Human rights to face UN test
THE Bahamas’ human rights record is going to be examined by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) this week.
Decomposed bodies confirmed to be male
THE two severely decomposed bodies that were discovered in Abaco over the weekend have been confirmed as male, officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit (CDU), Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash said yesterday.
$30,000 marijuana seizure
DRUG Enforcement Unit officers, along with the Royal Bahamas Police Forces’ K-9 Unit, have seized $30,000 worth of marijuana from a boat moored at Potter’s Cay Dock.
Fishing village development seeks to appeal to US market
THE developers of the Seaward Fishing Village will be resuming development of a 35-acre site in Deadman’s Reef for the construction of vacation homes in West Grand Bahama.
‘Killers will be brought to justice’ says Dames
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has warned those committing murders would be caught and brought to justice.
PM’s response to fish fry alert ‘comical’ says PLP leader
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ response to the US State Department warning its citizens against visiting Fish Fry at Arawak Cay at night was “comical” and “lackadaisical,” Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday.
Smith urges PLP members to avoid attacks on Christie
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) deputy leader candidate Ricardo Smith yesterday called on party leadership to strongly discourage scurrilous attacks on former Prime Minister Perry Christie’s legacy, which he claims are threatening unity and public image.
Officials ‘hid from truth on Fish Fry’
THE president of the Arawak Cay Conch, Fish, Vegetable & Food Vendors Association Rodney Russell yesterday doubled down on his assertion that the group warned the government about crime threats at the Fish Fry, telling The Tribune officials “hid from the truth.”
Back to the sea for manatee
AFTER a three-month recovery period under the close care of the marine mammal team at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island, a wild Florida manatee (one of approximately 3,000 male Florida manatees left in the world) first rescued in September, was released near his rescue location at Spanish Wells.
Shooting victim dies in hospital
A MAN who was shot late last year has died in hospital, police said yesterday.
Capture a Junkanoo memory forever as pictures go on sale
Our photographers captured all the colour and spectacle of the 2017/18 Boxing Day and New Year’s Day Junkanoo parades and now, for the first time, The Tribune is giving readers the opportunity to purchase photos from the events.
UPDATED: ‘Passed out’ man dies after being hit by car
A MAN is dead after he was crushed by a vehicle in a freak accident off Carmichael Road early Sunday morning.
Social Services in ‘complete crisis’ says former minister
THE Ministry of Social Services is in a “complete crisis,” according to former Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin.
CARICOM blasts trump’s insult
THE Caribbean Community (CARICOM) said it was “deeply disturbed” by the reported use of “derogatory and repulsive language” by US President Donald Trump relating to Haiti, El Salvador and countries in Africa.
AG hints at Bail Act change
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel suggested yesterday the government may reconsider previous amendments to the Bail Act which withdrew the authority to grant bail in certain offences from magistrates.
