DAMES WARNS OF NO QUICK FIX TO CRIME
MINISTER of National Security Marvin Dames said yesterday that the Free National Movement (FNM) will start rolling out its new crime plan “with immediate effect” but cautioned that there will not be a “quick fix” to the high levels of crime.He did n
Freeport business targeted by armed robbers
A LOCAL business in Freeport was robbed of an undetermined amount of cash during an armed robbery last Friday.According to police reports, shortly after 5 pm an armed man robbed a business in the Millennium Mall, located on West Atlantic Drive, and
Homes still unrepaired after hurricanes in 2016 and 2015
WITH the 2017 hurricane season opening on Thursday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis noted yesterday that there are still homes in a state of disrepair following 2016’s Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Joaquin in 2015.This is despite a hefty loan in t
Mother and son on probation for role in schoolyard fight
A MOTHER and her son were put on probation yesterday for their involvement in a schoolyard incident that was captured on cellphone video and shared on social media. Rhonda Sands, 51, and Javano Sands, 24, appeared before Acting Assistant Chief Magis
Pair accused over QVS robbery
TWO men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of committing a recent gunpoint robbery of a pharmacy in the Seagrapes Shopping Plaza.
Helping schools to go green
HUNDREDS of students in the northern Bahamas will find environmental programmes in their schools next year, thanks to a generous donation from Save The Bays (STB).Recipient schools, all in Grand Bahama, were surprised when they were selected without
Back-up air conditioning installed as short-term solution at hospital
A “back-up” air conditioning system has been installed at the Princess Margaret Hospital to replace the hospital’s faulty unit in the short-term, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands confirmed yesterday.Another unit has been ordered to ultimately replace t
BPL ‘critical’ without new equipment
BAHAMAS Power and Light is at a “critical stage” and if the company does not get new equipment immediately, the summer will be plagued with power outages, according to President of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union Paul Maynard.
Foulkes: No work permits where Bahamians are qualified for job
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has directed government officials to ensure that no foreigner should get a work permit where there are qualified Bahamians to fill that position, Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said yesterday.
$30,000 payout for incorrect wanted poster
THE Supreme Court awarded $30,000 in damages to a woman after police erroneously reported that she was an armed robbery suspect and circulated wanted posters of her in 2010.
UPDATED: Shooting at Boatswain Hill leaves man dead
A MAN was shot dead in the Carmichael Road area yesterday, bringing the country’s murder count for the first five months of 2017 to 58, according to The Tribune’s records.
Hurricane fund claim disputed
KWASI Thompson is facing pushback from his predecessor in the Ministry of Grand Bahama following his claims that the previous administration spent hurricane relief funds in a “disturbing” way.
Overtime pay for police to begin today
POLICE officers are expected to begin receiving the first instalment of their long-sought overtime pay today.
Roberts: Minnis deceptive over pledges on VAT and healthcare
BRADLEY Roberts has accused Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis of “deceiving” the Bahamian people with campaign promises to repeal value added tax (VAT) on electricity, healthcare and breadbasket items only to “back peddle” from these pledges in the Speech from the Throne.
UB Confers Honorary Degree on Sir Lynden Pindling
SIR Lynden Pindling envisioned that one day the College of The Bahamas would become the University of The Bahamas, a dream realised with the university’s charter on November 10, 2016.
