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'Release PwC report on what the GBPA owes’

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard wants the Davis administration to release the PwC report outlining what the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) owes the government.

Cleare confirms man beaten in prison attack

ACTING Corrections Commissioner Doan Cleare confirmed the fears of a mother who said she could not speak to her son because he was beaten in prison, telling The Tribune the man was attacked by several inmates.

Two men charged in Saunders murder case

TWO men were remanded in custody yesterday accused of murdering former FNM MP Donald Saunders during a bar robbery last month.

Witness tells how teen robber killed by police

A WOMAN said she was terrified when 17-year-old Elron Johnson entered a Chinese restaurant with a gun last year.

$36m stadium repair to finish 14 days before World Relays

THE Chinese government is fully covering the $36m repairs to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, which ofﬁcials expect to be completed at least 14 days before the World Athletics Relay.

Police chief to review fatal shooting advice

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he has received recommendations from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions concerning the potential criminal prosecution of officers involved in killings that returned adverse inquest findings within the last year.

Govt ‘in process’ of acquiring facility for delayed GB domestic violence shelter

AMID concerns over delays in the creation of a domestic violence shelter, Minister of Social Services Myles Laroda said it is on the government’s agenda and will be completed shortly.

Partial solar eclipse this afternoon

A PARTIAL eclipse of the sun will take place today - and will be able to be seen from across The Bahamas.

Bahamian in New York City among millions to feel earthquake Friday

CHET KINCAID, a Bahamian living in New York City, said he thought he was going to be buried alive in his apartment when an earthquake rocked the Big Apple.

“Who would have thought!“

MEETING over tea for the first time in 70 years, two of the nation’s most recognisable matriarchs on both sides of the political spectrum have come together to address some of the more pressing issues facing our nation.

UPDATED PM: It is ‘intolerable’ that GBPA has not lived up to deal

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis threatened to begin arbitration proceedings against the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) if it fails to pay more than $300m owed to the government within the 30-day deadline.

Wildfire in Andros last week mostly contained

FIREFIGHTERS in North Andros are keeping a close watch on a large forest fire that erupted on the island last week, producing large plumes of thick, black smoke over surrounding communities.

Search for man who jumped off cruise ship on Friday suspended

THE search was suspended on Friday for a 20-year-old man who jumped off the Carnival cruise ship Liberty west off Great Inagua.

MOE to help parents prepare kids for exams

A “PARENT” unit is being set up by the Ministry of Education to help parents support their children as they prepare for examinations.

SBDC and US Embassy hosted women entrepreneurs brunch

IN celebration of Women’s Month, the Small Business Development Centre and the US Embassy’s Academy of Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) hosted a brunch for women entrepreneurs at the Pelican Bay Resort.

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