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ABACO residents who were forced to relocate to New Providence after Hurricane Dorian destroyed their homes said they are frustrated with the difficult process storm victims have to go through to receive assistance from the government.One victim, who
THE Bahamas Bar Association’s Ethics Committee received over 100 complaints against attorneys in 2019, its president Kahlil Parker said yesterday. Mr Parker, speaking during the opening of the 2020 legal year, said the Bar Association’s ethics commi
SAVE the Bays chairman Joseph Darville accused the government of putting the Equinor oil spill on the “back burner,” claiming he has witnessed a “very minor amount” of clean up done in the forest near the South Riding Point site. He claimed “tons and
THE conviction rate for serious offences has increased to almost 80 percent, Attorney General Carl Bethel said yesterday.
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday that the issue of bed shortages at Princess Margaret Hospital will not be resolved until emergency care services at the Elizabeth Estates and South Beach clinics have expanded and renovations at PMH’s emergency department have been completed.
RIGHTS Bahamas said the commentary of Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson on police brutality is “an excuse for and an indication of lazy RBPF training policy” and called on him to take responsibility for the conduct of officers.
A DAY after two students were stabbed at C V Bethel High School, Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson said she has been making a clarion call for more than a decade to strengthen school security.
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis left Nassau on a “personal trip” yesterday. According to a statement from the Cabinet Office, Dr Minnis will return on Saturday. In Dr Minnis’ absence, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest wil
THE Cabinet has announced that tomorrow, a Public Holiday, is being observed as Majority Rule Day. As a result, stores wishing to do so may open for business during normal business hours. However, employers are to note that employees who are normally
BAHAMAS National Trust Executive Director Eric Carey wants Bahamians to see the bigger picture regarding the single use plastic ban, noting it is meant to protect the environment and Bahamian way of life. Mr Carey told The Tribune he understands the
THE United Nations Development Programme in partnership with the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation is hosting a Hurricane Dorian pledging conference on Monday for storm relief. The pledging conference will mobilise commitments
A MAN is in hospital after he was shot on Tuesday night, police said. Shortly after 11pm, a man had just arrived at a home on Prison Lane, Fort Fincastle, when he was approached by a gunman, who shot him before running away, police said. The injure
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest said yesterday the government is “working feverishly” to have power quickly restored to the eastern part of Grand Bahama, which was devastated by Hurricane Dorian early last September.The community has not had el
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd said yesterday the government is still determining whether it wants to rebuild Patrick J Bethel High School in Abaco as costs to repair the storm-ravaged school are nearly $5m.
OPPOSITION leader Philip “Brave” Davis called the national security minister’s comments on Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson’s future “inappropriate”. During the RBPF’s annual church service on Sunday, Security Minister Marvin Dames said Commi
CRIME is down 10 percent in Grand Bahama, Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson reported yesterday. Of the 95 murders police recorded in 2019, Commissioner Ferguson said 10 occurred in Grand Bahama; two each in Abaco and Bimini, and one in Eleuthera.
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday revealed that the Ministry of Works will spearhead a number of repair projects in Ragged Island and New Providence this year. Speaking to reporters outside of Cabinet, Mr Bannister said the ministry has pla
FATAL traffic crashes in the country declined by 14 percent in 2019, with 54 incidents reported, according to newly released Royal Bahamas Police Force statistics. In 2018, police said there were 63 crashes that resulted in deaths. The number of vic
A TRAFFIC accident in Abaco has claimed the life of Chief Immigration Officer Bradley McDonald. Police reported that on Monday shortly after 3pm, Officer McDonald and another man were travelling in a Jeep Wrangler, west on Earnest Dean Highway, near
THE Ash Eye Institute held a free eye screening yesterday for people affected by Hurricane Dorian at the Holy Trinity Church in Stapledon Gardens.The initiative was a collaboration between the institute, the Christian Ophthalmology Society and Vision
POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson connected police brutality to poor parenting and dishonesty from civilians interviewed by investigators conducting background checks into prospective officers.
CRIME declined by seven percent in 2019 despite a four percent uptick in murders and a 12 percent increase in armed robberies, according to police statistics. Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson, as he released the statistics, cited Hurricane Dorian for the murder increase from 91 in 2018 to 95 in 2019, saying law enforcement will learn from having its resources stretched to respond to a natural disaster.
THE Crown is seeking the death penalty for a 24-year-old Rastafarian man who killed a teenager in his Woods Alley neighbourhood as part of gang warfare three years ago.
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis said Attorney General Carl Bethel’s backpedalling on the Free National Movement’s promise to implement a recall system for non-performing members of Parliament is another example of the Minnis adm
GUNMEN forced two people inside a home in western New Providence yesterday morning before robbing them of cash, guns and a car, police said. Shortly after 10am Tuesday, a man and a female relative were standing outside a home located at Perpall Trac