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Small home repair scheme to start next month

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said officials plan to start the first phase of the Small Home Repair Programme by early next month.

Man dies after stabbing in Grand Bahama

Grand Bahama Police are investigating a murder after a man was stabbed to death on Wednesday evening at a local bar establishment in Freeport.

PAHO: Prepare now for post-COVID

PAN American Health Organisation (PAHO) director Carissa Etienne has urged countries in the region to prepare health systems now on how to deal with post COVID -19 conditions.

Family rescues private chef stranded on Antholl Island

A NORMAL family day out at sea ended with a twist after a group of cousins rescued a man who was stranded on Atholl Island.

Miller-Uibo joins Special Olympians at reception

THE Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development’s National Commission for Persons with Disabilities hosted a reception for Special Olympics athletes and medalists.

Sustainability plan at brewery

COMMONWEALTH Brewery Limited is exploring solar energy and eco-friendly packaging to advance the company’s sustainability agenda.

Students turned scientists

IN THE Bahamas, one of the first countries in the world to protect sharks, seven students from a small high school jumped aboard and in the water without a second thought to help tag Caribbean reef and nurse sharks under the watchful eye and professional guidance of research scientists from Beneath the Waves.

National Trust and Defence Force sign memorandum

MARKING their continued partnership, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the Bahamas National Trust has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to protect The Bahamas’ natural resources.

EY Bahamas’ new office in Freeport ‘positive addition’

The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Ltd. has announced that EY Bahamas Ltd will open a new office in Freeport.

Customer robbed at Scotiabank on Bay Street

A ROBBERY took place this morning at Scotiabank on Bay Street.

Murder victim was cleared of teacher’s death

A MAN whose conviction was overturned in relation to the murder of a Queen’s College teacher was himself killed on Tuesday, The Tribune was told.

Former PM tests positive for COVID

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has tested positive for COVID-19.

Nurses hold licence for strike action

BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams confirmed to The Tribune that the union received a strike certificate yesterday.

Minnis fires off letter at Sands ‘interference’

FREE National Movement chairman Dr Duane Sands yesterday staunchly defended his role in the party’s leadership, calling accusations that he interfered in the internal affairs of former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ constituency as nothing but an “unnecessary distraction.”

TARGET STATES SENDING GUNS: Rolle says police have identified key suppliers for Bahamas criminals

THE Royal Bahamas Police Force has pinpointed three US states as points of origin for illegal guns that are turning up in The Bahamas.

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