2020 Census campaign begins - with $5m price
THE Department of Statistics yesterday officially launched its multi-tiered 2020 Census publicity campaign. The census data collection is set to start May 4, 2020. Proposed as the country’s first electronic census and potentially the most expensive
Victim stabbed in nightclub parking lot
A MAN is in critical condition in hospital after he was stabbed during an argument at a nightclub parking lot Monday morning. According to police, shortly before 3am Monday, two men were in a parking lot on East Bay Street when they were approached b
Four sentenced over break-ins at schools
TWO men and two juveniles were sentenced to one year at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services and the Simpson Penn Centre for Boys after admitting to either breaking into, stealing and/or dishonestly receiving merchandise from three private
Putting a new face on Over-the-Hill
MORE than 13,000 cubic yards of debris were removed from the Bain and Grants Town community during the first two days of the government’s Over-the-Hill clean-up campaign.The campaign began on Friday and ramped up its operation on Saturday. Some of th
Businesses scramble over disability deadline
NEARLY one month since the deadline passed for all buildings to be made easily accessible to persons with disabilities, the business community seems to be scrambling to comply with the law despite having nearly two years to do so.Speaking to The Trib
Search for wreckage goes on to find answers over crash
WHILE search and rescue efforts have ceased for those who died in last week’s Andros plane crash, search and recovery for parts of the downed Piper Aztec plane are continuing as authorities expand their search area in the hope of finding the parts that could help investigators determine what caused the crash.
PM orders probe over bridge exec’s contract
DAYS before the May 10 general election, the former Christie administration added an addendum to the contractual agreement of a high-ranking Bridge Authority executive outlining no fixed termination date and specifying there was to be no less than three years’ notice in the event of termination, The Tribune can reveal.
PLP: Changes to URCA board ‘unlawful’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis characterised the Minnis administration’s changes to the board of the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority as unlawful yesterday, arguing they infringe on the independence of the regulatory body.
Abandoned by the country of his birth
JEAN Rony Jean-Charles, the Bahamas-born man who, according to relatives, went “missing” after three months at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, has been found in a North Haitian slum.
Three dead after bloody weekend of shootings
THREE men are dead and another is in hospital following four shooting incidents in separate locations in New Providence that took place over the weekend.
Minnis visit to Texas to drum up business
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis left the country yesterday for visits to Austin and Houston, Texas.
Man shot dead by police after gun fired into crowd
AN armed man was shot dead by police in Abaco during a confrontation in the Central Pines area early Friday morning, police reported.
64-year-old Bimini man drowned near harbour
THE community of Bailey Town, Bimini, is saddened by the apparent drowning of 64-year-old William “Stinky” Stuart, who was well loved by everyone in the tiny, close-knit settlement.
Man detained after cocaine discovery
A 34-year-old Grand Bahama man was arrested at the Grand Bahama International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle a quantity of dangerous drugs to the United States on Friday.ASP Terecita Pinder said the incident happened shortly before 5pm. She
Deputy PM: Audits will be beneficial in the long term
WHILE costs associated with audits launched in several government ministries and departments remain unclear, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest insisted that whatever is spent on this undertaking will ensure certain actions under the previous administration are revealed to the public.
