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Airport: Flights likely to cease on Friday

THE Nassau Airport Development Company has announced that operations at the Lynden Pindling International Airport are likely to cease on Friday evening with a potential resumption a day later, depending on the damage Hurricane Irma brings.

John Bull raid conviction quashed

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction and sentence of a man previously found guilty of conspiring to rob John Bull’s flagship store due to “prejudicial evidence” produced during trial and the judge’s permission of an “unsafe” out-of-court statement against the appellant.

Plenty of fuel - so no need to panic, say suppliers

THE local distributors of Esso and Shell branded gasoline have assured residents they are and will be adequately supplied with fuel during Hurricane Irma’s passage over the Bahamas.

Bahamas-China Friendship Association welcomed by Governor General

EXECUTIVES and members of the Bahamas-China Friendship Association paid a courtesy call on Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling at Government House on Wednesday. The Bahamas-China Friendship Association was founded on September 29, 2004, to dee

Grand Bahama 'must take storm seriously'

KWASI THOMPSON, State Minister for Grand Bahama, has warned Grand Bahamians to take Hurricane Irma seriously. “This is a very strong storm; it is an historic storm, and all Grand Bahamians must take this storm seriously,” he said of Hurricane Irma.

Hurricane Irma: PM announces emergency evacuations from MICAL, Ragged Island

A statement has been released by Bahamasair on evacuations:

PM's national address on Hurricane Irma in full

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' gave a national address on Hurricane Irma on Tuesday evening from the Office of the Prime Minister.

Govt planning evacuation of southeast islands

AS “potentially devastating” category five Hurricane Irma approaches the Bahamas, government officials are in the process of making flight arrangements to evacuate residents from the southeast islands, The Tribune understands.

$50m repairs still not carried out

AS Hurricane Irma takes aim at The Bahamas, emergency management officials yesterday expressed concern that some islands, including New Providence, may not be fully prepared for the potential impact of the category four storm.

Shootings leave two dead, seven injured

A SPATE of shootings in 24 hours have left two people dead and seven injured - with the latest murder seeing a man killed and a woman left in critical condition after a double shooting at a First Caribbean ATM.

Banker charged with BPL fraud

A 34-year-old former bank employee was arraigned Monday in a Magistrate's Court for allegedly defrauding Bahamas Power & Light of just over $1m within a five-month period earlier this year.

ID audit: No 'mass firings'

BRENSIL Rolle, state minister for Public Service and National Insurance, has assured public servants that there will be no "mass firings" by the Free National Movement administration as officials prepare to move into the second phase of the public service verification exercise.

RBDF vacation leave cancelled

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has announced that all vacation leave for the force has been cancelled because of Hurricane Irma.

Bahamasair notice on travel

AS Hurricane Irma approaches, Bahamasair has advised the public that passengers who have booked travel from September 4 to September 14 will not incur any change in fees for adjustments made to travel itineraries during this period.

Grand Bahamians stock up on supplies ahead of storm

HARDWARE stores were buzzing with activity as Grand Bahamians wasted no time shopping for hurricane supplies as Irma continued on a west, southwest path towards the Caribbean on Monday.

Pinewood pleads: We need help NOW

AS the Bahamas braces for Hurricane Irma, residents of the Pinewood Gardens community yesterday raised concerns about the preparedness of roadside drainage in the flood prone neighbourhood.

Students return to classrooms in Grand Bahama

THOUSANDS of students returned to their classrooms on Monday, and police officers were out in full force at the various schools and streets to ensure a safe first day back to school. In Grand Bahama, Deputy Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour and

Activists to meet with pollution survey firms

THE Grand Bahama Environmental Association will finally have an opportunity to meet with representatives of the two firms that conducted independent studies of the Pinder’s Point/Lewis Yard areas and surrounding communities near the Grand Bahama Indu

Suspects face court over recent murders on island

THREE men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with three separate murders that took place within the last two months. Edlin Severe, 25, of Fritz Lane, and Andreaz Evans, 18, of Alexandria Boulevard, both stood before Chief

Davis-Cooper dream team for PLP?

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis and Exuma MP I Chester Cooper toured Family Islands on the weekend, courting delegates for support as an apparent team ahead of the organisation’s October convention. In a recent post on Mr Davis

200 trainees complete scheme

THE National Training Agency (NTA) completed a four-week training programme, helping more than 200 young Bahamians. The agency’s Mandatory Workforce Preparation Training scheme, a series of sessions to develop skills and help understand workplace dyn

Back to school with help from Sun Oil

THE second annual ‘back to school’ drive hosted by Sun Oil Ltd, a subsidiary of FOCOL Holdings Ltd, brought great excitement to the Abaco community. Students and their families enjoyed a day filled with entertainment, food, school supply giveaways,

Pair accused over $2m cocaine seizure

TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a major drug seizure of some $2m worth of suspected cocaine near the island of Bimini over the weekend.Valdez Edgecombe, 38, of South Bimini, and 31-year-old Michael Roberts

Man shot dead, woman injured on Madeira Street.

A MAN has been killed and a woman is thought to be injured in a shooting tonight.

Hurricane Irma: Four days to get ready; new map shows storm further south

HURRICANE Irma is expected to be a major category four or category five hurricane as it moves closer to The Bahamas, according to Accuweather meteorologist Evan Duffy, who said on the system’s current track the eye of Irma will likely “cut very close to New Providence” by Friday bringing with it “heavy rains, flooding and strong winds.”