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Chevening Scholarships awarded

THE British high commissioner to The Bahamas has announced that two Bahamians have been awarded Chevening Scholarships to study in the UK.The 2018-19 Chevening Scholars are D’Andra Johnson and Therell Smith.Chevening Scholarships are awarded to indiv

Row breaks out in FNM over meeting cancellation

A ROW has erupted over the cancellation of the Free National Movement’s monthly council meeting, according to a letter obtained by The Tribune.The open letter was reportedly sent to FNM chairman Carl Culmer by national deputy chairman Brad McPhee, wh

Conference to tackle child exploitation

ADVOCACY group Bahamas Against Crime is hosting a conference next month to address the exploitation of children.“The high level of crimes against children and the exploitation of children in The Bahamas is cause for great alarm,” the group, led by Re

Man’s body pulled from sea

POLICE pulled a man’s body from waters at Potter’s Cay Dock after 9am yesterday.

Cyber criminals posing as public figures net thousands

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday warned the public not to give money to people posing as politicians online as police revealed Bahamians have lost more than $100,000 to cyber criminals this year.Mr Dames said an individual was recent

Govt purchases Grand Lucayan resort

THE Minnis administration has purchased the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced after a tour of the property on Wednesday.

OUCH! Bannister savages axed BPL chair with finance revelations

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister has admitted to political interference in the functions of the Bahamas Power and Light board - however, he claims it was only to block alleged directives to pay the personal bills of its former Chairwoman Darnell Osborne.

Disclosure files will go to AG

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has instructed the chairman of the Public Disclosure Commission to give the Office of the Attorney General information on the officials who have failed to make their annual disclosure of assets and liabilities in accordance with the Public Disclosure Act, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.

Dog Days race raises $22,000

THE fourth annual Dog Days Marathon held in late March raised thousands of dollars for the Grand Bahama Humane Society and the Grand Bahama Children’s Home.The animal shelter received $17,000 while the children’s home received $5,000.This year’s even

'Govt purchase of hotel will help union members'

THE Commonwealth Union of Hotel Services and Allied Workers believes the decision by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to purchase the Grand Lucayan Resort in Grand Bahama is good news for the union and its hundreds of members. President Michelle Dors

Man guilty of drug possession

A 23-year-old man yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of drug possession with intent to supply.Kevin Rolle, of Sugar Hill Road, Fox Hill, appearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain, admitted to possessing 3.875 ounces of suspected mari

1,000 scholarships available at BTVI

THE government, through the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, is offering 1,000 scholarships to students enrolled in full-time programmes inclusive of preparatory, certificate, diploma and associate degrees.Named The Bahamas Be Your Own Bos

BNT: Impact of diesel leak in Exuma marina 'small'

THE impact from the diesel fuel leak in Exuma over the weekend is going to be “small”, Bahamas National Trust Executive Director Eric Carey estimated yesterday. In an interview with The Tribune, Mr Carey said while the accident had the potential to b

Police hunt for robbers after two raids

POLICE in New Providence are investigating two armed robberies which occurred on Monday.Shortly after 9am, a man was in the parking lot of a local bank on Prince Charles Drive when he was approached by a gunman who robbed him of a bag containing cash

Five years in jail for ringleader in housebreaking and theft group

A 35-year-old man was convicted and sentenced yesterday to five years in prison in connection with a five-month long housebreaking and theft ring which netted an estimated $13,916 in stolen property.Tiffalo Johnson, of Native Yard, East Street North,

Treat Grand Bahama as a special case - Lewis

MEMBER of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama Iram Lewis said yesterday Grand Bahama has to be viewed “as a special needs case” by the government and the Grand Bahama Port Authority.“Business, as usual, does not exist in Grand Bahama presently and mo

Summer in Mt Moriah

THE Mount Moriah constituency’s summer camp held from August 13-17 at the Central Church of Christ in Yellow Elder, catered to more than 70 youngsters and teenagers.Campers engaged in art and drama classes and were treated to a field trip at the Adve

Davis: Why did Bannister reappoint Osborne if there were problems?

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has said revelations Works Minister Desmond Bannister made yesterday about former Bahamas Power & Light Chairwoman Darnell Osborne are “disingenuous,” questioning why Mr Bannister reappointed her to the board in July if he felt her conduct had been egregious.

No student turned away because of background

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd yesterday reiterated that it is against policy and prohibited by law for educators to deny students’ entry into schools based on their ethnic background or nationality. He added he had no “proof” this was occurring, but

Case of pit bull dog's death at a standstill

THE case involving the death of Whitehead, a pregnant pit bull that died as a result of an illegal caesarian performed by an unlicenced “street vet” in Freeport earlier this year, is at a standstill due to the absence of a complaint and lack of suffi

Three jailed over seizure of marijuana

A BAHAMIAN man and two Jamaican men were sentenced to three and a half years in prison yesterday for last week’s seizure of 375 pounds of marijuana at a residence on Meadow Street.Two additional people - a Jamaican woman and a Bahamian man - were als

BNT: Poaching 'greatest threat to seafood resources of nation'

THE Bahamas National Trust has described poaching by commercial fishermen from the Dominican Republic as “the greatest single threat to Bahamian seafood resources”. The BNT said this was based on a report produced for the Bahamas Lobster Fisheries Im

‘Tell us what’s gone on at BPL’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on Works Minister Desmond Bannister to answer “damning” allegations of government interference at the Bahamas Power and Light board.

‘Dr Minnis’ hypocrisy is simply staggering’

RIGHTS Bahamas has criticised recent comments Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis made about eradicating shanty towns, saying “the level of hypocrisy” involved in Dr Minnis’ remarks regarding Haitian ethnic communities is “simply staggering”.

Premiers’ rejection of honour avoidable

THE decision of former Prime Ministers Hubert Ingraham and Perry Christie to reject the government’s national honour award is an “embarrassment” for the Minnis administration, Reverend Sebastian Campbell, chairman of the National Heroes Committee, said yesterday.