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52 years in jail for Maxo Tido
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net FORMER death row inmate and murder convict Maxo Tido spent the first night of his new 52-year sentence at Her Majesty's Fox Hill prison last night after being resentenced for killing 16
52 years in jail for Maxo Tido
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net FORMER death row inmate and murder convict Maxo Tido spent the first night of his new 52-year sentence at Her Majesty's Fox Hill prison last night after being resentenced for killing 16
$24 million in contracts in FNM's last days
THE former government issued more than 80 contracts worth more than $24 million during the period of the election campaign, it has been claimed.
Embassy concern over prison death
Embassy concern over prison death By Lamech Johnson Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE US Embassy has expressed its concern after an American citizen died while on remand at Fox Hill Prison. Married father-of-two Steve DeGruiter died i
Embassy concern over prison death
Embassy concern over prison death By Lamech Johnson Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE US Embassy has expressed its concern after an American citizen died while on remand at Fox Hill Prison. Married father-of-two Steve DeGruiter died i
Police crack down on marijuana
Police crack down on marijuana By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter THE government is cracking down on the use and production of marijuana across the country. Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said that while the use of cocaine - which ro
PM says FNM support saved tourism in Grand Bahama
PM says FNM support saved tourism in Grand Bahama By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said Grand Bahama's tourism industry would have collapsed in 2010 without the support of t
Report on crime
Report on crime IN today's Insight, we present the official report on crime prepared by noted psychiatrist Dr David Allen. Some findings from this report were first published in The Tribune on March 30, 2012. Dr David F Allen M.D., M.P.H. USING a clin
Report on crime
IN today's Insight, we present the official report on crime prepared by noted psychiatrist Dr David Allen. Some findings from this report were first published in The Tribune on March 30, 2012.
MAN CHARGED OVER RECORD HOMICIDE
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was remanded to Her Majesty's Prison yesterday after being arraigned on the country's record-breaking 96th homicide of 2011. Andre Wallace, 25, appeared before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez in Court One at
BREEZES WELCOMES TOURISM DELEGATES
Breezes Bahamas played host to delegates of the recent Caribbean Marketplace 2012. The event was one of the biggest tourism events in the whole region, highlighting the opportunities available to those operating in the tourism market. Delegates travelle
Man killed in car crash
Man killed in car crash A 22-year-old man became the first traffic fatality on Long Island in more than a year when his vehicle ran into a tree. The accident occurred early Saturday morning on Queen's Highway near Mangrove Bush, where the victim lived.
RELATIVE TELLS COURT OF BUILD-UP TO SEX ATTACK
RELATIVE TELLS COURT OF BUILD-UP TO SEX ATTACK By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE relative of a 30-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted and murdered on a Friday the 13th morning two years ago told the Supreme Court what transpired hou
DRY CLEANING EMPLOYEE ACCUSED OF STEALING GOODS
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN accused of stealing nearly $19,000 in goods from a local dry-cleaning company where he worked was granted bail yesterday in Magistrate's Court. Roscoe Rox, 36, was granted $10,000 b
Delay over drug dealers' appeal against sentence
Delay over drug dealers' appeal against sentence By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE COURT of Appeal deferred its decision in the cases of two men appealing against their sentences after being convicted of possessing d
Man bailed by court over Volunteer Bahamas 'scam'
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was granted $5,000 bail after pleading not guilty in Magistrate's Court to committing nearly $700 worth of fraud while impersonating a Volunteer Bahamas worker. Jerron Bain, 21, of
Tributes paid to those killed in road accidents
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The eight people who died in traffic accidents this year in Grand Bahama were remembered on Sunday during a church service commemorating the World Day of Remembrance for Ro
Witnesses to testify over death of police constable
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net WITNESSES are expected to testify in the Supreme Court today in defence of a man charged with the Independence Day murder of a police constable. Defence attorney Calvin Seymour, told Justice Roy Jones in court
Verdict due over sex attack killing
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A VERDICT in the Supreme Court trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a woman nearly two years ago will be handed down today. The prosecution alleges that on the mornin
Verdict due over sex attack killing
By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A VERDICT in the Supreme Court trial of a man accused of sexually assaulting and killing a woman nearly two years ago will be handed down today. The prosecution alleges that on the mornin
