Christian Council to make recommendations for outlawing marital rape
THE Bahamas Christian Council will send Attorney General Carl Bethel recommendations for outlawing marital rape on Monday, BCC president Bishop Delton Fernander said during a press conference yesterday.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Dat’s da way tings go - but does it have to be?
This week, our government debated two bills - the Financial Reporting Bill and Proceeds of Crime Bill - that, taken together, should go some distance to stamping out official corruption in the country. But without a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), can they actually make a difference?
International soccer player ban ‘a travesty’
JARED Higgs’ lawyer Vincent Wallace-Whitfield called it a “travesty of justice where due process was not followed” in trying to determine how his client could be banned for four years from the Bahamas Football Association when he was never tested for any banned substances.
Officials hunt for licence forgers
OFFICIALS from the Road Traffic Department yesterday confirmed that an investigation is underway to determine the source of several “fake” licences that have turned up for renewal in recent weeks.
Hit and run fatality: Two held in Bimini
POLICE have taken two men into custody in connection with Wednesday morning’s fatal hit and run.
Locked in: No right to scrap Oban deal over any environmental issue
THE government has relinquished its ability to terminate the heads of agreement with Oban Energies because of what environmental impact assessments may conclude about the safety of the project, according to the much-anticipated document which Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis tabled in Parliament yesterday evening.
Kickback demands kept investors away
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis again accused the Christie administration of being corrupt, telling the House of Assembly last night he has heard that some foreign investors have been hesitant to do business here for fear of being asked for a “so-called incentive”.
Minister responds to concerns of Corrections Services officers
PUBLIC Services Minister Brensil Rolle has responded to claims that Department of Correctional Services officers are not receiving their pensions, their permanent and pensionable letters, nor are they being promoted. Last Friday, Bahamas Prison Staf
Man in tears as he is cleared of kidnapping and robbing student
A MAN cried audibly from a Supreme Court holding dock after being unanimously acquitted of the armed robbery and kidnapping of a local college student six years ago. Ekron Taylor lowered his head and sobbed as a nine member jury returned unanimous n
Court delays sentencing of QC teacher's killers
THE sentencing of two men and a teenager for murdering Queen’s College elementary teacher Joyelle McIntosh in 2015 has been delayed after counsel for one of the convicts argued against the “complete logical fallacy” of his client being convicted on b
Dug up the road? A $10,000 fine may be coming your way
A $10,000 fine is under consideration for utility companies responsible for digging up newly paved roads.Director of Works Melanie Roach said the Ministry of Works is recommending that the present fine of $75 be increased.“We are looking to upgrade t
Woman who slapped teacher freed
THE COURT of Appeal yesterday freed a Grand Bahama woman who was previously imprisoned for attacking the principal of Jack Hayward High School five years ago.Appellate Justices Jon Isaacs, Roy Jones, and acting appellate Justice Sir Michael Barnett,
PLP 'made provisions' for new morgue in Cat Island
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis made “provisions” for a morgue to be built on Cat Island during the last administration, PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell told The Tribune yesterday.However, these plans were stopped when the Minnis adm
Bills seek to cut out corruption
LAWMAKERS united yesterday to support the Proceeds of Crime Bill and the Financial Transactions Reporting Bill, laws meant to clamp down on corruption and crime, although Progressive Liberal Party leaders warned against overreach.The Proceeds of Crim
Government 'neglect to address' dangerous oil leak at Clifton
ENVIRONMENT group Save the Bays (STB) has accused the government of neglect after a representative of the group said it spotted “another large and dangerous oil leak” from the Clifton Pier Power Station causing “critical damage” to the surrounding ma
