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Henfield: Govt to streamline ministry to cut overspending, travel expenses

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield has suggested that the government plans to streamline the operations of his ministry, as he pinpointed key areas where there was apparent overspending, among them travel expenses.The minister was also adamant

Water sports veteran laments lack of oversight in industry

A VETERAN water sports operator has criticised the lack of oversight in the industry, telling The Tribune yesterday that at least 75 per cent of the persons involved in the sector could be described as “gangsters with no respect for rule or law.”The

Residents unhappy with safety risk assessment

THE residents of Pinder’s Point and the surrounding communities in Grand Bahama are not happy with the final draft of a safety risk assessment and e-nose studies that were undertaken by the previous Christie administration.They believe the studies do

New Date For Appeal of Acid Attack Penalty

AN appeal against the punishment imposed on a woman who threw acid on her lover, his wife, and the couple’s son will now be heard in September.The Crown has lodged an appeal against the $8,700 compensation order levied against D’Nika Mackey who plead

Two years and no solution for students of college with no accreditation

NEARLY two years after Sojourner-Douglass College lost its accreditation and closed its doors in Maryland, former students of its satellite campus in Nassau are no closer to resolving outstanding allegations of erroneous transcripts, gross negligence

High quantity of chemical odours detected near Pinder's Point

AN electric nose analysis in the Pinder’s Point area of Grand Bahama earlier this year revealed the presence of chemical odours that were high compared to European standards, Cabinet Press Secretary Anthony “Ace” Newbold said yesterday. Residents of

Bell: Terror-like threats make scrapping NIA a grave mistake

THE Christie administration created the National Intelligence Agency  after considering a number of serious, terrorist-like threats that threatened the Bahamas, former State Minister for National Security Keith Bell claimed yesterday, warning the Minnis administration that it is making a “grave mistake” disbanding the agency.

Ex-speaker is surprised at end to appeal

FORMER House Speaker Dr Kendal Major yesterday said he was surprised by the government’s decision to drop its appeal of the Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary privilege rather than allow the matter to be fully aired in the courts.

Bahamas ranks high for tolerance of violence to women and children

THE Bahamas ranked high among countries in the Caribbean that have tolerance or understanding for hitting women or correcting children with physical punishment, according to an Inter-American Development Bank  study.

Save the Bays ‘gave nothing to the FNM’

ATTORNEY and Save The Bays director Fred Smith yesterday stated that the environmental group has never made a political donation of any kind as he denied “mischievous” suggestions concerning the organisation’s relationship with the Free National Movement administration.

‘Get serious’ on jet ski rules

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said the government must “get serious” on its plans to regulate the water sports industry, a day after a jet ski operator was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a Canadian visitor near Paradise Island on Monday.

Money missing in BPL theft rises to $3m

THE amount of missing money from Bahamas Power and Light has ballooned to nearly $3m, The Tribune understands.

Pilot project for unified bus system expected to be launched 'shortly'

THREE companies have responded to a request for proposals to manage the pilot project for a unified busing system in New Providence, with this project expected to commence “shortly,” Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell has said.M

Murder trial to be dropped after suspect is shot dead

A MURDER trial is expected to be vacated after the Supreme Court is supplied with the proof that a man who was awaiting trial for murder was shot dead last month. In a status hearing before Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs yesterday, prosecutor Darnell

Citi Bahamas Celebrates 12thAnnual Global Community Day

CITI Bahamas celebrated its 12th annual Global Community Day on June 10 with approximately 250 Citi volunteers in Nassau joining the efforts of nearly 100,000 of their colleagues, family and friends in 500 cities in 91 countries and territories to en

Galanis backs Davis - and says some ministers should never return

THERE are certain former Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet ministers who should never be allowed to hold an office in the PLP or return to front line politics on the party’s ticket, as these persons were instrumental in the organisation’s crippling d

Winners unveiled as Grand Bahama holds its first Miss Teen pageant

DESPITE the lack of sponsorship, the Miss Teen Grand Bahama pageant franchise pulled off its first pageant event in Freeport and officially unveiled its five beauty queens over the weekend.The event was held at the Grand Lucayan Ballroom on May 21, w

When the studentsbecome the teachers

FIFTH grade students at St Andrew’s International School hosted an exhibit yesterday under the theme, “Sharing the Planet”. The students spent the past nine weeks researching, writing, co-operating and rehearsing for the exhibit culminating with the

Man guilty of killing his mother misses deadline for appealing his conviction

A MAN recently sentenced to 35 years imprisonment for matricide missed his 21-day deadline to contest his conviction and sentence to the Court of Appeal, The Tribune understands.Last month, Jerome Butler, 57, appeared before Justice Indra Charles to

Smith: Save the Bays constantly denigrated

THE members and supporters of Save the Bays were constantly cast in a negative light and denigrated, the group’s legal director Fred Smith, QC said in a presentation to the Waterkeeper Alliance last Friday. “The most effective but unwarranted criti

Cloning to revive Abaco wild horses

ON April 4, the government approved a proposal to restore life to an extinct sub-breed of Spanish horses through cloning, according to a press release from the Wild Horses of Abaco Preservation Society (WHOA).The WHOA said government approval of the

Call for reduction in electricity cost in Grand Bahama

THE Coalition of Concerned Citizens is calling on the newly elected Minnis administration to intervene in getting the cost of electricity reduced in Grand Bahama to help stimulate the Freeport economy. Edward Victor, chairman of the Coalition of Co

Gibson says PLP govt hired 39 in Long Island ahead of election vote

LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson has accused the former Christie administration of hiring nearly 40 people in the run up to the May 10 general election with the aim of “influencing” voters.

Safe thought to be target in forklift raid

THE would-be thieves who broke into the Department of Customs’ warehouse over the weekend were attempting to steal a safe containing thousands of dollars and customs receipt books, according to a source close to the government agency.

Fitzgerald rules out private appeal

JEROME  Fitzgerald, former minister of Education, Science and Technology, yesterday indicated that he would not be making a private appeal of the Supreme Court ruling on parliamentary privilege as he confirmed his plans to leave frontline politics.