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Minister quizzed over quality of caretaking at centre for girls

SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell faced an unlikely question about the quality of caretakers at the Willie Mae Pratt School for Girls during a press conference yesterday about the series of events planned this month to celebrate men, women an

Hospital returning to normal after chemical spill

LABORATORY and radiology services have now been restored at the Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama following the suspension of services as a result of a minor chemical spill last Thursday. According to officials, a private Hazmat company, repres

Witness misidentified men in ID parade, court hears

A KEY witness against Stephen “Die” Stubbs, Clinton Evans and Andrew “Yogi” Davis identified Evans as Stubbs during an identification parade almost 20 years ago, despite his claims that he had known Stubbs for almost a decade up to that point, appellate judges heard yesterday.

Straw Market vendors want goods back

STRAW vendors are appealing to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Works Minister Desmond Bannister to have the Straw Market Authority return all vendors’ goods which were disposed of last week in a dispute over unpaid rent.

BPL’s CEO denies they turned on generator too soon

WHITNEY Heastie, Bahamas Power and Light CEO, sought to dispel speculation yesterday that a fire at BPL’s Clifton Pier Power plant was the result of an ill advised call to operate a generator when the conditions were not right.

Tribune trio scoops trophies at awards

THERE was a trio of awards for Tribune writers in this year’s Bahamas Press Club Awards, held on Saturday night.

100,000 visas granted by US

THE US Embassy in Nassau has granted just over 100,000 non-immigrant visas since 2012, according to statistics provided by the US State Department.Meanwhile, the rate of refusal of Bahamians for non-immigrant B-visas has hung around 9.3 percent for t

Flight home was for father’s birthday

THE pilot of the ill-fated plane that crashed in the waters of Nirvana Beach on Thursday night was coming home to take his parents on a trip to South Africa in celebration of his father’s birthday, relatives revealed yesterday.

‘Rescuers are failing lost pilot’

RELATIVES of Byron Ferguson, the pilot of the small plane that crashed in waters off Nirvana Beach on Thursday night, are frustrated and dissatisfied with the way officials have conducted search and rescue efforts for the beloved father, husband, son, and brother.

'Is PM serious on tackling corruption?'

THE Minnis administration’s silence on the FBI’s investigation into alleged bribery at the Department of Immigration connected to a local US visa scam is casting doubt on its professed commitment to fighting corruption, former State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez said yesterday.

Search after man falls off boat

THE search for a missing Bahamian man who fell overboard from a vessel off central Eleuthera on Friday night has been suspended, a Royal Bahamas Defence Force official confirmed to The Tribune yesterday.

UPDATED: Victim’s body found lying in the street

A man is dead after a shooting off Kemp Road late on Friday night.

Immigration chiefs deny wrongdoing in visa probe

IMMIGRATION Director Clarence Russell and his predecessor, William Pratt, responded yesterday to references made to them in an affidavit that is part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s probe of a local US visa scam.

Boaters put on alert as container found floating

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has warned boaters to stay clear of an unidentified floating container unit found in waters off Farmer’s Cay in the Exuma chain.At last report, the estimated 20 ft by 40 ft metal container was located at position latit

Woman in hospital after armed robbery

POLICE are investigating six armed robberies that occurred on New Providence between Friday and Saturday, including one incident that left a woman in hospital with a gunshot wound.Most of these incidents happened on Saturday. Police said shortly befo

Doppler radar loaded up for Long Island

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force auxiliary vessel HMBS Lawrence Major departed the Coral Harbour Base on Friday to transport equipment and materials for the installation of a meteorological Doppler radar in Long Island.The Doppler radar will be installed

Exhibition highlights role played by Bahamians in First World War

THE Consulate of the Kingdom of Belgium and University of The Bahamas are hosting a joint exhibition, launched over the weekend to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War 1.

landfill agreement with bidder '85% complete'

ENVIRONMENT Minister Romauld Ferreira said the New Providence Sanitary Landfill’s investment and management contract between the government and the selected bidder is 80 to 85 percent completed.

Search and rescue efforts unable to retrieve crashed plane, locate occupants

SUNDAY 7.10PM UPDATE: The search for the pilot of the plane is continuing.

Tributes paid as Bradley Roberts laid to rest

MOURNERS filled St Francis Xavier Cathedral on Friday to celebrate the life of former Cabinet minister, parliamentarian, and Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts.

SIX MONTHS OF DELAYS: Businesses on West Bay Street fear impact of long road works

BUSINESSES near Blake Road are concerned about the impact the upcoming six-month long water and road improvement work will have on their establishments. The work is set to begin this Monday. In interviews with The Tribune yesterday, some proprietors

Immigration chief warns lawbreakers amid FBI manhunt

IN the wake of a two-year FBI operation that uncovered alleged bribery of officials at the Department of Immigration as part of a wider US visa fraud scheme, Director of Immigration Clarence Russell said he does not tolerate corruption.

Electric bill ‘like a second mortgage’

THE increased value added tax exemption ceiling on power bills will have “limited” impact on consumer expenses, Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants President Gowon Bowe has insisted, while likening spiked electricity costs to having a second mortgage.

BPL chairman told to stay out of politics

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday rebuked Donovan Moxey, telling the Bahamas Power and Light chairman to leave the inflammatory invective to politicians who have equal standing in the arena with Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis.

Pair’s conviction thrown out over man’s death in bar brawl

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction for a woman and her child’s father previously sentenced to over a decade in prison each for killing a man in the course of a brawl at a bar on Carmichael Road six years ago.