100 a day landfill scavengers
ENVIRONMENTAL Health is reviewing bids for a new security firm to guard the New Providence Landfill, according to Director of Environmental Health Services Melanie McKenzie, who revealed that the previous firm’s contract ended with the last budget cycle.
Forensic audit for gaming board payouts
GAMING Board Secretary Verdant Scott was this week directed to take a vacation as the regulatory body prepares to issue a request for proposals for a forensic audit, The Tribune has learned.
UPDATED: Three killings in 24 hours
Three deaths in 24 hours have pushed the country's murder toll to 87 for the year.
Sands steps in on nurses owed $1m
ABOUT 45 nurses were working for months without the salary and benefits full-time government employees expect, a predicament Health Minister Dr Duane Sands found "heartbreaking" and said he has moved to remedy.
Police set to move on BPL fraud
POLICE could conclude their probe into that multi-million-dollar theft scheme at Bahamas Power and Light as early as today, with sources in the power company suggesting that at least two managers could be terminated by this evening.
Police pay backlog delayed
THE latest installment of the budgeted $5.6m for police overtime pay has been shelved due to a lack of public funds, according to an official from the Police Staff Association.
Case of officers seen drinking on video still under review
COMMISSIONER of Police Ellison Greenslade is still reviewing the file on the two officers caught drinking on video while riding in a police squad car, The Tribune was told.
Police hunting men after armed robberies
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in solving two separate armed robberies that occurred on Wednesday.
Police call for public help in search for missing people as teenage girl found
CHAROME Green, a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing on August 12, has been found, Police Superintendent Chanta Knowles said yesterday.
Generator donated to aid Children’s Home in GB
THE prayers of the Grand Bahama Children’s Home were answered when a local financial institution donated a much-needed power generator valued at more than $30,000 to the facility on Thursday.
$1,000 fine for Swiss woman caught with cocaine
A SWISS woman tourist was ordered to make a near $1,000 donation to two local institutions after being caught with a small amount of cocaine yesterday morning.
See the eclipse - but be safe
NEVER look at the sun directly ‑ your mom may have told you more than once.
Senator attacks raid film
OPPOSITION Senator Dr Michael Darville yesterday condemned attempts to “vilify” his wife after a cell phone video of her having a heated discussion with a Department of Customs official was circulated on social media with negative connotations.
Immigration immune from deficit cutbacks
AUSTERITY measures announced by the government will not affect the Department of Immigration, according to Immigration Minister Brent Symonette, pictured, who yesterday pointed to the high volume of permit applications as the greatest challenge faced by officials.
BPL fraud: More staff face sack
AFTER three employees were fired from Bahamas Power and Light on Wednesday in connection with a probe into a $2m theft, a senior official at the utility provider has warned that more firings are on the way as the investigation continues and will include those who are “higher up” in the company if found culpable.
