FNM 'taking steps to correct' problems in NHI scheme
NEARLY a week after he admitted the National Health Insurance scheme’s “non-existent checks and balances” have left taxpayers totally exposed to fraud, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday insisted the Minnis administration was in the process of
Govt to make legal moves to make justice more efficient
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said on Tuesday the Minnis administration will be “moving a series of bills through Parliament very shortly” in an effort to “improve the efficiency of justice in the country”.In an interview with reporters ahe
Public board appointees named
THE government has finally released its list of appointments to public boards and committees, with several Free National Movement (FNM) backbenchers and former FNM members of Parliament getting top posts.The listing, which was obtained by The Tribune
‘Where is the respect?’ family demands as coroner is absent
AN inquest into the death of a man following a boating accident with a Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessel last October was yesterday delayed to Wednesday due to the absence of Coroner Jeanine Weech-Gomez.
Insurers claim NHI’s Secretariat is likely acting 'illegally'
THE Bahamas Insurance Association yesterday said it supports measures by the Minnis administration to stop, review and get right all aspects of National Health Insurance, adding that it is likely NHI’s Secretariat is “illegally” acting as an insurance company.
US guest fined for Atlantis assaults
AN American visitor was spared an immediate prison sentence yesterday after he admitted to assaulting two Atlantis employees over the weekend.
‘Death penalty needed to stop the murders’
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday the Minnis administration will push for the death penalty to be enforced in an effort to reduce the violent crime in the country.
Student loan debts block scholarships
SCORES of scholarship applicants will be turned away by the Ministry of Education in the coming weeks as the Minnis administration continues its push to cut government expenses amidst the country’s dire financial outlook.
Freeport Incentive Act tobe replaced with new plan
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest told business leaders on Grand Bahama the government will amend and replace the Freeport Incentive Act 2016 with a more progressive plan.Mr Turnquest was speaking at the Grand Bahama Cha
Man Accused of Giving False Statement To Police
A MAN appeared in court yesterday accused of giving a false statement to a police officer.Cerlderon Brown, 27, stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinney facing a charge of perverting the course of justice, which was brought under Section 426 of the Pen
Countdown to Olympic legend's 100th birthday
GOVERNOR General Dame Marguerite Pindling, One Bahamas, Rotary Club and Aliv met yesterday at Government House to announce the launch of a 100-day countdown to Sir Durward Knowles’ 100th birthday.Sir Durward is a Bahamian sailing legend.He, with the
CORRECTION
IN a photo caption printed on page one of Monday’s edition of The Tribune, under the headline “Commonwealth Gold For Mixed Relay Team” one of the gold medalists was incorrectly identified as Kayvon Higgs.However, Kayvon Stubbs was the gold medal winn
Man Jailed For Clothing Store Break-In
A MAN was sent to prison for three years yesterday for breaking into a clothing store.Eltario Munroe, 36, stood before Magistrate Samuel McKinney facing a charge of shop-breaking, an offence under Section 362 of the Penal Code.It was alleged that som
Man in hospital after shooting in Abaco
ABACO police are investigating a shooting incident on that island that has resulted in one man being airlifted to the Princess Margaret Hospital in New Providence.According to police reports, shortly after 10pm on Friday, a male employee was leaving
INNER CITY VOICES: Hope in the inner city - as voters want change
THE Minnis administration’s promise of urban development and inner-city tax breaks have seemingly restored hope and optimism of a brighter future to residents in the Bain and Grants Town community, many of them telling The Tribune they believe “the veil has been lifted” which once separated elected officials from the common man.
