Former foreign Baha Mar staff call for money owed to be paid
FORMER foreign employees of mega-resort Baha Mar have again made calls for a resolution to the “injustice” they have suffered after not being paid money owed to them nearly 19 months after they were let go from the hotel.
Music star Lou Adams dies, aged 94
LOU ADAMS, a legendary figure whose contributions to Bahamian music and cultural development are indelible, has died aged 94.
Baha Mar’s opening - in words and pictures
Richard Coulson and his daughter, Amanda, offer different but approving views of a landmark occasion . . .
Sentencing today for murderer of mother
A MAN convicted by a Supreme Court jury of murdering his mother returns to Supreme Court today for the judge’s decision on sentencing.
Three accused over shooting
THREE men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of being the suspects behind a fatal shooting last week in an inner-city community.
Status hearing for trio in armed robbery trial
THREE men awaiting trial for armed robbery appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday for a status hearing.
On Da Hook
Keep checking the BahamasSport Fishing Network (BSFN) expert page for fishing reports throughout the Bahamas: this will be helpful in tracking the “hot spots” and providing advice on gear and fishing methods being used.
Reports of job cuts at Baha Mar ‘baseless’
BAHA Mar denied “baseless” social media rumours that the resort has laid off dozens of staff members, while revealing that reservation availability for the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar has been moved up to May 8.
BNCP angry at election ‘sabotage’
EXECUTIVES of the Bahamas National Coalition Party said they were “shocked” to learn of “glaring” errors in the listing of symbols and party affiliations published by Parliamentary Registration Department yesterday in The Tribune.
UPDATED: Car robber dies in police shootout after high-speed chase
POLICE shot and killed a car robbery suspect and critically injured another alleged thief during a high-speed chase in western New Providence yesterday afternoon.
2,600 enrol in NHI in two days
MORE than 2,600 people have enrolled in the National Health Insurance programme in the two days following its historic launch on Monday, according to the NHI Secretariat yesterday.
Mackey owned stolen vehicle
DELIVERING on his promise of a second “bombshell,” Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday released a stinging missive on Free National Movement candidate Howard “Rickey” Mackey that outlined allegations of further tax evasion and ownership of a stolen vehicle.
50th murder victim of year found dead in road
THE country recorded its sixth murder in six days, after a 23-year-old man was found shot to death in Coconut Grove early on Tuesday.
CCA vice-president silent on Fitzgerald controversy
AMID continued backlash over a revelation that Jerome Fitzgerald sought contracts worth millions from Baha Mar for his family’s businesses, China Construction America’s (CCA) Senior Vice President Daniel Liu refused comment regarding his alleged role in the controversy.
Petition launched for Cabinet members to be fired
FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has urged Bahamians to sign an online petition circulated by his party that calls on Prime Minister Perry Christie to fire Cabinet ministers Jerome Fitzgerald, Allyson Maynard-Gibson and Shane Gibson.
