Weather station for college
A NEWLY installed weather station at the Aquinas College campus is expected to enhance student learning, provide an additional avenue for public access to weather information and support the advancement of science, technology, engineering and mathema
Christie govt spent $30m on school properties not owned by the public
DURING its term, the Christie administration invested some $30m in school properties the government does not own and may “probably never own,” according to Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd.
311 hired by Education Ministry in six months before election
THREE hundred and eleven people were hired by the Ministry of Education in the six months before the May 10 general election, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.
BPL investigates island-wide outage
BAHAMAS Power and Light Company Limited (BPL) is investigating the cause of an island-wide outage which began in New Providence just before 3pm Thursday.
MINNIS ‘WILL TAKE BACK CROWN LAND’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pledged yesterday to take back Crown land from people who are using it for purposes outside the “original intent,” particularly those hoarding it for future investment.
Man faces court over rape allegation
A man was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned concerning a sexual assault allegation.
Johnson ready to act on disclosures, and says that shanty towns must not be ignored
MINISTER of State for Legal Affairs Elsworth Johnson insisted yesterday the country cannot continue to “pretend” that immigrant communities do not exist, while suggesting that dangers to residents abound in shanty towns because of a failure to enforce existing regulations.
Nation has 11th highest homicide rate in world
THE Bahamas has the 11th highest homicide rate in the world, triple the rate considered by the World Health Organization as an epidemic, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Sands: $25m in unpaid bills
THE former Christie administration left more than $25m in unpaid bills for medical equipment, rent, drugs and salaries at the Ministry of Health and the Public Hospital’s Authority, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands claimed yesterday.
Anti-corruption legislation is planned later this year
THE government will table legislation in the House of Assembly to establish an anti-corruption commission shortly after Parliament’s summer recess, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.
Turnquest says govt aims to stabilise country’s finances
THE economic plan being chartered during the ongoing 2017-2018 budget debate aims to stabilise the country’s finances, Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest said yesterday, as he underscored the continued need to reduce “discretionary spending” and bring the nation’s expenditure under control.
American man drowns in Abaco
POLICE in Abaco are investigating the death of a 54-year-old American visitor who died on Tuesday. Reports are that shortly after 1am, the body of a male was discovered in water near a residence in Eastern Shores in Marsh Harbor, Abaco. Foul play i
The Laws of Life
MORE than 2,100 students from around the Bahamas submitted entries to the 2017 Laws of Life Essay Competition in hopes of garnering recognition for their writing skills, sweetened by one of the generous prizes offered at the four levels of the contes
Henfield: Govt to streamline ministry to cut overspending, travel expenses
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield has suggested that the government plans to streamline the operations of his ministry, as he pinpointed key areas where there was apparent overspending, among them travel expenses.The minister was also adamant
Water sports veteran laments lack of oversight in industry
A VETERAN water sports operator has criticised the lack of oversight in the industry, telling The Tribune yesterday that at least 75 per cent of the persons involved in the sector could be described as “gangsters with no respect for rule or law.”The
