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Driver who struck biker must pay family $30,000

A MAN ordered to pay an interim sum of $30,000 in financial assistance to the family of a motorcyclist he killed after hitting him from behind with his truck nearly three years ago has had his legal bid to get out of paying that sum dismissed by the

Two cleared of murder

A SUPREME Court jury has acquitted two Dorsett Alley residents of last year’s murder of another man in the Farrington Road area.

Website launched for GB property firm

GRAND Bahama Development Company Limited’s (DEVCO) property maintenance firm has launched a new website to improve customer engagement and overall service.

'No point lying' - Lucayan deal has been complex

DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest has admitted negotiations for the sale of the Grand Lucayan Hotel have been a complicated and difficult process with the four parties at the table.Mr Turnquest – who is on record saying the negotiations were “com

Off-duty police officer shot as men tried to steal his car

A POLICE officer is recovering in hospital after being shot by men he pursued while off-duty early Thursday morning.Police said they launched an island-wide manhunt for the suspects, who they believe are connected to a string of armed robberies in th

PM: We're doing all we can to help families

A DAY after he visited the victims of the Labour Day Parade tragedy, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis told The Tribune yesterday that Cabinet will discuss the level of government involvement needed in the wake of a national tragedy with the aim of dev

'Chaotic' scene as hospital tackles tragedy

WHEN Emergency Medical Services made its first call to the Princess Margaret Hospital at 10.15am on Friday the hospital went into mass casualty mode for an “all hands on deck” operation, Medical Chief of Staff Dr Caroline Burnett-Garraway said yester

12% - now the backlash

BAHAMAS Institute of Chartered Accountants President Gowon Bowe believes the government’s plan to increase value added tax will create further distancing between the “haves and have-nots” and possibly create the conditions for class unrest, he told The Tribune.

‘No words’ to describe tragedy

THE tragic and untimely death of Tabitha Charlene Haye, 41, has left family and friends “traumatised and reeling,” some remain “unable to process”.

‘If I could rewind the day, I would’

FOR triple jumper Dannielle Gibson when her younger sister Dominique called her on Friday morning while she was in the locker room at the track facility at Penn State in Philadelphia, it sounded like a script from a movie.

Public responds to call for blood donations

THE Princess Margaret Hospital’s Blood Bank received some 40 pints of blood in a 24-hour period as donors responded to an urgent appeal for blood following the Labour Day tragedy.Chief phlebotomist Dr Glennville Roberts told The Tribune the bank rece

100JAMZ seeks review over licence takeover decision

THE People’s Radio Station, 100JAMZ, has initiated legal action against the Broadcast industry’s watchdog – URCA – for approving the takeover of ZSR Sports Radio 103.5FM on the grounds that the regulators’ legal interpretation of the grant of the Ba

Abaco man guilty of killing uncle

AN Abaco man was convicted of the manslaughter of his uncle and sentenced to 12 years in prison.Shannon Walkins aka “Shannon Watkins” accepted a plea deal and pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of his uncle

One in four Bahamians has been a smoker

TWENTY-FIVE percent of Bahamians have smoked at some point in their life, according to a 2017 National Household Drug Survey, which revealed 13 percent of teenagers smoke tobacco.Bahamians surveyed were between the ages of 12 and 65, with men found t

NIB director resigns

NATIONAL Insurance Board Director Patricia Hermanns has tendered her resignation from the corporation effective June 15.A copy of her resignation letter was shared on social media on Friday, and its validity was confirmed by incoming Labour Director

Two drownings being investigated

POLICE are investigating two apparent drowning incidents which occurred in the past few days, one in Grand Bahama and the other in Abaco. Grand Bahama police are investigating the drowning of a man in the Fortune Bay area over the weekend.Police have

Labour Day tragedy: PM gives national address (video)

THE Labour Day celebrations were plunged into tragedy when a truck mowed through a crowd of people Friday morning, killing four and injuring 24 in an unprecedented event for the Bahamas. 

Man dies in apparent drowning

A man died in an apparent drowning in Grand Bahama on Saturday afternoon.

Two men shot in Yellow Elder Gardens

Two men are in serious condition in hospital after being shot on Saturday.

Man dies in Grand Bahama crash

Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic accident in which a man died on Friday.

Labour Day tragedy: PM plans to meet with victims’ families

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says he plans to meet with the families of the victims who died in Friday’s tragic Labour Day traffic fatality.

PLP leader 'deeply saddened' by Labour Day tragedy

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis says he is deeply saddened and upset by the lives lost when a truck hit persons marching during the Labour Day parade.

Paul Belizaire sentenced to 25 years for armed robbery of Barry and Sheena Johnson

Paul Belizaire was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment for the armed robbery of Barry and Sheena Johnson on Thursday in the Supreme Court in Grand Bahama. 

Off-duty police officer injured in shooting

A POLICE officer is recovering in hospital after being shot by men he pursued while off-duty early Thursday morning.

Fee increases on government services

SEVERAL amendments tabled in the House of Assembly Wednesday proposed fee increases on government services, including character certificates, finger printing and vehicle chassis checks.