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Anger at politicians from victims of tragedy

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FIRE victims yesterday condemned politicians for exploiting their tragedy for political gain. Bain and Grants Town residents affected by the blaze that killed a man and left two children

Anger at politicians from victims of tragedy

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FIRE victims yesterday condemned politicians for exploiting their tragedy for political gain. Bain and Grants Town residents affected by the blaze that killed a man and left two children

Anger at politicians from victims of tragedy

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FIRE victims yesterday condemned politicians for exploiting their tragedy for political gain. Bain and Grants Town residents affected by the blaze that killed a man and left two children

Anger at politicians from victims of tragedy

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net FIRE victims yesterday condemned politicians for exploiting their tragedy for political gain. Bain and Grants Town residents affected by the blaze that killed a man and left two children

$50,000 BAIL BOND AT RISK IF MAN CONVICTED

$50,000 BAIL BOND AT RISK IF MAN CONVICTED By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE persons who stood surety for a man who failed to appear at his drug trial more than two years ago are faced with having to pay his $50,000 bail bond if he is co

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NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS

NO BAIL FOR VIOLENT CRIME SUSPECTS By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THREE men, two charged with murder and the other attempted murder, are behind bars at Her Majesty's Prison waiting to be brought before the courts in the next three months. T

Turnquest to sue

Turnquest to sue By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest followed through on his promise to consider suing a political candidate if he did not retract a slanderous remark reportedly

Turnquest to sue

Turnquest to sue By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest followed through on his promise to consider suing a political candidate if he did not retract a slanderous remark reportedly

Rescued - but who could have abandoned these dogs?

Rescued - but who could have abandoned these dogs? By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net BAHAMAS Humane Society president Kim Aranha spoke out over the state of animal rights in the Bahamas after a number of dogs were discovered dumped in a derelic

Christie: PLP will be next govt

Christie: PLP will be next govt By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party is poised to become the next government of The Bahamas, according to leader Perry Christie as his entire slate of candidat

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MEETING HELD TO TACKLE CRIME

MEETING HELD TO TACKLE CRIME By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net POLICE and clergymen met yesterday to renew their commitment work together against crime. Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) executives and senior officers ple

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POLICE HAVE 'SIGNIFICANT' LEADS INTO MAN'S MURDER

By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net POLICE say they are following significant leads into the murder of a 27-year-old man who was shot dead on Fire Trail Road two days before the new year. Three me

Manslaughter verdict due today as policeman waits to hear fate

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A SUPREME Court jury will hand down the verdict today in the manslaughter trial of a policeman accused of beating a prisoner who died months later. The nine-member jury, having heard evid

Manslaughter verdict due today as policeman waits to hear fate

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A SUPREME Court jury will hand down the verdict today in the manslaughter trial of a policeman accused of beating a prisoner who died months later. The nine-member jury, having heard evid

Electricity cut off at City Markets

Electricity cut off at City Markets CITY Market stores across New Providence had their electricity cut off yesterday for delinquent accounts, The Tribune can confirm. It was unclear how many stores were cut off, but BEC Chairman Michael Moss last night c

'We don't know how to handle small business'

'We don't know how to handle small business' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A Bahamian small and medium-sized business development agency should have been created 20 years ago, a local entrepreneur said yesterda

'We don't know how to handle small business'

'We don't know how to handle small business' By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net A Bahamian small and medium-sized business development agency should have been created 20 years ago, a local entrepreneur said yesterda

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless'

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net SANDALS union president Lynden Taylor last night dismissed the threats of legal action by resort management over staff intimidation claims as "gro

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless'

Union says Sandals threat 'groundless' By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net SANDALS union president Lynden Taylor last night dismissed the threats of legal action by resort management over staff intimidation claims as "gro

Shutdown of KFC stores to end today

Shutdown of KFC stores to end today By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net KFC Nassau announced last night that it would reopen its nine locations today. The company made the announcement on its Facebook page shortly after 8