Hospital chief of staff appointment praised
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday praised the appointment of Dr Caroline Burnett-Garraway as the new medical chief of staff for Princess Margaret Hospital, calling her career experiences in emergency medicine “symbolic” to what the Minnis admi
From readers to leaders at Eleuthera summer camp
UNDER the theme “Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader,” 58 primary school students attended The South Eleuthera Mission’s literacy and numeracy summer programme which ran from June 26 to July 21.Funded by a grant from the Cotton Bay Fund, formerly the C
Diplomat appointments awaiting responses from host countries
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said yesterday the government was awaiting responses from host countries before new diplomats are deployed. He told The Tribune that all diplomat appointments had been finalised. In June, Mr Henfield reveale
Truth behind fall in jobless number
MINISTER of Labour Dion Foulkes has downplayed the slight dip in the unemployment rate, saying yesterday many of the jobs from the sample period came from temporary employment and it is likely these workers are now on the unemployment line.
BAIC cuts 15 short-term workers
FIFTEEN workers who were hired on a three-month contract at the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation were let go yesterday after their contracts expired, The Tribune understands.
PR firm hired in wake of cutbacks
THE Ministry of Tourism has re-engaged the services of global public relations firm Weber Shandwick to provide communications support in the US and Canada, according to an industry newswire.
NIB manager denies corruption charges
AN employee of the National Insurance Board was remanded to prison yesterday afternoon after her initial Magistrate’s Court appearance on extortion and bribery allegations.
Galanis: Ditch the PLP losers
EVERY Progressive Liberal Party candidate rejected by voters on Election Day should be barred from contesting leadership posts at the party’s October convention, former PLP member of Parliament Philip Galanis said Monday.
Florence carries on after stall blaze
THE owner of Flo’s Fruit Stand on West Bay Street is trying to put the pieces of her business back together after a fire on Saturday destroyed her produce stall and stored items.
Viral video shows police officer in street scuffle
A ROYAL Bahamas Police Force officer was recently engaged in a scuffle with a civilian near Christ Church Cathedral on George Street as he tried to handcuff the unruly man.
Suspect is charged with Emancipation Day murder
A MAN appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of being the culprit behind a homicide that occurred on the recent Emancipation Day holiday.Franklyn Johnson, 30, of Kemp Road stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing a murder
Event to unite residents of homes near industrial plants
THE Grand Bahama Environmental Association will hold its first “Industrial Plant Residents Day” on the grounds of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Lewis Yard on Saturday, August 19.Bertram Pinder, president of the GBEA, said the event would bring r
Deposit bag of cash stolen
POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating several male suspects responsible for two separate armed robberies that occurred on Sunday. In the first incident, shortly after noon a man was about to make a deposit at a local bank in western New P
Chief of staff is named for hospital
THE Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) is pleased to announce that Dr Caroline Burnett-Garraway has been appointed medical chief of staff for the Princess Margaret Hospital, which takes effect this month. With more than two and half decades as a physi
Two Bahamians held over alleged human smuggling
TWO Bahamian men were taken into custody by the US Coast Guard last week in connection with an alleged illegal human smuggling operation involving a group of Haitians near Bimini, an immigration official reported. Immigration officer Napthali Cooper
