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Shipyard worker electrocuted in accident

FREEPORT - A man is said to be in critical condition at the Rand Memorial Hospital after being electrocuted at the Grand Bahama Shipyard. Sources identified the 35-year-old victim as Ali Isusin, a Romanian resident of Grand Bahama. The Shipyard employee

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce DURING a tour of the new container port at Arawak Cay, Chamber of Commerce President Winston Rolle said he was much taken by the impressive developments he saw there. Michael Maura, CEO of the Arawak Por

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce DURING a tour of the new container port at Arawak Cay, Chamber of Commerce President Winston Rolle said he was much taken by the impressive developments he saw there. Michael Maura, CEO of the Arawak Por

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce DURING a tour of the new container port at Arawak Cay, Chamber of Commerce President Winston Rolle said he was much taken by the impressive developments he saw there. Michael Maura, CEO of the Arawak Por

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce DURING a tour of the new container port at Arawak Cay, Chamber of Commerce President Winston Rolle said he was much taken by the impressive developments he saw there. Michael Maura, CEO of the Arawak Por

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce

Praise for container port from Chamber of Commerce DURING a tour of the new container port at Arawak Cay, Chamber of Commerce President Winston Rolle said he was much taken by the impressive developments he saw there. Michael Maura, CEO of the Arawak Por

Blaze destroys apartments

Blaze destroys apartments By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Several persons are homeless after fire destroyed a four-unit apartment building in the Forbisher Drive area on Saturday. Solange Monestine,

Government pledges to catch perpetrators responsible for rapes

Government pledges to catch perpetrators responsible for rapes THE government is confident police will be able to discover who is behind the spree of rapes reported in eastern and western New Providence, Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell

BTC at the double for new stores

BTC at the double for new stores BTC opened the doors of two new stores in four days this week. The telecom company opened its Shirley Street store in Nassau yesterday and another in George Town, Exuma, on April 19. Both had been closed for extensive ren

DIRECTOR of OPBAT Operations, Commander Louie Parks, with the Youth Express campers at the RBDF base.

THE winners of the first "Youth Express" essay, rap and poetry contest participated in an Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos helicopter demonstration at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Base at Coral Harbour. The 29 students, ages 11-15, had the opportunit

$1,000 donation a reward for student's work

COLLEGE of the Bahamas biochemistry major 18-year-old Mikell Butler was presented with a $1,000 cheque by Woodside Insurance Brokerage Ltd for her outstanding academic achievements in 2011. In the BGCSE exams, the CV Bethel graduate passed nine subjects,

Police fears for missing family

Police fears for missing family POLICE are extremely concerned about the safety of a family of five after they disappeared without a trace over the weekend. Marsha Hepburn Peters, 34, and her four children - Joel,12, Shamar, 8, Charis, 6, and Zion, 2 - b

Police fears for missing family

Police fears for missing family POLICE are extremely concerned about the safety of a family of five after they disappeared without a trace over the weekend. Marsha Hepburn Peters, 34, and her four children - Joel,12, Shamar, 8, Charis, 6, and Zion, 2 - b

CALL TO CREATE NATIONAL DATABASE OF CANCER CASES

By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net A LOCAL doctor is calling on the government to create legislation allowing for everyone diagnosed with cancer to be recorded in a national database. Princess Margaret Hospital oncologist Dr DuVaughn Curling said

Concerns raised about summer job programme

Concerns raised about summer job programme BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - FNM MPs Peter Turnquest and Neko Grant are raising concerns over the lack information and notice provided to the public regardin

DNA gives its backing to workers in KFC dispute

DNA gives its backing to workers in KFC dispute THE Democratic National Alliance has thrown its support behind the Kentucky Fried Chicken employees affected by recent negotiations with franchise owner Restaurants Bahamas Limited. As with the New Providen

NASSAU TO HOST FORUM FOR AVIATION INDUSTRY REPRESENTATIVES

IN JUST four days, the 5th Routes Americas forum will take place on Nassau and Paradise Island. The industry networking event will be hosted by the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), the Atlantis Resort and the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Bure

Police lack creole speakers

Police lack creole speakers THE Royal Bahamas Police Force continues to lack sufficient Creole speakers to combat the major role played by Haitian-Bahamian gangs in the drugs trade, according to the US State Department. The newly released 2012 edition of

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released THE Ministry of Environment has issued a list of the companies granted licenses to search for oil in the Bahamas and their current status in response to continuing claims that the moratorium on expl

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released THE Ministry of Environment has issued a list of the companies granted licenses to search for oil in the Bahamas and their current status in response to continuing claims that the moratorium on expl