AG office not handling prosecution in criminal libel case
THE Office of the Attorney General will not be handling the prosecution of a lawyer accused of defaming two of the most senior ranked officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force, The Tribune has learned.
Pair awaiting trial in nightclub shooting get February date
TWO men awaiting trial concerning a fatal nightclub shooting in Abaco will not have their case transferred to the Supreme Court until February 2017.
Minnis: FNM will produce 1,000 entrepreneurs a year
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis, during a rally Wednesday night, promised that when he is prime minister he will produce a minimum of 1,000 entrepreneurs a year.
Commissioner hopes for New Year rise in registration of voters
VOTER registration is still sluggish, according to Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall, who expressed hope for surge in registration numbers early next year.
Port authority accused of doing nothing on pollution
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority is being accused of “doing nothing” to address industrial pollution concerns on Grand Bahama despite its establishment of an Environmental Unit 10 years ago.
20 more Cubans are intercepted at Cay Sal
ANOTHER 20 Cuban migrants were intercepted at Cay Sal Bank in The Bahamas and brought to Grand Bahama, bringing the number taken in custody in Freeport this week to 47.
Voters go to the polls in Turks and Caicos Islands
VOTERS in the Turks and Caicos Islands went to the polls yesterday to choose their new government in elections being touted by all sides as the most important in the British territory’s history.
Cruise ship helps kids celebrate christmas
ABOUT 150 school students in Grand Bahama attended a pre-Christmas party and gift giving hosted by the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association at the Freeport Harbour.
RE Cooper award for Senator Burrows
SENATOR Greg Burrows, the founder of the Freedom Farm Baseball League, receives his R E Cooper Sr National Meritorious Award this week after mssing the awards ceremony last week due to a prior commitment.
Clubs and Societies 12162016
Kiwanis Club of Nassau. - On December 13, 1962, 54 years ago, the Kiwanis movement was born in The Bahamas.
THE BIG QUESTION: What next for the FNM?
With the Opposition in turmoil over the split between the “rebel seven” and FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis, what do you think lies ahead for the party?
Success of NHI ‘depends on support of doctors’
THE launch of the second phase of National Health Insurance, public enrolment, hinges on the “success” of physician registration in January, according to NHI Secretariat Permanent Secretary Peter Deveaux-Isaacs.
Moultrie defends Minnis against ‘spiteful’ seven
HALSON Moultrie, the Free National Movement’s candidate for Nassau Village in the general election, has defended beleaguered party Leader Dr Hubert Minnis and blasted the machinations of the seven “rebel” MPs for their “insane” and “spiteful” actions.
Final CLICO payments expected in january
THE Christie administration has already paid $11m to CLICO (Bahamas) policyholders and intends to hand out an additional $38m in bonds, State Finance Minister Michael Halkitis told Parliament yesterday.
Woman, 57, found dead in suspected suicide
THE lifeless body of a 57-year-old woman was found hanging from a cord in her home yesterday in what police suspect was an act of suicide.
