Bain chosen by DNA for Pinewood
THE Democratic National Alliance unveiled nine general election candidates last night, including talk show host Lincoln Bain for Pinewood.
US woman alleges rape and kidnap 20 years ago during Bahamas visit
AN American woman has taken to social media to detail her quest for justice over an alleged “kidnapping and rape” she claims occurred in The Bahamas some 20 years ago at the hands of a local parasailing boat operator.
French-Canadian woman accused of sex with 15-year-old boy
A FRENCH-Canadian woman was remanded to prison yesterday after she was charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor.
Two men face court over separate murders
TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with two separate murders.
‘For most of our son’s illness we were so sure he would be healed’
When Kevin and Valarie Seymour read last week about the battles of baby Aidan Roger Carron against a little known life-threatening disease, it brought back memories of their son. This is a father’s moving account of losing their ‘promised child’.
Walkout plans called off amid dispute at airport
BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder said yesterday that he called off plans to have employees at the Lynden Pindling International Airport “walkout” amid what he described as stressful working conditions that have persisted over the past four years.
Grand Bahama residents join Nassau Majority Rule march
SOME Grand Bahama residents travelled to New Providence to march and celebrate the Golden Jubilee 50th anniversary celebrations of Majority Rule Day.
New variety of insect discovered in Eleuthera
A NEW species of insect has been discovered at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve in Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera - a katydid which belongs to the same group as grasshoppers and crickets in the order Orthoptera.
Bailed Kemp Road man found shot dead in the street
THE country recorded another homicide on Wednesday night - the seventh of the new year according to The Tribune's records - after the lifeless body of a man was discovered near the intersection of Kingston and Denver streets, off southern Kemp Road, with multiple gunshot wounds.
PM: Majority Rule was for all Bahamians
MORE than 1,000 people marched in solidarity with the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) yesterday morning, commemorating the 50th anniversary of a day Prime Minister Perry Christie described as “one of the most significant in the history of The Bahamas”.
'Enough is enough' says leader of We March protest
POINTING to the hundreds of protestors that flooded Bay Street chanting “enough is enough”, We March Bahamas lead organiser Ranard Henfield yesterday forecast that the movement was poised to “take over the government” at the election polls later this year.
'Black people breed too much' says Anglican Archdeacon
ANGLICAN Archdeacon James Palacious said on Tuesday that “black people breed too much”, adding that Bahamian women “should stop having babies” they cannot afford.
Man dies after being struck by vehicle on TWD Highway
A PEDESTRIAN was struck by a vehicle and killed on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway on Tuesday night, police have reported.
Bostwick and sawyer urge Bahamians to stand against injustice
AGAINST the backdrop of state-sponsored 50th anniversary Majority Rule celebrations, two historic Bahamian women yesterday urged Bahamians to stand with the We March movement against injustices that have persisted in the country since the hard-fought milestone.
House Speaker disappointed as boundary report still not completed
HOUSE Speaker Dr Kendal Major, who is also chairman of the Constituencies Commission, is “disappointed” that the group has not completed its report, while revealing that several factors, including low voter registration numbers and “contention” among members, delayed its progress.
