'True local government needed' for Family Island’s development
THE LEGAL director of an environmental group believes that the Family Islands will only prosper if local government is strengthened giving more power to the people who reside in these communities.
Sands called on to back up claims
FORMER Minister of Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville has called on Health Minister Dr Duane Sands to substantiate his allegations that the Christie administration awarded $90m worth of healthcare contracts shortly before the general election, calling the claims “untrue.”
Poitier speaks on $1 million consultancy debacle
THE consultant whose $1m contract with the Ministry of Tourism has come under public scrutiny yesterday responded to assertions that he was being paid an “outrageous” sum for having done little work, as he rejected the suggestion of being involved in anything “crooked or underhanded”.
Three Cubans escape from detention
THREE Cuban men escaped from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre early Saturday morning, leading Director of Immigration William Pratt to warn the public of fines up to $10,000 and a maximum prison term of five years for anyone found harbouring illegal immigrants.
UPDATED: Man on bail for murder is shot dead
POLICE are investigating a shooting incident that left a man on bail for murder dead and another in hospital in serious condition.
Dispute in row over airport rent
THE $1.2m write-off of a tenant’s $3.3m rent arrears at the Lynden Pindling International Airport was part of a resolution to a complex matter through several administrations caused in part by challenges that arose when airport traffic projections made by the Nassau Airport Development Company Ltd (NAD) did not materialise, former Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday.
Correction
IN the June 14 edition of The Tribune , it was incorrectly reported that Malik Bowe was crowned Miss Teen Universe/Commonwealth. It should have been reported that Malique Bowe is Miss Teen Commonwealth of The Bahamas, and she will compete in the Mis
Appeal for blood donations
A MEDICAL student is urging residents to support a blood drive scheduled to be held next month. Tai Dorsett, of the University of West Indies St Augustine Campus in Trinidad, told The Tribune Friday that her recently founded Bloodline organisation h
Minnis reassures homeowners on assistance with hurricane repairs
WHILE in Grand Bahama on the weekend, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis met homeowners who had received no government assistance with hurricane repairs to assure them that help was on the way. Dr Minnis felt that repairs were being handled unfairly und
More than 50 arrests in friday night police operation
POLICE arrested more than 50 people during an operation on Friday night. Among the arrests, one man was picked up for murder, another for operating a brothel, 14 Jamaican and Bahamian women were taken into custody for prostitution and 34 people were
Minnis says review underway of public service officers
THE Minnis administration is in the process of reviewing contracted public service officers with a view to slashing the level of wastage in the public sector, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. Asked whether the government had undertaken
Grand Bahamians thanked for their support of the FNM
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis thanked Grand Bahamians for their overwhelming support on May 10 by delivering all five seats to the Free National Movement.
Grand Bahama ‘a top priority for the government’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis reassured residents at a victory celebration over the weekend that Grand Bahama is a top priority for his government and revealed some of the initiatives planned for the island.
VIDEO: Scuffle at Port of Entry raises security concern
A VIDEO circulated on social media of two men involved in a daylight argument at Prince George Wharf has raised concern about police presence in downtown Nassau and whether greater scrutiny should be placed on permits granted to individuals who are allowed to sell their wares in that area.
Parliamentarians must file disclosures by June 30
THE government has set a June 30 deadline for former and sitting parliamentarians to file disclosures or face prosecution, according to Press Secretary Anthony Newbold.
