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Brave: Clarify position on National Development Plan

OPPOSITION Leader Philip Davis yesterday called on the government to clarify its position on the future of the National Development Plan, insisting that the nonpartisan initiative represented the aspirations of the nation.His call was supported by ND

All instructions from AG to DPP 'will be gazetted'

IN a bid to shield the director of public prosecutions from undue political interference, the Minnis administration will amend the Constitution to require that all instructions from an attorney general to the director of public prosecutions be gazett

Sir Durward Knowles Honoured at Special School Assembly

THE Walter Parker Primary School celebrated Sir Durward Knowles Day, paying tribute to Sir Durward at a special cultural ceremony held at the school on Wednesday morning.Sir Durward, who tuns 100 today, is a Bahamian hero and Olympic gold medalist in

Nurse dies after collapsing during shift

A NURSE died yesterday afternoon at the Princess Margaret Hospital shortly after collapsing at a community clinic during her shift, The Tribune understands.

Cops hunt gunmen after street battle

TWO men are wanted in connection with a shoot-out with police which resulted in the arrest of a third man and damage to a police vehicle.

Losing expat staff helps BPL save $3m

BAHAMAS Power & Light expects to save $3.3 million by replacing three of its expatriate employees with seven Bahamian employees, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold revealed yesterday.

Gaming Board ‘axes 18’

MORE than a dozen employees of the Gaming Board, including some who hoped to become permanent staff, have been let go, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold confirmed yesterday.

Taxi plate leasing may end

THE Minnis administration is eying regulations to manage the issuance of taxi plates, Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday, adding the government is also considering ending the controversial practice of leasing the plates.

BTC urged to rethink job cuts

THE government is working with management at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company and union officials with the hope of resolving the conflict for more than 100 employees who are allegedly being forced to sign new contracts or face termination, according to Labour Minister Dion Foulkes.

‘Too soon’ to tell if Glenys resignation a sign of PLP fracture

FORMER PLP MP George Smith yesterday said it was too soon to tell whether Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin’s resignation as leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly was a sign of fracture within the party.

Group warns against foreign ownership of GB Power company

THE Coalition of Concerned Citizens is urging Bahamian shareholders in ICD Utilities not to sell their shares and allow a foreign company to have 100 per cent ownership in a vital utility infrastructure in Grand Bahama.

Supreme Court judge to give ruling on Nygard’s absence

A SUPREME Court judge will give her ruling today on whether she will accept an application for Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard to be excused from attending recusal proceedings or accept his legal opponent’s objections to his absence.

The Defence Force Arrives in Dominica

A Royal Bahamas Defence Force vessel, led by Lieutenant Commander Milton Munroe, arrived in Dominica on Monday.

Daughter of the first Bahamian commissioner of police dies age 92

DAPHNE Sears Lee, the last surviving offspring of Gladys and Captain Edward Sears, first Bahamian commissioner of police (then titled commodore), died quietly in her sleep in Austin, Texas on September 21. She was 92.

Defence Force Marine called to the Bar

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Tellis Bethel, his executive command team and other members of the RBDF have extended congratulations to Woman Marine Tamika Davis, one of several people who were called to the Bahamas Bar on Friday October 27.

2.2 Million UB, Aliv Partnership Boosts Educational and Athletic Endowments

University of The Bahamas (UB) and Aliv on Monday inked a three-year, $2.2. million agreement which will broaden the nation’s top tertiary institution’s reach in some critical areas, including athletics and online education.

Eight die in NY terror attack

NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.”

Abaco man accused of murder after woman’s body found

AN Abaco man was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday with the murder of a woman whose partially decomposed corpse was discovered last Thursday on that island.

Ragged rises from Irma

DESPITE challenges with water supply on Ragged Island, clean up efforts are nearly complete as residents forge ahead in restoring their homes more than a month after Hurricane Irma decimated the small island.

UPDATED: Glenys Hanna Martin steps down as leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly

DAYS after a crushing defeat in the Progressive Liberal Party’s national convention against PLP Leader Philip “Brave” Davis for leadership of the party, Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin confirmed her resignation as leader of opposition business in the House of Assembly.

Sign or sacked - BTC’s jobs threat

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company has threatened to terminate contracts with 147 workers if they do not sign a new agreement by today, Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union  President Bernard Evans said yesterday.

It’s all yours, Commissioner

ANTHONY Ferguson officially became commissioner of police yesterday evening during a transition ceremony full of pomp and pageantry. 

Clean up - You missed a bit

MORE than six weeks since Hurricane Irma tore through floating docks at Resorts World Bimini, residents said they are still fishing large chunks of Styrofoam from bays around the island.

‘I was not forced out of police’ insists Greenslade

OUTGOING Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade yesterday shot down claims that he was forced to step down as leader of the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

'Time for citizens to get involved in lawmaking process'

THE Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG), a non-partisan, not-for-profit civic foundation aimed at fostering better governance, has called on the public to “get informed and get involved” in the lawmaking process as parliamentarians prepare