Local News

Judge dismisses bail plea by men facing extradition

FIVE of 11 men whose extradition requests to the United States on drug trafficking charges have been approved by the Court of Appeal must now ask that same court to consider reinstating their bail after a Supreme Court judge yesterday dismissed their bail applications.

Nearly 60 homes to be replaced after hurricane damage assessed

NEARLY 60 new homes are on the drawing board for residents in the southeast islands wiped out as a result of Hurricane Joaquin.

Trailers on their way to hurricane-hit areas

NEMA and Social Services earmarked four RV Mobile Homes for Crooked Island to help people whose homes were completely destroyed by Hurricane Joaquin; and three trailer homes for families in Long Island.

Coalition urges delay on power rates decision

THE Coalition for Concerned Citizens is calling on the Grand Bahama Port Authority not to make a decision on the rate plan proposal submitted by the Grand Bahama Power Company until there is proper public consultation concerning the proposed electricity base rate increase.

Web shop backs the Valley Boys

LOCAL web shop chain Paradise Games announced yesterday its commitment as title sponsor of the Valley Boys Junkanoo group.

BTC to sponsor junkanoo parades

BTC will once again sponsor the national Boxing Day and New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parades as a part of its five-year commitment to the Junkanoo Committee of New Providence.

On Da Hook

AS THE winter begins and the weather is less favuorable and more unpredictable, boaters and fisherman must take full advantage of any opportunity to get out on the water.

Grouper season has now closed

THE Department of Marine Resources has announced that the Nassau grouper season is officially closed until February 28, 2016.

LOUIS BACON GIVES $120,000 TO ROTARY’S REBUILDING EFFORT

LOUIS Bacon’s Moore Bahamas Foundation yesterday announced its donation of $120,000 to the Rotary Clubs of the Bahamas for the rebuilding of the southern islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin.

Mitchell questions courts on immigration sentencing

DESPITE the government’s policy change to ensure harsher penalties for breaches of the Immigration Act, Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said there are concerns that the changes have not been reflected in sentencing by the courts.

US Embassy issues Christmas crime warning

The US Embassy in Nassau has issued a Christmas crime warning for American residents living in The Bahamas or planning travel to this country, urging them to “remain on heightened alert to avoid being a victim of crime”.

Shot Haitian man has illegal entry charge dismissed

A HAITIAN man who was shot in Eleuthera during an argument with authorities during an immigration exercise earlier this year had his charge of illegal entry dismissed by a Magistrate’s Court judge yesterday.

Gunshots leave man dead in Grand Bahama

A MAN was shot dead in Grand Bahama yesterday evening pushing the country’s murder count to 137 for the year, according to The Tribune’s records.

Miller: No way in hell NHI will be ready if talks rumble on

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller said yesterday there is “no way in hell” National Health Insurance will be ready for a January roll out as long as the government continues to “dialogue with greedy insurance companies.”

Davis: NHI to absorb job fallout

ACTING Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said while the Christie administration is concerned about possible job losses due to the implementation of National Health Insurance, the scheme is designed to absorb any possible fallout in the private insurance sector.

The Tribune