Students give their vision for Bahamas pavilion at Expo 2020
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday sat through a series of presentations related to the Dubai Expo 2020, as student groups from the University of The Bahamas pitched design concepts for the country’s cultural pavilion set to go on display at the event.
Ex-leader of Turks and Caicos wounded in armed robbery
A former leader of the Turks and Caicos Islands was shot and wounded during an apparent robbery near a strip of tourist hotels, police in the British territory said Monday.
Golden girl meets her match
BAHAMIAN Golden Girl Shaunae Miller tied the knot on Saturday, marrying her college sweetheart Maicel Uibo, a decathlete from Estonia, in the Crown Ballroom at Atlantis, Paradise Island.
FNM pledge over fiscal discipline
FISCAL discipline is a key pillar of the Free National Movement’s “Economic Action Plan” to rescue the country’s economy if it regains the government in the upcoming general election.
Butler-Turner out of party if she nominates as independent
THE minute Official Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner nominates herself as an independent candidate for Long Island she will no longer be a member of the Free National Movement, the party’s Chairman Sidney Collie said yesterday.
FNM details plans to tackle crime
THE Free National Movement has outlined its goals to fight crime should the party win the next general election, noting in its recently released Manifesto plans to establish a national neighbourhood watch programme in every community, re-institute term limits for the commissioner of police, establish a sexual offenders register and enforce Marco’s Law.
Female passenger killed in Charles Saunders Highway crash
A WOMAN was killed and four men injured in a crash involving two vehicles on Charles Saunders Highway shortly after midnight on Monday.
Five killings in four days
TWO men are dead and five others are in serious condition in hospital after a series of shooting incidents over the weekend.
Ortland Bodie fired from his radio show
CONTROVERSIAL talk show host Ortland Bodie Jr was terminated on Friday as the host of Real Talk Live, The Tribune understands.
FNM commits to NHI plan
THE Free National Movement said it would, if elected to office this year, implement a functional National Health Insurance plan with a robust catastrophic healthcare component.
Ministry slams human rights group
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration yesterday challenged the objectivity and veracity of an international civic organisation’s claims of alleged human rights violations in The Bahamas.
Fresh water access move in Pinewood
IN keeping with its commitment to providing a reliable and safe water supply to all communities around the country, the Water & Sewerage Corporation recently teamed up with nurses within the public healthcare system to promote the health benefits of city water usage, particularly within close knit communities like Pinewood Gardens.
UPDATED: Nassau shootings leave two men dead, five in hospital
A SPATE of shootings in Nassau on Friday night and Saturday has left two men dead, five in hospital and police investigating five separate incidents.
Minnis blames PLP for "spread of criminality" in Torchbearers convention speech
FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis tied the recent arson attempt at the Magistrate's Court Complex on Nassau Street to the performance of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).
BREAKING NEWS: One dead, one critically wounded after Durham Street shooting
POLICE are investigating a double shooting on Durham Street (West) off Mount Royal Avenue on Friday night which has left a man dead.
