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Parents: All we want is justice over son killed in car crash

THE wreath marking his death sits atop a stunted tree on Tonique Williams Darling Highway, its presence enduring like his parents’ pain and heartache.

‘Guardian angel’ Davis brands audit a witch hunt

ADMITTING to being a guardian angel to many people over the years, Official Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis branded the EY audit into operations at the Water and Sewerage Corporation as nothing more than a “witch hunt” that has wasted taxpayers’ money.

Sands: $6.6m for clinic to see five patients a day

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday accused the former administration of going forward with the $6.6m upgrade to the Smith’s Bay Clinic in Cat Island despite a nearly 40 per cent decline in visits to clinics on that island in the past decade.

Insight: Oban’s ‘powerhouse’ partner

A partner in the Grand Bahama refinery project vowed last night he would not support the project going ahead without it passing stringent environmental tests.

Potcake needs ya help, folks

AFTER his home caught fire last week Thursday, local street philosopher “Potcake” is appealing to the public for assistance.

Auditor reveals emails saying: ‘We need to deal with FNM cronies’

AUDITOR EY’s report into the Water & Sewerage Corporation highlights how intertwined politics has been in the operations of the institution, revealing obscene rows with a political slant, calls for victimisation of Free National Movement “cronies” and apparent political patronage for Progressive Liberal Party supporters.

Crime falls – despite cops’ cars crisis

OVERALL crime is down 14 percent, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday, adding Bahamians can rest assured criminal activity in the country will continue at reduced levels, lessening fear among citizens.

Too many appeals, police killer told by court

A CONVICT’S legal bid to contest his life sentence for murdering a police officer on a Family Island two decades ago has been dismissed because he tried to appeal his sentence too many times before the appellate court, whose judges this week said amo

$232m Sandy Bottom Project delays blamed on previous government

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday blamed extensive delays in the $232m Sandy Bottom Project on the complacent and poor governance of the former Christie administration.Mr Dames, in his mid-year budget communication in Parliament, indi

Cheques for home repair issued in GB

THE Ministry of Public Works has started distributing cheques for roof repairs to homeowners with storm-related damage in Grand Bahama, Iram Lewis, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Public Works, revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.

Government High alumni committee gifts school computers

LAST month, during a student recognition ceremony, the GHS Class of 87 Alumni Committee presented Eloise Whymns, school principal, with three laptops, a desktop computer, a printer and two picnic tables on behalf of the Class of 1987.Last year, the c

US Embassy honours environment activist

ON March 8, recognised globally as International Women’s Day, the US Embassy hosted a reception at Liberty Overlook in honour of Fotini “Sam” Tsavousis-Duncombe, the embassy 2018 nominee for the Secretary of State’s Award for the International Women

Limousine driver fears being locked out from Sandals travel

A BAHAMIAN limousine driver has accused a local luxury resort of operating a car service to high-end guests which deprives registered industry drivers of a large percentage of revenue.Kendal Culmer told The Tribune that limousine drivers are being “s

Double murder trial adjourned

THE trial of three men accused of double murder and armed robbery in Grand Bahama has been adjourned until March 19. Paul Belizaire, Devaughn Hall, and Kevin Dames face two counts of murder and one count of armed robbery of a Deadman’s Reef couple.

Rental car fraudsters ordered to pay company back

THREE men who admitted fraudulently obtaining Hyundai vehicles from a local car rental company last month have been ordered to reimburse the company the amount of funds they swindled. Akeem Storr, Sean Bain and Sean Roberts stood before Chief Magist

'Nosedive' in WSC morale

MORALE at the Water & Sewerage Corporation has taken a nosedive after EY’s critical audit report, the latest sore point for an institution that was able to resist controversy until recently, General Manager Glen Laville said yesterday.

Magistrate hits out after yet another adjournment bid

THE chief magistrate yesterday hit out at the Crown’s “sense of entitlement” after it requested yet another adjournment to serve voluntary bills of indictment on one man and another individual accused of attempting to murder two police officers durin

World Kidney Day puts the spotlight on Women’s Health

WORLD Kidney Day was celebrated globally on Thursday.

VAT cash ‘fuelled immoral spending’

AS the former Christie administration committed an “immoral” fiscal travesty while in office between 2012 to 2017, the government’s direct debt mushroomed from $3.9bn to over $6.5bn, Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest revealed in Parliament yesterday.

BPL: Nine fail drug testing

NINE employees at Bahamas Power and Light were terminated this week after taking part in random drug testing, Bahamas Power & Light Chairperson Darnell Osborne confirmed yesterday.

What a stinker – daming report reveals extent of problems at WSC

AUDITOR EY has painted a damning picture of the Water & Sewerage Corporation in its audit report of the institution, portraying a corporation awash with irregularities.

Turtle slaughter: three held

POLICE have arrested three people – two men and a woman – in connection with the brutal killing of a Loggerhead turtle on Grand Bahama.

Cooper blasts govt on Oban

EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper railed against the $5.5bn Oban Energies deal proposed for Grand Bahama, telling the House of Assembly Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has “embarrassed” the Bahamian people by parading a “convicted criminal” as a partner with the government for the investment.

Seven people rescued as they are swept off Glass Window Bridge

SEVEN people had to be rescued from waters off Eleuthera yesterday after being swept off the Glass Window Bridge by severe sea swells.

Darville: Where is safety report?

DR Michael Darville, former Minister for Grand Bahama, is criticising the Minnis government for not tabling and making public a report on the safety assessment study undertaken in communities near the industrial park in Grand Bahama.