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'Heartbroken' Ja Rule: Fyre Festival was not a scam

AMID ongoing chaos at the Fyre Festival in Exuma, “mortified” co-organiser Ja Rule pushed back on Friday against mounting claims that the luxury music festival was a scam.

Embattled minister says to ignore ‘innuendos’

MINISTER of Education Jerome Fitzgerald yesterday called on Bahamians to ignore “public clutter, innuendos and distractions” as he pushed back against controversy over the fact that his mother’s insurance firm was appointed as a “broker of record” at the National Insurance Board (NIB) shortly after he took office in 2012.

Fyre Festival chaos in Exuma

THE Fyre Festival, a much-hyped luxury music event in Exuma with tickets costing up to $12,000, has been branded a “disaster” and postponed indefinitely, with reports of infrastructure and accommodation not ready, no security, cancelled flights and stranded passengers.

PM announces police overtime payment to come on May 29

PRIME Minister Perry Christie announced last night that the government will finally pay Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) officers for working 12-hour shifts in 2013 and 2014, with the first payment of the outstanding sum to be issued on May 29.

Nottage taken ill at PLP rally

INCUMBENT Bain and Grants Town MP Dr Bernard Nottage had to be seen by a doctor last night for “dehydration” after slurring and stumbling over his words during his speech at a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) campaign rally at RM Bailey Park.

Dame Joan: Fitzgerald has no justification

AMID continued silence from Prime Minister Perry Christie over Jerome Fitzgerald’s admission that he solicited lucrative contracts from Baha Mar, former President of the Court of Appeal Dame Joan Sawyer insisted there is no way the Cabinet minister can justify his actions, which she sees as an alleged breach of the Prevention of Bribery Act.

FNM chairman criticises Prime Minister’s silence over controversies

FREE National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie has again hit out at Prime Minister Perry Christie’s silence over controversies ensnaring several of his Cabinet ministers, specifically the drama surrounding Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald.

Plane makes emergency detour to land at LPIA after smoke in cabin

AN Air Canada plane carrying 138 people from Kingston, Jamaica, to Canada had to make an emergency landing at the Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday after smoke was observed in the cockpit of the plane.

Sentencing delayed as judge is taken ill

THE sentencing of a man convicted by a Supreme Court jury of murdering his mother was delayed yesterday because the presiding judge was unwell, The Tribune understands.

Grand Bahama charter celebration for university

IT was a special day for students and faculty at the University of The Bahamas’ (UB) Northern Bahamas Campus, which held a charter celebration and plaque unveiling ceremony yesterday at the institution in East Grand Bahama.

Cyber expert to give commencement address

CYBER security expert Dr Herbert Hugh Thompson will deliver the commencement address at the University of The Bahamas’ historic Spring 2017 Commencement, the first since the institution’s charter on November 10, 2016.

Candidates battling it out in Grand Bahama

WITH the general election two weeks away, Grand Bahama is festooned with party flags, paraphernalia, posters and billboards of political candidates vying for the five parliamentary seats on the island.

Waste truck redecorated to raise autism awareness

WITH April designated as Autism Awareness Month, Bahamas Waste joined forces with a non-governmental, local advocacy organisation facility for autism treatment - REACH - in an effort to sensitise more Bahamians to the impact of an autism diagnosis.

‘Bay Street Mile’ event tomorrow

THE Straw Market Authority will hold its annual ‘Bay Street Mile’ Fun Run/Walk on Saturday morning in aid of the Sir Victor Sassoon Bahamas Heart Foundation.

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Ardastra Gardens. - On Sunday, from 1pm to 5pm, Ardastra Gardens celebrates springtime at a Spring Palooza.

Christian Council ‘not moral police’

NEWLY appointed Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) President Bishop Delton Fernander yesterday pledged to transform the group into more of a “social justice ecumenical” council, as he said its focus should not be on presenting itself to be the “moral police” of society.

PM concern over division ahead of vote

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday there is a very “tenuous line” between the manifestation of “hatred” and “violence” while admonishing Bahamians that “we must all live together” after next month’s general election.

Hall says it’s not his job to check disclosures accuracy

AMIDST mounting controversy over the accuracy of disclosures filed by election candidates last week, both Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall and Public Disclosure Commission Chairman Myles Laroda said yesterday they were not responsible for verifying the data put forward by candidates, insisting that responsibility lies with other government agencies.

Two arrested as marijuana worth nearly $400,000 seized

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Samuel Butler said authorities are concerned about the level of drug trafficking taking place within local communities following the seizure of nearly $400,000 worth of marijuana in the Big Pond area yesterday morning.

Fitzgerald mother handed NIB deal

THE National Insurance Board (NIB) sought simultaneously to make a company owned by a Cabinet Minister’s mother the ‘broker of record’ for both its group health and property insurance business less than two months after the 2012 general election.

PM praises minister at centre of Baha Mar controversy

AS he continued his silence on the controversies involving several members of his administration, Prime Minister Perry Christie singled out Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald for praise last night, commending him for his performance this term.

VIDEO: Govt 'most corrupt since independence', says Minnis

FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night labeled Prime Minister Perry Christie and his administration the “most corrupt, the most incompetent and the most victimising government since independence” pointing to several examples of why the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) should not be given another chance to “ruin the country”.

Gray finding favour despite island infrastructure problems

DESPITE evident neglect and infrastructural needs throughout their community, voters in Acklins appear apprehensive about a potential future without incumbent MP V Alfred Gray.

BNCP fields 15 candidates

THE Bahamas National Coalition Party (BNCP) has 15 candidates vying for seats in the House of Assembly in the upcoming general election.

Former foreign Baha Mar staff call for money owed to be paid

FORMER foreign employees of mega-resort Baha Mar have again made calls for a resolution to the “injustice” they have suffered after not being paid money owed to them nearly 19 months after they were let go from the hotel.