Gibson: Higher pace of payouts for hurricane repairs
THERE has been an improvement in the pace at which the government is providing assistance to persons negatively affected by Hurricane Matthew, Labour Minister Shane Gibson said yesterday.
Honouring the women who lead the region
THREE leading Caribbean figures were honoured last night by Celebrating Women International (CWI) at a special presentation and reception at Government House.
‘This is the worst it has ever been’
“THIS is the worst it has ever been,” residents in Jubilee Gardens told The Tribune yesterday as toxic smoke continued to blanket the community, making conditions unlivable and forcing residents to relocate temporarily.
Govt: Sarkis misleading public over Baha Mar
THE government yesterday accused former Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian of misleading the public with inaccurate, unpatriotic and unsubstantiated claims in a bid to conceal his failures and detract from current progress.
Antoan Richardson retires from baseball
ANTOAN Richardson, the sixth Bahamian to play in the major leagues, announced his retirement from professional baseball on Tuesday after a stellar 12-year career.
SMOKED OUT: Residents facing a week out of Jubilee Gardens homes
RESIDENTS in Jubilee Gardens will have to wait at least five to seven days before the evacuation order is lifted and they are “safely” allowed to return their homes, Minister of Environment Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.
PM: Mistakes made for years over landfill
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said mistakes have been made for “over a generation” when it comes to handling solid waste material at the New Providence Landfill, adding yesterday that he will now play a direct role in his government’s newest effort to address the problem.
Financial aid is considered for residents hit by blaze
THE government is “very seriously considering” providing financial assistance to residents who have been adversely affected by the massive blaze at the New Providence Landfill, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced yesterday.
Residents facing a week out of Jubilee Gardens homes
“We are fighting a fire at the dump site and we are fighting a forest fire that requires a different specialty and a different approach.
No waste deliveries to dump site until at least Wednesday
THE New Providence Landfill will be closed to incoming waste until at least Wednesday, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.
McCartney urges residents to sue the government
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday called for people adversely affected by dump fires to launch a “class action suit” against the Christie administration for its “failure” to adequately remediate the recurrent fires at the New Providence Landfill.
Minnis: My FNM will deal with landfill site problems
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday admitted that he is not at all pleased with the way the former FNM administration handled the legacy problem of the New Providence Landfill.
Firefighters tackle huge blaze close to homes in Freeport
FIREMEN battled a massive forest fire in windy conditions for four hours yesterday afternoon to extinguish flames that came close to homes in a nearby Freeport subdivision.
MPs file appeal against boundaries case ruling
OFFICIAL Opposition members of Parliament yesterday filed a motion in the Court of Appeal to reverse Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder’s previous decision to reject their application to start judicial review proceedings over the Constituencies Commission’s report on constituency boundaries citing several issues where they believe the judge erred in his ruling.
Contempt case against lawyer adjourned
THE continuation of contempt proceedings against a lawyer who faces committal for scandalous accusations of bias against a judge has been adjourned by two weeks.
