Herbal physician to launch book at major Rastafari celebration
A herbal physician who is known for his talks on diabetes is scheduled to arrive in town today ahead of one of the biggest celebrations on the calendar of the Rastafari people.
Brave’s new world
PHILIP “Brave” Davis last night emerged as the Progressive Liberal Party’s elected leader following a chaotic final national convention day, which suffered an embarrassing voting delay and disorganisation brought on by the underestimation of delegate turn out and electricity failures.
Twerking students spark outrage
A VIRAL video of junior high school girls gyrating on a platform as fellow students watched and cheered at a public school function drew outrage yesterday.
Activists triumph in Nygard dredging case
A SUPREME Court judge has ordered the Department of Physical Planning be restrained from issuing any further dredging permits to billionaire Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard pending the resolution of three other judicial reviews against the controversial development of his Lyford Cay home.
Christie ‘the weakest’ leader of The Bahamas
WHEN the history of Bahamian political leaders is written, former Prime Minister Perry Christie will be considered “the weakest” to have held office, according to former Progressive Liberal Party MP Philip Galanis.
‘I asked him why he shoot the people’ says witness
Devaughn Hall was the instigator behind the armed robbery and the shooting deaths of Barry and Sheena Johnson at their residence in Deadman’s Reef, a key prosecution witness who was there on the night of the murders told the Supreme Court yesterday.
Chaos at the convention as vote delayed
THE voting process for party officers during the Progressive Liberal Party’s 53rd national convention was fraught with chaos and disorganisation, with the vote delayed by nearly three hours due to protests raised over the official registry, The Tribune was told yesterday.
20-year-old accused of killing teen boy
A 20-YEAR-OLD man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy off Prison Lane earlier this month.
Cleaning up Montagu
MEMBERS of the St Anne’s Constituency Volunteer Community Service Team were joined by volunteer residents of St Anne’s, the Rotary Club of East Nassau, the Rotary Club of Nassau Sunrise, and members of the Royal Nassau Sailing Club on Saturday morning. Volunteers banded together to clean up, create a friendly area for residents to enjoy and improve the Montagu foreshore area between The Sailing Club and Dick’s Point.
Gang suspect accused of murder conspiracy
A MAN was arraigned on several charges ranging from conspiracy to commit murder to being a member of an unlawful gang yesterday.Rashad Laroda, 27, of Walnut Street, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt faced with two firearms charges,
Glenys promises to push for change
By RASHAD ROLLETribune Staff Reporterrrolle@tribunemedia.net ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin said she will continue to “agitate for change within” the Progressive Liberal Party despite her loss in the leadership race to Philip “Brave” Davis at the
Smith appointed as library director
REV Dr C B Moss, president of the Bain Grants Town Advancement Association, is pleased to announce the appointment of Nelson Smith as the director of the Bain Grants Town Library and Museum. Mr Smith is a graduate of the University of the Bahamas, ha
Forbes warns party must move on from sense of entitlement
THE Progressive Liberal Party must change, said South Andros and Mangrove Cay MP Picewell Forbes last night, as he castigated some in the organisation who became “haughty, big headed, selfish” and “sometimes didn’t even want to shake supporters hands” during the Christie administration’s last term in office.
Man shot dead near his home
ANOTHER man is dead after succumbing to his gunshot wounds last night, police said.
