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Police release identities of victims of recent murders

POLICE have released identities for several of the country’s latest homicide victims.

Winners scoop prizes in new essay contest

CALTRANIQUE Gardiner, of Westminster College, is the winner of a new essay-writing competition which organisers hope will become an annual event.

Fresh protest by residents over industrial plant pollution

THE Pinder’s Point/Lewis Yard Environmental Committee staged a protest on Tuesday in front of the Harold DeGregory Government Complex in Grand Bahama, where they continued calls for the relocation of residents from the five settlements near the industrial plants.

Sandals packs children off to school with a treat

THE children at Gambier Primary School are in for a treat during the course of the school year.

Breef accepting applications for scholar programme

THE Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation is accepting applications for The Bahamas Environmental Steward Scholars programme.

UPDATED: Boy, 3, dies after being found unresponsive in car

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy who was found unresponsive in a car in front of his daycare yesterday afternoon.

Attorney general: Interception Bill will enhance privacy, not harm it

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday defended the Interception of Communications Bill as an important anti-crime tool that would enhance the privacy of law-abiding citizens rather than encroach upon it, as detractors claim.

One dead, three hurt in latest attacks

AS the country and police continue to grapple with the latest spate of violent crimes, law enforcement officials are seeking the public’s assistance in the three most recent incidents, which have left one man dead and three others in hospital in serious condition.

Search for missing cruise ship passenger near Abaco

A SEARCH is under way in the northern Bahamas for a 24-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship.

Greenslade: Bahamas is not in crisis

DESPITE the country recording 13 homicides in 13 days, Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade said the Bahamas is not in a state of “crisis” and the average Bahamian can continue to “go about their day as normal day” without the fear of being attacked.

Christie: It's like the Wild West

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday likened the Bahamas’ crime situation to the “Wild West,” as he said the recent wave of murders in the capital must solicit a “major” and “continuous” effort by his administration to “flood the streets” with officers in a bid to do “all that is necessary to bring this madness to a halt”.

Homicides up 69 per cent on same period last year

HOMICIDES have increased by 69 per cent compared to this period last year, according to The Tribune’s records.

Five face court over recent murders in the capital

FIVE men were brought to Magistrate’s Court yesterday to be arraigned in connection with a number of recent fatal shootings that occurred in the capital.

Teens accused of attempted robbery and abduction

TWO teens were remanded to prison yesterday after they were accused of a foiled abduction and gunpoint robbery.

Butler-Turner fears PLP could use spying laws in election

OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday suggested that the government’s newly tabled Interception of Communications Bill, 2017 could be used by the Progressive Liberal Party led government to give it an advantage during this election season, as she rejected the timing of the legislation.

Mortimer pledges DNA would repeal intercept laws

AMID increased calls from activists to “kill the bill,” Democratic National Alliance Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer yesterday pledged that if the Interception of Communication Bill (ICB) 2017 is passed, his party would immediately move to repeal it if elected to government.

AG dismisses DNA claim of interference on granting of bail

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney alleged yesterday that some government officials interfere with the course of justice by “making calls” to have bail granted to people who are accused of serious crimes.

Govt ‘disenfranchising voters’ with boundary changes - Collie

FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has accused the Christie administration of trying to disenfranchise voters with its handling of the work of the Constituencies Commission.

Pintard denies involvement in Facebook page ‘we care Bahamas’

FREE National Movement candidate for Marco City Michael Pintard yesterday moved to disassociate himself from a Facebook page that has been promoting his campaign and posting about national issues.

Nursing student training still on hold over unsigned paperwork

THE training for some 15 nursing students at Terreve College is still on hold because of an unsigned memorandum of understanding by the Public Hospitals Authority, even though the college has supplied all the necessary requirements to the PHA and the Department of Public Services since January, The Tribune was told.

Events set to spotlight work of pioneer Bert Williams

THE life and work of Egbert “Bert” Williams will take centre stage next week, as film and culture enthusiasts are set to commemorate the legacy of the Bahamian-born entertainer’s most significant effort, Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913).

Residents call for 1988 health study to be revealed

THE Pinder’s Point/Lewis Yard Environmental Committee believes that the results of an epidemiological study, conducted in reference to complaints of illnesses allegedly linked to the nearby industrial plants, has been kept a secret or forgotten for nearly 30 years.

Bahamians in the diaspora

WASHINGTON, DC - When Buddy Hield and the New Orleans Pelicans visited Chicago on January 14 for an NBA game against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, the Bahamian basketball star received a warm welcome from a group of his fellow countrymen living in the Chicago area during a post-game “meet and greet” organised by Michael C Fountain, Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago, and members of the Bahamas Association of Chicago.

One&Only staff ‘pretty supportive’, says manager

ONE&ONLY Ocean Club employees were yesterday said to be “pretty supportive” of the changes at the Paradise Island-based property, as the luxury hotel’s general manager dismissed talk of low employee morale ahead of the hotel’s anticipated reopening after four and half months.

Equipment at fault for series of BPL outages

THE “catastrophic” island-wide outages that plagued New Providence late last year stemmed from widespread equipment failures at the Clifton Pier Power Station, according to Bahamas Power and Light.