Bain rejects recusal bid in Nygard cases
SUPREME Court Justice Rhonda Bain has rejected Keod Smith’s application to recuse herself from hearing Peter Nygard cases. It is not the first time she has made such a ruling. Late last year she ruled that Mr Nygard gave “no cogent reasons” for his
Education team is unveiled
MINISTER of Education Jeffrey Lloyd on Friday announced the appointment of, and introduced to the Ministry of Education’s staff, a new executive team at the Ministry and Department of Education.The department is now led by Marcellus Taylor, acting di
Express success for Grand Bahama
THE return of a major US tour operator to Grand Bahama will provide much-needed airlift to the island by May of this year.According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Tourism this week, Vacation Express, based in Atlanta, has indicated it will
Cold front for weekend
TWO more cold fronts are expected to hit the country starting today, according to Basil Dean, chief meteorologist at the Department of Meteorology. Although the cool start to the New Year has given way to warmer weather recently, temperatures are ex
Officer denies lawyer's claim of shoddy police work in murder case
A LEAD police investigator denied in court yesterday that the investigation into the brutal murders of a Deadman’s Reef couple was shoddy police work. Det 772 Lorenzo Johnson’s handling of the investigation was brought into question by Geoffrey Farqu
Loophole fears over grouper season
CONCERNS have been raised that permits allowing the Nassau grouper to be sold year-round create a loophole that potentially allows the endangered fish to be exploited during the closed season.The closed season for the Nassau grouper is December 1 - F
Henfield vision of council to tackle immigration
THE failure of successive governments to train civilian leaders for the effective management of military forces has resulted in a lack of strategic vision, and contributed to the thriving nature of illegal immigration and other maritime law-breaking,
UB union demand - ‘treat us fairly’
ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira plans to take a paper to Cabinet on the issue of banning plastic bags in the Bahamas, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold confirmed yesterday to The Tribune.
COB worker ‘took home extra $600,000 in pay’
FORMER College of The Bahamas employee Chimeka Gibbs took home just over $600,000 in extra payroll deposits from 2009 to 2015, Supreme Court jurors heard yesterday.
Calls to clamp down on airline hackers
THE air charter industry could see more stringent regulations implemented in the coming months, as two Cabinet ministers called for sweeping changes for the sector in the wake of last week’s fatal plane crash in waters off Andros.
Alone in a hellhole, praying to go home
BAHAMAS-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles said he was given the equivalent of $4.69 to start a new life in Haiti.
Two gunmen die in police shootout
POLICE shot and killed two men known to them yesterday, Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said. Their deaths marked the third time this month there has been a police-involved killing in the country.
70 Haitians held after vessel stopped near Long Island
IN its first apprehension of the year, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force arrested 70 Haitians who were on board a 40ft sailing vessel east of Wemyss in south Long Island, officials said.
Minister insists nation is safe despite Canada alert
IN the wake of yet another travel warning against The Bahamas, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar is doubling down on his remarks that the country is a safe place for visitors, especially when compared to major American and European cities.
Dames: I have not tried to influence policing plan
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday denied he has attempted to influence aspects of the commissioner of police’s 2018 policing plan, calling such concerns misguided.
