Attorney charged in voice note probe elected Bar VP
ATTORNEY Bjorn Ferguson, who is facing an accessory after the fact to bribery charge connected to a high profile police corruption probe, was elected vice president of the Bahamas Criminal Bar on Tuesday, a result that The Tribune understands unsettled some lawyers both present and absent.
High power bills in GB ‘your fault’
RESIDENTS are blasting Grand Bahama Power Company President Dave McGregor for telling consumers to “change their usage behaviour”, saying skyrocketing fuel charges — not wasteful habits — are driving bills to unsustainable levels, with some households now facing monthly charges as high as $1,000.
BCPOU secures five paid mental health days per year for some ZNS employees
SOME ZNS employees have secured five paid mental health days a year in a new industrial agreement between the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) and the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas, a rare benefit introduced as the government weighs making such leave mandatory nationwide.
Donors urge greater investment in transplant options as kidney patient numbers rise
WITH more than 600 Bahamians now dependent on government-funded dialysis, kidney patients and living donors are urging greater investment in transplant options, saying their experiences prove that one healthy kidney is enough for a full, productive life.
Court to rule on whether new mom’s six-month sentence will be deferred
A NEW mother was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday for vehicular manslaughter but will remain out on bail pending a ruling on whether her sentence will be deferred.
UB student on probation after he was found with $120 worth of marijuana in backpack
A UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas (UB) student was placed on probation yesterday after police found $120 worth of marijuana in his backpack.
Possible serial stabber questioned by police
CONCERNS about a possible serial stabber have emerged after police revealed yesterday they are questioning a man in relation to three separate stabbing incidents in two days, including two against men in their 60s.
UB North Campus returns to pre-Dorian enrollment levels
The University of The Bahamas North Campus has returned to pre-Hurricane Dorian enrollment levels, welcoming 300 new students for the autumn semester.
Strachan: UB accreditation pursuit ‘most colonial thing’
PROFESSOR Ian Strachan, the former executive vice president (EVP) of the University of The Bahamas (UB), launched a sharp critique of the institution’s pursuit of international accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), branding it “the most colonial thing” UB could have done during The Bahamas’ 50th anniversary of independence.
Man charged with impersonating a policeman allegedly for several weeks
A 20-year-old man has pleaded not guilty to charges of falsely pretending to be a public officer and unlawfully possessing police paraphernalia.
Tragedy strikes on teen’s birthday
JUST hours after staying up past midnight with classmates who called to celebrate his 13th birthday, Prince Chaz Wright was killed in a car crash that has devastated his family and school community.
Coroner shooting rulings ‘discouraged some officers’
POLICE Staff Association chairman Ricardo Walkes says a rise in unfavourable Coroner’s Court rulings has discouraged some officers from carrying out their mandate, adding that he supports equipping police with non-lethal weapons to reduce fatal encounters.
TUC threatens national strike
INDUSTRIAL action has been pledged “in very short order” by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) - with the airport and the foot of Paradise Island bridge to be targeted.
Munnings Jr: Bahamas needs more attractions beyond the cruise port
VETERAN trade unionist and entertainer Freddie Munnings Jr believes The Bahamas cannot benefit from record visitor arrivals unless attractions are developed beyond the Nassau Cruise Port, resorts, and cruise line-owned private islands.
Govt signs $30m IDB loan to strengthen blue economy
THE government yesterday signed a $30m loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the country’s blue economy.
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