J-Lo and A-Rod on holiday break to Abaco
AMERICAN pop star and actress Jennifer Lopez and former New York Yankees baseball star Alez Rodriguez have been on vacation together over the weekend in Abaco, confirming reports that they are dating.
A Jamaican experience for Exuma students
THE students of Stuart Manor Primary School in Exuma enjoyed a true Jamaica experience yesterday to commemorate Commonwealth Day, decorating their school with the Jamaican flag and the national colours of green, black and yellow.
Two men shot dead in weekend violence
POLICE are investigating two homicides - the fatal shooting of a man by a relative in Bimini and the killing of another man who died in hospital after he was shot in the capital on Friday - pushing the country’s murder toll to 34 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.
More than two dozen residents treated at clinic after dump fire
OVER 27 Jubilee Gardens residents were treated at the Flamingo Gardens clinic on March 5 for issues stemming from the most recent fire at the New Providence Landfill, with four of those persons needing to be admitted for emergency care at the Princess Margaret Hospital.
Firefighters battle blaze without breathing gear
AS toxic smoke continues to billow from the New Providence Landfill, Bahamians have been shocked by the sight of firefighters confronting the unruly blaze without the aid of protective gear.
PLP branch writes to PM to back Smith for Free Town
THE Progressive Liberal Party’s Montagu Branch has written to Prime Minister Perry Christie asking for a meeting with the party’s National General Council in a last ditch attempt to have Senator Frank Smith ratified as the Free Town candidate instead of attorney Wayne Munroe.
Containers stolen from area next to port
SECURITY concerns have been raised about the surrounding areas of the Nassau Container Port with claims that several containers have reportedly gone “missing,” pointing to an alleged container theft ring, The Tribune has been reliably informed.
FNM pledge on Baha Mar sale
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has pledged that his party will “engage and execute a real sale” of the Baha Mar resort “to a qualified and respectable purchaser who believes in Bahamians,” should the opposition party win the next general election.
Ground broken at phase two of The Pointe development
SENIOR Vice President of China Construction America (CCA) and President of The Pointe Daniel Liu said CCA has committed to the development of downtown Nassau for the “long haul” as executives of the company broke ground on phase two of the $250m Bay Street project on Saturday.
AG concerned at people undermining judiciary in calling for Baha Mar details
FOLLOWING Dame Joan Sawyer’s suggestion that there were no grounds present to seal in court the new deal to open Baha Mar, Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson said she is “deeply concerned” about people “who know better” undermining the integrity of the judiciary and called on right-thinking people to “cease and desist” these public pronouncements.
Minister counters US advisory over risk from jet ski operators
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday hit back at the most recent US State Department’s advisory against jet ski operators, charging that if left unchecked, it could overshadow the “significant progress” her ministry has made to address the issues within the industry.
Teenager airlifted to Florida after car crash
A Grand Bahama teen was airlifted to a Florida hospital in critical condition over the weekend following a traffic accident in Freeport, The Tribune understands.
PM says no plans to relocate residents of Pinder’s Point
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said that relocating residents in Pinder’s Point is not something that government will consider as no such recommendation has been made to it.
Where to get your voter’s card
THE Parliamentary Registration Department will begin the distribution of voter’s cards to registered voters today.
Man, 21, dies in Bimini after domestic altercation leads to shooting
POLICE in Bimini are investigating a shooting incident on Saturday that has left a 21-year-old man dead.
