New spy bill tabled
THE Minnis administration tabled an Interception of Communication Bill and legislation to create legal framework for the disbanded National Intelligence Agency in the House of Assembly yesterday.
FNM MP asks: Will refugees go back home?
PINERIDGE MP Rev Fredrick McAlpine criticised his own party’s plan to accommodate Dominicans following the destruction Hurricane Maria wrought on Dominica, recommending that wealthy Cabinet ministers take money from their own pockets to contribute to the island’s restoration efforts rather than give Dominican people safe haven here.
UPDATED: Tearful PM defies Dominica critics
AMID criticism of government’s intention to relax immigration restrictions for some citizens of Dominica, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was brought to tears as he shed light on how this process will work and outlined three categories by which Dominicans will be granted access to The Bahamas.
Police beg: Give up Eugene's killer
POLICE believe they have found the getaway vehicle used by the person responsible for the senseless daylight shooting that left two persons dead, including eight-year-old Eugene Woodside, according to Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean.
$1.5m spent after Irma
COSTS incurred by the government following the passage of Hurricane Irma has tipped $1.5m, The Tribune has learned.
Armed robber raids deli
POLICE are asking for the public’s help in locating the person responsible for an armed robbery at a local eatery Wednesday afternoon.
Former bank governor ‘had no knowledge’ of WSC no-disconnect list
AFTER being named as one of several high-profile people who were on a “confidential list” at Water and Sewerage said to allow persons not to face disconnection, Julian Francis was adamant that he had no knowledge of such a list and did not benefit from special treatment from any public entity.
Rolle aims to become PLP chairman
GLENDON Rolle, an attorney who ran as the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate in Long Island in the general election, announced yesterday he will run for chairman of the party at its October convention.
Opponents join forces to work for a better Pinewood
POLITICAL foes in the Pinewood constituency launched a collaborative effort on Wednesday to establish the Pinewood Foundation and that community’s first festival event. Reuben Rahming, who secured more than half the votes cast in Pinewood during the
Conch fest back after hurricane
THE 45th annual Conch Cracking Festival in McLean’s Town is expected to attract hundreds to East Grand Bahama on Monday, October 9. The Ministry of Tourism and the McLean’s Town Conch Cracking Association have announced plans to hold the first Nation
Blood donor register for Grand Bahama
THE newly formed Blood Donors Society of Grand Bahama plans to create an island-wide donors register to enlist more voluntary blood donations and to increase blood supply on the island. The organisation was launched on Tuesday in the foyer of the Ra
Gibson warns over web shops
AS he outlined the economic despair of Long Island, area MP Adrian Gibson lamented the “cancer” gambling houses had become in the small community, saying gaming addictions had deepened the island’s socio-economic challenges.Speaking in the House of A
'Fired because I am Muslim'
A FORMER police officer has applied for leave to apply for judicial review of the commissioner of police’s decision to discharge him from the Royal Bahamas Police Force allegedly because of his unwillingness to compromise a key component of his Musli
Car and truck collide on Village Road
One man was taken to hospital after this two vehicle collision on Village Road late Wednesday night.
No-build zones to prevent disaster
FOLLOWING the devastation left behind by three major hurricanes in three years, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the government will need to strengthen town-planning regulations and this may include enforcing “no-build” zones.
