespassing
A 37-year-old Haitian woman was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of trespassing on to another woman’s property in the early morning hours of Friday.
Minister suggests biometric solution to immigration issues
TRANSPORT Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday suggested recording biometric data at birth as a viable solution to current challenges affecting the naturalisation process moving forward.Mr Campbell pointed to the initiative when asked by The Tribune
Students promote road safety
A PAIR of students from 12 schools across New Providence were yesterday inducted as junior road safety officers.Transport Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday flagged the high incidence of traffic fatalities this year, expressing hope the new initiati
Bus pilot project depends on agreement with bank
THE launch of the pilot project for unification of the public bus system hinges on the government honouring its agreement to jointly fund the project with the Inter-American Development Bank, Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell
‘Pointe - we need a site headcount’
WITH the government unable to reveal the current ratio of Bahamian to foreign workers at The Pointe development, Bahamian Contractors Association President Leonard Sands yesterday said officials must descend on the downtown Nassau project to conduct a physical count of its workers to determine whether the Heads of Agreement is being adhered to.
No remorse $600k thief ‘should not be jailed’
A senior probation officer on Friday recommended former College of the Bahamas employee Chimeka Gibbs be given a non-custodial sentence for stealing over $600,000 from the institution over a seven-year period.
Shanty Census underway
THE national survey of shanty town residents began yesterday in New Providence.
