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Director of Labour concerned at job losses

DIRECTOR of Labour Robert Farquharson yesterday said the termination of 2,000 people from the stalled Bah Mar resort is a “tremendously concerning” issue that will affect the country’s unemployment rate, which stood at a staggering 14 per cent before the mass layoffs.

Lawyers deny claims of intimidating witnesses

TWO lawyers found themselves before a magistrate yesterday refuting allegations that they intimidated witnesses from giving evidence at trial.

Men face court accused of separate murders

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being charged separately in connection with two murders that recently occurred in the capital.

Help to rebuild by picking up the phone

VIEWERS will see one of the greatest expressions of unity in the country’s history as the Rebuild Bahamas telethon gets underway today.

Experts tell govt nation needs network of radars

TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday said the government is “actively considering” enhancing the capacity of the Department of Meteorology.

Church needs help if it is to raise funds needed for repairs

AS residents in Crooked Island continue to piece their lives back together in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin, one local pastor said the $20,000 needed to repair her church in Colonel Hill is “truly out of our reach”.

School lunch vendors claim victimisation

TWELVE of the 14 school lunch vendors under contract with the Department of Social Services in Grand Bahama are claiming that they were victimised after their services were abruptly terminated without proper notice on Friday.

Emergency landing by American Airlines

AN American Airlines flight en route from Puerto Rico to Miami had to make an emergency landing at the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau on Saturday, aviation officials confirmed.

Crooked Island devastation 'on a Biblical scale'

“Never in my forty-four years of life have I seen such devastation, it is on a Biblical scale…it is a true miracle that no lives were lost, every single person I have met has a testimony that tears, tears…” was the response given by former Senator John Bostwick II to members of The Tribune news team while on site in Crooked Island over the weekend.

Minnis wants transparency over NHI introduction

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday renewed calls for greater transparency in the government’s proposed roll-out of National Health Insurance.

More than 2,000 pounds of marijuana seized by police

FOUR men are in police custody after being detained following the seizure of 62 bales of what is suspected to be marijuana in the area of South Andros on Saturday.

One in ten long island homes assessed so far are ‘completely destroyed’

MORE than one tenth of the homes assessed by teams dispatched by the National Emergency Management Agency in Long Island have been rendered “completely destroyed” in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin.

Roberts blames Izmirlian for layoffs by liquidators

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday shot down suggestions that the Christie administration was to blame for the more than 2,000 redundancies at Baha Mar last week.

‘Don’t play politics over Baha Mar’

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday fired back at the Official Opposition over its accusations that the government was to blame for the more than 2,000 jobs lost at Baha Mar.

Maurice Glinton, QC, fined $15,000 for contempt

MAURICE Glinton, QC, was fined $15,000 on Monday morning for his words and actions during an extradition appeal that he contended were not contemptuous.

Met office says logs show radar was working

THE Department of Meteorology yesterday released computer server verification logs indicating that its Doppler weather radar was operational throughout the period that Hurricane Joaquin formed and subsequently ravaged the southern Bahamas.

10,000 gallons of fuel feared spilled in Crooked Island

A BEC official on Crooked Island has estimated that some 10,000 gallons of fuel may have spilled when Hurricane Joaquin dislodged two 25,000-gallon tanks as it churned through the island.

Telethon numbers revealed

WHEN the national telethon Rebuild Bahamas kicks off live from Atlantis Imperial Ballroom on Tuesday at 6pm, volunteers staffing an 18-person VIP phone bank will stand by for five hours to take calls, thanks to phone lines provided by BTC.

Island Luck CEO donates mobile homes

THE National Emergency Management Agency received six trailer homes donated by Island Luck CEO Sebas Bastian for temporary housing for victims of Hurricane Joaquin.

‘Stop making it a crime to be an immigrant’

FRED Smith, president of the Grand Bahama Human Rights Association, said it is time for the government to decriminalise immigration, contending that successive administrations have vilified an already contentious issue in hopes of using it as a “political football” when need be.

'We are not leaving Crooked Island, this is our home'

Members of the Crooked Island community gathered at the island's dock location this week to vent their frustrations about the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.

Four held after major drug bust

Four people are in custody after a major drug bust in South Andros.

UPDATED: Crooked Island residents 'in survival mode' after hurricane

Three weeks after Hurricane Joaquin struck the southern Bahamas, Crooked Island residents have been voicing their concerns about living conditions and the health of those on the island.

Hunt for suspects after two shootings on Friday night

Police are looking for suspects after two more shootings on Friday night.

Body found in Grand Bahama believed to be missing man

THE badly decomposed body of a man found in Grand Bahama Friday morning is believed to be that of Rupert Rolle of South Bahamia.