Labour Minister: No truth in claims of political motive for BAIC sackings
LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes has emphatically denied recent terminations at the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation were politically motivated, telling The Tribune to suggest otherwise is “totally inaccurate and baseless”.
Jean Rony released from custody
BAHAMAS-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles has been released from custody pending the full hearing of the government’s stay applicaton.
Jean Rony in court after being thrown back in detention (video)
BAHAMAS-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles was sensationally arrested and taken to the Carmichael Road Detention Centre having returned to the country on a court-ordered and state-issued travel document this weekend.
St. John’s College classes cancelled due to smoke
All classes at St. John’s College have been cancelled today due to excessive smoke on the school’s campus and immediate vicinity
Jubilee Gardens families file suit
MORE than 100 residents of Jubilee Gardens have filed a class action lawsuit against the government and Renew Bahamas for causing them to be “sickened to near death” as a result of the “toxic and hazardous” emissions caused by the recurring fires at the New Providence Landfill.
Motorist dies after carjacker opens fire
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that left a man dead on Saturday night.
Glenys to defy Speaker's ban
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin will attend the next sitting of the House of Assembly despite being named and suspended indefinitely by House Speaker Halson Moultrie, Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis announced yesterday.
Dames: We must identify the causes of crime
MINISTER of National Security Marvin Dames recently said that over the past decade, escalating crime and violence numbers have presented challenges to the economic and social development of The Bahamas.“Much of the violence and crime that we are seei
Vehicle with ten inside overturns
GRAND Bahama police are investigating a traffic accident in east Grand Bahama that resulted in a number of people being hospitalised with various injuries. Police received a report of an accident on January 31 shortly after 3pm off east Grand Bahama
Former PM press aide seeks dismissal answers
FORMER press secretary for Prime Minister Perry Christie, Latrae Rahming said yesterday he has written to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis seeking answers over his dismissal from the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation.Mr Rahming was among
Meet the country's first female Senate Chaplain
SHE is a woman of firsts.It’s been almost four years since Reverend Eileen Johnson was installed the first female senior pastor of Lighthouse Fellowship Church of God “City on the Hill,” in Pinewood Gardens, achieving her first major feat.Today, she
March date for Ride for Hope
RIDE for Hope will be hosting its 11th annual charity cycling event in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera on March 10. Since its inception in 2006, the Ride for Hope has raised close to $3m to aid cancer research, care and treatment. It is also one of th
Back to The Bahamas - the email trail behind Jean Rony’s return
Over the course of 72 hours, attorney Fred Smith attempted to negotiate with the Government over Jean Rony’s return to The Bahamas. In addition to numerous telephone calls with the government officials involved, the trail of emails between the two sides show how fast the situation developed - and how for Jean Rony how his dream of returning safely to the country of his birth ended in him again being detained.
Jean Rony arrested on return, taken to Detention Centre
Bahamas-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles was sensationally arrested and taken to the Carmichael Road Detention Centre this afternoon having returned to the country on a court-ordered and state-issued travel document.
13 workers terminated from BAIC
THE Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation terminated 13 employees on Friday, with the dismissals ranging from longstanding employees to recently confirmed workers.
