Rolle denies Butler-Turner claims of jobs for votes
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Long Island candidate Glendon Rolle yesterday denied recent claims by Official Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner that he and the PLP have “hand picked” nearly 30 people out of the constituency for new employment opportunities in an attempt to attract support on the island.
FNM ‘serves retirement notice’ for MP Gray
WITH two weeks remaining before voters across the country take to the polls to elect the nation’s next government, the Free National Movement’s (FNM) campaign machinery moved into Acklins to serve a notice of retirement to incumbent MICAL MP Alfred Gray and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
Justice Bain has her tenure extended for another year
SUPREME Court judge Justice Rhonda Bain, who reached retirement age last week, had her tenure extended for another year, The Tribune understands.
Witnesses fail to show up in voter fraud trial case
WITNESSES in a voter fraud case were no shows for the trial in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Jet skier rescued after two days without food and water
A JET skier who was stranded for two days on an island in the northern Bahamas without food or water has been rescued.
Trial date next year for man accused of 2013 attempted rape
A NEW trial date in 2018 has been fixed for a man concerning an incident of attempted rape in 2013.
Volunteers ready to help host international stars
MORE than 200 Bahamian volunteers are offering themselves for “national service” to ensure the biggest sports tournament to be hosted in the country goes smoothly.
Grand Bahama celebration for university
THE University of The Bahamas (UB) continues its official charter events this week with a special celebration at the Northern Bahamas Campus (NBC) in East Grand Bahama on Thursday.
PM says claim of son’s pay is ‘crazy’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday denied allegations printed in a local tabloid that his son was allegedly paid millions of dollars in realtor commission fees over the sale of the British Colonial Hilton Hotel to China Construction America (CCA).
Symonette doubts some disclosures’ accuracy
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday shrugged off public discourse over his immense wealth, instead speculating over the accuracy of disclosures filed by other veteran candidates last week.
PM explains why he said ‘God can’t stop me now’
DAYS after joking that “God can’t stop him now” during a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) mass rally in Exuma, Prime Minister Perry Christie sought to explain the context in which the comment was made and questioned how anyone could dare to doubt his faith or suggest that he believed he was more mighty than God.
UPDATED: Two held after man shot dead in apartment
POLICE in Grand Bahama have two men in custody in connection with the shooting death of a young man on Sunday night at an apartment complex in Caravel Beach, Freeport.
'I don't run from any issue' says Christie as he again avoids Fitzgerald questions
AFTER days of being silent in the wake of the controversy surrounding Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald’s solicitation of contracts from Baha Mar while he sat in Cabinet, Prime Minister Perry Christie told The Tribune yesterday: “I don’t run from any issue.”
Bishop attacks 'gutter politics'
REVEREND Laish Boyd, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands, has denounced the “gutter politics and venom” associated with the upcoming general election, charging that the practice could hinder upstanding persons seeking to offer themselves for public office in the future.
Man wanted for questioning in connection with murder
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating 28-year-old Alfred George, of Knowles Drive off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway, who is wanted for questioning in connection to murder.
