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Volunteers ready to clean up the coast

THE 33rd annual International Coastal Cleanup Day is fast approaching and volunteers in The Bahamas will be suiting up to clean up during the two hour event this Saturday from 8am to 10am at the western end of South Beach.“Thanks to volunteers around

$90,000 aid handout

THE National Emergency Management Agency has now issued more than $90,000 in financial assistance to Ragged Island households in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma last year. Last month, NEMA director, Captain Stephen Russell, and

Disclosures delay 'a sign of FNM failures'

THE Minnis administration’s slow pace in the prosecution of those three persons who failed to meet the March 31 public disclosures deadline, is in line with the government’s common practice of deceiving the voting public, claimed Progressive Liberal

Reassurance for staff in Grand Lucayan deal

AS the handover process for the Grand Lucayan entered a new stage yesterday, government officials assured staff that their employment will be protected.“Further information will be provided and a full statement will be given by the prime minister in

High school activists take on Disney over Lighthouse Point

THREE Central Eleuthera High School students have taken on the mantle of activism as they join scores of environmentalists in the fight to prevent Lighthouse Point, Eleuthera from being developed into a cruise port. Eleventh grade students Wadainya W

Sands: I did not send $1.9m cleaning contract to Cabinet

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday admitted to not formally presenting Cabinet with the $1.9m contract he approved for a local cleaning company owned by the key witness in former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s criminal trial, despite conceding that

BPL fires ‘could cost firm $150m’

BAHAMAS Power and Light Company could be facing a colossal $150m price tag to replace damaged equipment after recent fires over the weekend wiped out one engine and “compromised” infrastructure at the Clifton Pier Power Plant, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard estimated yesterday.

Davis demands: What’s going on?

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Deputy Leader Chester Cooper yesterday called for an independent probe into Bahamas Power and Light, which has been saddled by controversy in recent weeks.

‘Actions on Family Islands must stop’

ATTORNEY Fred Smith yesterday warned the government that it was treading on the “thin ice of contempt” for pressing ahead with efforts to eradicate shanty towns in the Family Islands despite the pending judicial review.

No ‘white smoke’ on marijuana study team

THE government committee to review marijuana criminalisation laws in the Bahamas has not yet been appointed.

‘Stay out of the water’

WEATHER experts are continuing to warn residents of The Bahamas about the sea swells Hurricane Florence will generate this week.

Murder conviction quashed - and judge sends case back for retrial

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the murder conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison for murdering a cashier at his family’s food store in the course of an armed robbery, and has ordered a retrial.In an 18-page ruling published to the court’s w

Surgery resumes at hospital

SURGERY schedules at the Princess Margaret Hospital have reconvened as scheduled maintenance of the air-conditioning systems in the operating theatres have concluded.A statement from the Public Hospitals Authority noted the routine maintenance proced

Mixed feelings for MPs on Grand Lucayan purchase

CENTREVILLE MP Reece Chipman has expressed mixed feelings about the government’s multi-million-dollar purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama.In response to a question from The Tribune, he said while he understands the need to jump star

Pineridge Education Centre opens in Grand bahama

THE REV Frederick McAlpine, MP for Pineridge, officially opened the Pineridge Education Centre in the Kipling Building in Grand Bahama on Monday, delivering on a promise he made to his constituents.The centre, which has an enrolment of 50, allows stu

'Fix local govt in Family Islands before bringing it to the capital'

RETIRED Abaco publisher David Ralph is asking the government to take a closer look at the successes and frustrations of the Family Island local government system before it moves ahead with its implementation in the capital.Mr Ralph, in response to re

Teen accused of murder

A 17-year-old boy was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of murdering a man earlier this year.

Beware sea swells from Florence

THE Bahamas currently faces no immediate threat from Hurricanes Florence and Helene and Tropical Storm Isaac, however chief meteorologist Basil Dean told The Tribune yesterday the country could be affected by very large sea swells generated by Floren

Nygard’s kicked in the groyne

THE government has given Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard less than a month to remove barriers he built out into the sea near his Lyford Cay home.

Abaco – 900 shanty town homes set to be razed

THE government is tasked with finding alternative housing for nearly 1,000 households in shanty towns across Abaco as the Shanty Town Action Task Force (SATF) recommits to the self-imposed deadline of clearing unregulated communities on that island on or before July 31,2019.

Week-long power cuts as second blaze hits BPL

NEW Providence can expect load shedding for the rest of the week after a fire caused unprecedented damage at Bahamas Power and Light’s Clifton Pier station over the weekend - while a second blaze broke out last night at the same location.

‘Throw it out’: Smith’s team to seek dismissal of corruption case

ATTORNEYS for former PLP Senator Frank Smith on Saturday foreshadowed accusations of perverting the course of justice against the Crown after the prosecution conceded that a key component of its evidence, the call logs between the accused and its key witness, are flawed and thus warranted being recently abandoned by the prosecution.

Man's body found in car

THE BODY of a man was found in a car off Gladstone Road on Friday.Police are waiting for an autopsy report to confirm the cause of death, but on Friday said foul play was not suspected at this time.According to reports, the body was found after polic

UN and Haiti 'acknowledge' govt efforts to erase shanty towns

THE government’s plan to eradicate all shanty town communities in the country has been acknowledged by both the United Nations and the Haitian government, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes. Mr Foulkes, head of the Shanty Town Action Task Force

Medicial marijuana event to be landmark for nation

THE Medical Association of The Bahamas is hosting the country’s first medical marijuana symposium on Wednesday.In July, MAB president Dr Marcus Cooper told The Tribune there had not been widespread consultation with its membership on the subject of m