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Three Americans held over gun seizures

THREE Americans are in police custody after they were found with weapons over the weekend.

Sub-station blaze hits power for thousands

AN electrical fire at Bahamas Power and Light’s Baillou Hills sub-station over the weekend left parts of southwestern New Providence without power for periods up to 12 hours.

Robbery conviction quashed by court

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the 2015 armed robbery conviction of Deangelo Antonio due to “defects” identified by the appellate judges.In their written ruling, Appellate Justice Jon Isaacs, along with Justices S. Maureen Crane-Scott and Roy Jones

Govt aims for more cruise jobs

MIINISTER of Labour Dion Foulkes pledged the government’s commitment to creating more jobs for Bahamians in the cruise ship and maritime sectors during a recent tour of the LJM Maritime Academy (LJMMA) in Nassau.This pledge comes just days after Mini

Serious injuries after four vehicle crash on Grand Bahama

Four vehicles, including a church bus carrying parishioners, were involved in an accident in Grand Bahama on Saturday night that resulted in serious injuries.

Police investigate suspected suicide in Freeport

Police on Grand Bahama are investigating a suspected suicide after a woman's body was discovered at a home in Freeport on Saturday evening.

Edison Sumner tenders resignation as Bahamas Chamber of Commerce CEO

EDISON Sumner tendered his resignation as director and CEO of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation on Friday following a report this week about his ten-year ban from the securities industry.

Electricity issues force closure of Ministries of Health, Public Services

THE Ministries of Health and Public Services were closed Friday due to electricity issues, which also affected water supply.

Two questioned in connection with Inspector Carlis Blatch killing

POLICE are questioning two people in custody about the killing of Inspector Carlis Blatch, the slain aide-de-camp to Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander. He told The Tribune the two are being treated as suspects in the matter.

Two in court over drugs in food plate at Department of Corrections

TWO women were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the discovery of a quantity of marijuana in a plate of food presented to the Bahamas Department of Corrections earlier this month.

Sentencing of convicted murderer postponed

THE sentencing of convicted murderer Devaughn “Short Man” Hall was postponed for a second time, to Friday, September 21, in the Supreme Court on Grand Bahama.

Man charged with 42 counts of fraud

AN Exuma man faced a list of fraud charges on Friday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court in Grand Bahama.

'Wait for evidence' on medical marijuana

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands vowed not to throw around the weight of his personal views in the medical marijuana debate as he brought opening remarks at the country’s first medical marijuana symposium on Wednesday evening.The event, hosted by the M

‘PURSUE HIM TO BOUNDS OF HELL’: Minnis rails at aide’s killing - he must be caught

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has instructed Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Anthony Ferguson to use all resources available, including marines to track Inspector Carlis Blatch’s killer, even to the “bounds of hell,” to ensure justice is done.

Lucayan’s $1m staff debt safe

The government will assume all li abilities including about $1m in back pay owed to workers at the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama.

‘Beaten to death with a conch shell’

A row between two men ended with one battering the other to death using a conch shell as a weapon, Supreme Court jurors heard yesterday.

Students unite in tribute - as principal reassures over safety

THE principal of HO Nash Junior High School has insisted the campus does not have a security problem, one day after the fatal shooting of a police officer in the proximity of the school. However, during an assembly held yesterday morning, Principal C

800 screened for prostate cancer in Grand Bahama

A RECORD 800 men on Grand Bahama were screened for prostate cancer during an annual event hosted by Us TOO Grand Bahama, in partnership with the Cancer Society of The Bahamas.This year’s turn-out surpassed all others that have been held since 2011, a

24 arrests in police swoop

POLICE arrested 24 people on Wednesday night in connection with a number of serious crimes such as murder, armed robbery, possession of illegal firearms and dangerous drugs during Operation “Strong Finish” in New Providence.The operation targeted per

Officers 'closing in' on murder suspect

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander said yesterday evening that officers are closing in on the person they believe killed Inspector Carlis Blatch, the aide-de-camp to Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling. “I will have some good ne

Hearing today in John Bull case

ONE of two men accused of the daylight robbery of a John Bull store in Grand Bahama back in July will finally have his bail application heard in the Supreme Court later today.Corradon Cockburn, 30, of Mangrove Avenue was charged with Diego Carey, 23,

Looking to the future of Bahamas health care

Dr Desirée Cox MD, PhD, founder and CEO of the HEALinc Future Health Innovation Summit and Dr Charles Diggiss, president of Doctors Hospital, hosted a luncheon for a select group of Future Health stakeholders on Wednesday at Lucianos of Chicago. Pres

PM: I still want probe of BPL after board collapse

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday he is still committed to his promised investigation of Bahamas Power and Light and the collapse of its board of directors three weeks ago. He said the terms of reference for the probe had to be complete

Bahamians urged to follow orders over hurricane

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked international Bahamian students in Hurricane Florence’s path to comply with all orders for mandatory evacuations. Some students have already evacuated affected states, heeding warnings from local officials an

Gaming group announces scholarship recipients

THE Bahamas Gaming Operators Association has announced its Adopt-A-School Programme’s 2018 scholarship recipients.“Today, these amazing students, will continue to obtain power through knowledge, become even more liberated in their thinking and help t