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AG - Jean Rony case exposes ID loophole

THE case of Bahamas-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles has unearthed a significant and far-reaching legal challenge over the verification of birth certificates, Attorney General Carl Bethel confirmed yesterday.

$500k college theft trial: Defendant stays silent

FORMER College of the Bahamas employee Chimeka Gibbs yesterday opted to remain silent over allegations she stole over $500,000 from the college over a seven year period. 

Probe after viral firearm post

AUTHORITIES are investigating the circumstances surrounding a condescending and controversial social media post made by an international boater, where he scoffs at the ease in which he was able to transport firearms into The Bahamas.

Pot patchers to the rescue as nine more crews hired

THE Ministry of Works has approved contracts for nine additional road patching crews to help address the vexing problem of potholes in New Providence, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.

Campbell: Unfair to speak ill of taxi drivers

TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell has defended taxicab drivers in the wake of reports they were defecating and urinating in their vehicles while parked overnight at Prince George Wharf.

Sentences quashed of airport workers

THE COURT of Appeal has quashed the sentences of two Nassau Flight Services employees previously convicted for possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply and conspiracy to commit that offence concerning a 2016 incident at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.

Bid to jail senior members of govt

LAWYERS for Jean Rony Jean-Charles are seeking constitutional relief over his re-arrest and detention over the weekend, and have asked the court to commit executive members of government to prison for contempt.

Minnis predicts great year as GB unemployment dips

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Grand Bahama’s unemployment rate is trending in the right direction, noting a slight decrease from 12.4 percent to 12.1 percent in 2017.He believes 2018 will be a “great year” for Grand Bahama and forecasted the i

Davis blames FNM after latest fires at dump site

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis was adamant yesterday that the former administration left preventative measures in place to avoid recurring fires at the New Providence Landfill as residents continue to struggle with the toxic sm

Committee to present plan on dealing with shanty towns

THE government’s shanty town committee will soon present an action plan to deal with the longstanding problem, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes, who said the issue will be handled humanely.Mr Foulkes is a part of the 30-member committee, com

Just dropping in to visit Grand Bahama

SOME 60 licenced skydivers are in Grand Bahama for the first Bahama Beach skydiving event at West End, performing daily parachute jumps until February 12.The group makes jumps from 14,000ft above the clear waters between 10am and 5pm, landing at the

Speaker: I don't expect to see Hanna Martin

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie does not expect to see Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin in Parliament when it convenes today after he named and suspended her last week. If Mrs Hanna Martin does show up for the session she could be sensationally escor

Taxi drivers: We’re clean

BAHAMAS Taxicab Union President Philip Watkins has dismissed a tabloid report that taxicab drivers are defecating and urinating in their vehicles while parked at Prince George Wharf as “old news” and “irrelevant”.

Life under the dump’s smoke

RESIDENTS who live in the communities near the New Providence Landfill find themselves, yet again, going through the “routine of recovery” as smoke continues to emanate from the dumpsite.

Free at last

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday stressed the case of Bahamas-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles has placed the government in a position uncovered by law or the Constitution, and urged the country to exercise restraint and let the law take its course following Mr Jean-Charles’ release from custody yesterday.

Misogyny claims over Glenys ban 'laughable'

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said yesterday it is “laughable” to suggest misogyny played a part in the disciplinary action he took in naming and suspending Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin in Parliament last week. He also insisted he did not breach

Rassin takes San Diego bow

BEFORE hundreds of assembled international Rotarians in San Diego, California, the Bahamas’ Barry Rassin, who appeared on stage with his wife, Esther, was presented as the president-elect of Rotary International, 2018-19.Me Rassin will represent over

Three accused of killings

THREE men were arraigned on murder charges yesterday for two separate killings.Donnovan Rolle, 23, and Berkley Belfat, 22, are accused of killing Chamico Mackey, 34, on January 24.Mackey was shot dead while on the porch of his home at Irish Spring Co

Cable Bahamas says Fox News watched by less than one percent of its viewers

LESS than one percent of Cable Bahamas’ monthly viewership came from people watching Fox News, and among news-watchers, only five percent watched the conservative channel, Cable Bahamas’ vice president of marketing and media, David Burrows said yeste

20 vehicles destroyed as fire hits tour bus business

A FIRE at the Priscilla Forbes Building in Grand Bahama destroyed at least 20 vehicles, including three mass transit buses at the tour establishment on Queen’s Highway on Sunday evening.The fire occurred sometime around 7.45pm at the rear of the buil

Zip line off to a flying start

A zip line has been opened at the Pirate’s Cove Water Park at Taino Beach on Saturday in Grand Bahama and plans are to open a similar adventure park in New Providence.Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and his wife Patricia Minnis; Deputy Prime Minister

Murder victims identified by police

POLICE have released the identities of two recent murder victims. The man who died in hospital on Saturday has been identified as Okel Solomon, 45, of Laird Street. According to police, Solomon showed up at the Southern Police Station shortly after 1

Taxicab plates are still being leased despite Minnis pledge

Leasing of taxicab plates remains a rampant issue in the industry despite the Minnis administration’s promise to regulate the area,In May 2017, the government announced in its Speech from the Throne that it would “review and give consideration to the

'Someone out there helping me, helped me not go crazy'

LAST week, Jean Rony Jean-Charles was living a nightmare, trapped in abject poverty in a Haitian slum he defined as “hell”.

Labour Minister: No truth in claims of political motive for BAIC sackings

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes has emphatically denied recent terminations at the Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation were politically motivated, telling The Tribune to suggest otherwise is “totally inaccurate and baseless”.