Ruined Ragged will rise again
DAYS after Ragged Island was ravaged by Hurricane Irma and deemed not fit for residents by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, he announced the government’s intention to “transform” it into the first fully “green” island in the region.
Ragged Islanders on Grand Bahama launch relief effort for their home
FOLLOWING the massive devastation on Ragged Island, descendants of the community who live in Grand Bahama are organising a hurricane relief effort to get essential items, as well as building materials to those persons on the tiny southern island ravaged by Hurricane Irma.
Damage in Inagua - but no residents displaced by storm
ACCOMPANIED by a senior government delegation, returning residents of Inagua yesterday found an island that had withstood Hurricane Irma’s blows, the hurricane only downing several lamp poles and causing roof damage to some structures.
Change of mind for govt over mandatory evacuation
DESPITE assurances legislation to establish mandatory evacuation procedures would be tabled this week, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told Parliament yesterday the government has decided against this and will instead undertake public consultations on the proposed bill.
Three in court over theft at gas station during Irma
TWO men and a minor were charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of breaking into and stealing from Esso’s Blue Hill Road and Tonique Williams-Darling service station while New Providence was under a hurricane watch. Leonardo Collie, 24, of
180-day exigency order issued on relief goods
AN Exigency Order has been put into effect for 180 days to allow for the duty-free import of goods for hurricane relief.The goods covered in the order include: building materials; electrical and plumbing fixtures and materials; household furniture, f
$2.8m cost of renewing catastrophic insurance
THE Minnis administration paid a $2.8m premium to the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility to renew its tropical cyclone policy, The Tribune has learned.While the former policy had an annual $900,000 premium, The Tribune was told that the c
Trio to face murder plot trial next month
AN October 2 date has been set for the commencement of the Supreme Court trial of three men allegedly involved in a murder plot that was carried out in June last year, The Tribune understands.The matter involving Daran Neely, Jahmaro Edgecombe and Se
Building character to build the future
EDUCATORS came together to attend workshops on several Bahamian islands to participate in the country’s second Character Day Training Workshop.The event took place on New Providence, Abaco and Grand Bahama and was geared toward informing educators ab
Cleaning the coast after the storm
IN the wake of Hurricane Irma, volunteers throughout the country are preparing to take part in the Ocean Conservancy’s 32nd anniversary of International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 16.Volunteers from all over the world have gathered every
Dishonoured cheques and outstanding bills among problems at Registrar General dept
AN audit of the revenue and expenditure accounts of the Registrar General’s Department has revealed nearly $400,000 worth of dishonoured cheques, outstanding utility bills and a register cluttered with hundreds of delinquent IBCs (international busin
Suspected marijuana found
GRAND Bahama police discovered suspected marijuana in an unfinished building in the Freeport area on Tuesday, police reported. According to reports, shortly after 1am, Drug Enforcement Unit officers acting on information went to an area in Royal Bah
Plane destroyed in LPIA fire
AVIATION authorities confirmed yesterday investigations are ongoing, following a fire at the Lynden Pindling International Airport which resulted in the destruction of a Golden Wings Charter Britten-Norman Islander.
‘Tornado sounded like a freight train running through our home’
GRAND Bahama resident Peter Roberts said it sounded like a “freight train” ran through his home on Sunday when a tornado passed through, the force of the twister so strong the wind picked him up and threw him to the ground as he and his wife tried to get to safety.
Cop killer bids to challenge sentence
A GRAND Bahama native sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer approximately 25 years ago may finally get to appeal his sentence when he returns to the appellate court in early November.
