Matsuyama holds on to win Hero World Challenge at Albany
HIDEKI Matsuyama, of Japan, won his third successive golf tournament on Sunday, holding off Henrik Stenson over the final few holes to win the Hero World Challenge at Albany in south western New Providence.
Red Nose Day campaign raises $8,000 for hurricane relief
SEVEN primary schools in West Grand Bahama and North Andros impacted by Hurricane Matthew will receive free hot breakfast meals courtesy of an $8,000 donation from the Red Nose Day (Bahamas) campaign.
Man denies involvement in armed robberies
A MAN denied being the culprit behind two gunpoint robberies over the summer during his formal Supreme Court arraignment on Friday.
Man accused of murder, attempted murder to get retrial date
A RETRIAL date will be determined in two weeks for a man accused of murder and attempted murder.
FNM set to ratify Family Island candidates
THE Free National Movement (FNM) is nearing the completion of its 2017 general election campaign lineup, with party Chairman Sidney Collie telling The Tribune on Friday that the organisation expects to ratify several Family Island candidates in the coming weeks.
Man 'wanted for hundreds of armed robberies' caught after police chase
A MAN allegedly responsible for “hundreds of armed robberies” was arrested with another man after leading police on a high-speed chase on Carmichael Road on Friday morning, averting what senior police said could have been a “disaster for some business people” in the lead up to Christmas.
'We March Bahamas' activist to 'take a back seat'
COMMUNITY activist Ranard Henfield, lead organiser of the “We March Bahamas”, on Friday announced that he would "take a back seat" in the movement amid controversy over the ultimatum issued by the group to Prime Minister Perry Christie concerning a national strike.
PM: Baha Mar will begin to open in second quarter of 2017
PRIME Minister Perry Christie gave his most specific comments yet about when Baha Mar will open, revealing during a Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) event on Friday that the troubled mega resort will begin its phased opening in the second quarter of 2017.
Strike threat if PM does not address march issues
SEEKING to ramp up pressure on the government following its ‘Black Friday’ march, We March Bahamas organisers have threatened to initiate a national strike if Prime Minister Perry Christie does not give a national address on steps taken to meet protest demands.
‘We are safe’ insists senior police officer
DESPITE a recent spate of murders and shootings in New Providence and Grand Bahama, officer-in-charge of the Central Detective Unit, Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander said the country is still a “safe” place.
Former minister says criticism of decorations is ‘just to get at him’
FORMER Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Neville Wisdom again declined to say yesterday how much a government contract given to one of his businesses, Florarama, to decorate West Bay Street and the downtown Nassau area is worth, as criticism over the decorations grows.
150 to lose jobs as Treasure Bay Casino shuts
ABOUT 150 casino workers are expected to join the unemployment line in Grand Bahama this week due to the closure of Treasure Bay Casino on December 4.
UPDATED: Man dies after Toote Shop Corner shooting
POLICE are reporting that they are on the scene of a fatal shooting at Toote Shop Corner, off East Street, on Thursday night.
Woman shot dead next to her Bible
THE woman who was shot dead Wednesday night as she pulled up to her home in the Chippingham area with relatives had just returned from church when gunmen ambushed the family.
Bishop Hall calls for stricter enforcement to stop crime
BISHOP Simeon Hall yesterday said the country is in a crime “crisis,” as he called for a stricter enforcement of the country’s crime laws and for the removal of “some people from civilised society” if the death penalty cannot be enforced in the country.
