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PLP set to train aspirant candidates in Grand Bahama

THE Progressive Liberal Party will be training aspirant candidates in Grand Bahama at the end of the month, PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell announced this week.The training module will be staged for people interested in running in the next general electio

Kingdom Government Movement eyes 2022 General Election

A NEW political organization called the Kingdom Government Movement has set its sights on the 2022 General Election. Led by Kevin King, a natural medicine doctor, the party’s four areas of focus are: replacing the Westminster system of government, t

Public-private-partnership considered for Prince George Wharf management

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said the government considering a public-private-partnership for the day-to-day management of the Prince George Wharf as it eyes the overall improvement of the country’s top cruise port.Responding to ques

'Attacker looked like a psycho' before alleged assault on Paradise Island

THE woman allegedly assaulted near a Paradise Island parking lot earlier this month yesterday said her attacker looked like a “psycho” before he ultimately threw her to the ground over an apparent parking dispute.However, in response to suggestions f

Speaker calls for amendment to eliminate 'supersized' Cabinets

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday called for an amendment to the country’s Constitution establishing an upper limit for the appointment of ministers to eliminate “supersized” Cabinets.Additionally, Speaker Moultrie said there remains an “adulte

Union Walk-out at PMH

THE Bahamas Doctors Union President Melisande S Bassett yesterday led practitioners in a walk-out at the Princess Margaret Hospital over persisting issues between the group and senior health officials.“Our heads have been bruised, we are bloodied, b

HANG UP AND DRINK UP TOO: Drivers face ban from using phones and booze in cars

PROPOSED amendments to the Road Traffic Act will make it illegal to drive or operate a vehicle while using a cellphone, or with an open alcoholic beverage. 

Family’s agony over double murders

A relative of slain Deadman’s Reef couple Barry and Sheena Johnson told the Supreme Court her family continues to struggle with the pain of how they were “murdered and left like animals” three years ago. 

Post office move: It’s back to square one

THE GOVERNMENT has gone back to the drawing board on plans to relocate the General Post Office, according to Transport Minister Renward Wells.

Footage of police assault ‘appalling’

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames conceded yesterday the Royal Bahamas Police Force must be more transparent with the public about its investigations into use-of-force incidents involving police officers.

Opposition refuse consent on Grand Lucayan debate

DEBATE on a resolution for a $35m loan to complete the government’s Grand Lucayan purchase in Grand Bahama was delayed yesterday after the Official Opposition refused consent insisting they did not receive the needed documents to properly debate the

Teenager arrested over alleged drug possession at school

A teenager allegedly caught with illegal drugs in his possession was arrested at a high school in Abaco on Tuesday.ASP Pinder reported that shortly after 3pm on Tuesday police were called to the S C Bootle High School, where a 17-year-old male studen

Three men and a woman arrested in connection with home invasion

POLICE have arrested three men and a woman in connection with a home invasion and armed robbery that occurred in the early hours Tuesday.

Tributes to sculptor and artist Stephen G E Burrows

PROMINENT Bahamian sculptor and artist Stephen G E Burrows, who dedicated his life to the culture of art in public spaces, has passed away.The 80-year-old was the first Bahamian steel and metal artist to have his artistry publicly showcased throughou

Order for Super Value to pay former staff member $10k overturned

THE Court of Appeal has overturned an Industrial Tribunal’s order for Super Value to pay one of its former assistant managers $10,000 for firing him for gross negligence.The former manager reportedly said he was too tired from working a double shift

Bid for more time to challenge leniency of sentence denied

THE Crown’s bid at seeking more time to challenge the leniency of a man’s sentence for having sex with his lover’s 15-year-old daughter has been shot down by the country’s second highest court. Court of Appeal President Sir Hartman Longley, and fello

Tony Zervos, Tribune archivist, dies age 81

TRIBUNE archivist Tony Zervos, 81, died at the Princess Hospital at 10pm Tuesday.Mr Zervos joined The Tribune about 10 years ago as the newspaper’s archivist after retiring from the staff of the Higgs and Johnson law firm, where he was the archivist/

Davis against term limits for prime minister post

OPPOSITION Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis yesterday said instituting term limits for the Office of the Prime Minister may cause the public to be deprived of who it desires to be its representative.Mr Davis added he has “no issue” with fixed election d

OUT OF ORDER: Gibson’s lawyers attack prosecution’s ‘tainted’ evidence

LAWYERS for former Cabinet minister Shane Gibson yesterday accused the Crown of engaging in “wholly improper conduct” for allegedly conducting meetings with two key prosecution witnesses and their lawyers to discuss how the evidence they would eventually give against Gibson should be “edited” or “amended”.

Protection plan targets 43 sites

THE Bahamas Protected Group yesterday presented a three-year plan to expand marine protected areas to preserve future employment, protect the environment and help secure the country’s food sources. 


‘I’ll shut down island’ threat - over one manager

THE union representing Bahamas Power and Light employees threatened to “shut the island down” yesterday, angered by workers being treated like “dogs” at the power provider’s Mall at Marathon branch.

Bleeding, handcuffed, begging for help

A VIRAL video showing a bloodied man in handcuffs crying for help as a police officer knelt on his chest sparked outrage from social media users yesterday.

Crime stats down - and it’s ‘not by accident’

MAJOR crime categories continue to trend downward and it’s not by “happenstance”, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday.

Office of the Spouse to be complete this month

THE Office of the Spouse of the Prime Minister will be completed by the end of the month, The Tribune understands.Patricia Minnis, wife of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, said yesterday she began working out of a temporary office in July.It was not

MP's wife accused of rowing with students

THE wife of Central and South Eleuthera MP Hank Johnson is being accused of berating two student activists calling for the preservation of Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera.According to claims by the students and their advisors, Wadainya Weinburger and Fra