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New lawyer to be appointed in home invasion case

A NEW lawyer must be appointed to represent a man who is challenging his conviction and sentence before the Appeals Court for a failed home invasion that turned deadly.

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Teen and 20-year-old accused of separate murders

POLICE believe they have solved two of this year’s murders when they brought a juvenile and a 20-year-old to Magistrates Court on Tuesday to be arraigned in connection with the deaths.

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Man held on charges of Hospital Lane murder and attempted murder

A MAN is behind bars after being accused of causing the death of a 20-year-old male last month and wounding three people in a shooting incident early in January.

Tax stamps for tobacco products

TAX STAMPS will be placed on tobacco products in an attempt to recuperate the $20 million in revenue lost annually to smuggling, Prime Minister Perry Christie said.

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Man jailed for killing appeals

AN Abaco man sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2009 fatal beating of Adam Evans appears in the Court of Appeal today.

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Gov't raising short term debt limit 20%

The Government is increasing its short-term debt limits by 20 per cent, from 50 to 60 per cent, via reforms to the Financial Administration and Audit Act.

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20-year-old facing murder charge

A 20-year-old was charged yesterday with the murder of a man outside of a bar earlier this year.

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SAC are National Champions

A total of seven made the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games and at least 12 records were broken as the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture concluded their National High School Track and Field Championships on Saturday night as the Big Red Machine took home another overall title to St Augustine’s College.

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Police hunt for gunman

POLICE are searching for a gunman responsible for an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday June 20. According to reports, shortly before 11pm a man was standing near his vehicle on Blue Hill Road north, when a slim dark male armed with a handgun ro

Correction

IN an article published on June 20, The Tribune incorrectly reported that the Bahamas was classified as a Tier 2 Watch List country in the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIPS) Report for 2013.

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Giants eliminate Rockets, Athletico Bahamas tie series with Stingers 1-1

WHILE the league leading Commonwealth Bank Giants swept their way into the second round of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-three playoffs, the defending champions PJ Stingers will have to play a deciding game to determine their fate.

Rio+20 is not just the environment

Rio+20 is not just the environment By the UNAIDS Caribbean Regional Support Team THIS week, more than 120 heads of state and governments meet in Rio de Janeiro to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development. The original Rio confere

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Brooks, Miller selected to Lions FC Super 20 squad

TWO young soccer players have capitalised on the opportunity of a lifetime and begun a path toward a professional career with an international club.

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Artists stage exhibition of their latest paintings

FREEPORT – Grand Bahama artists Sheldon Saint and Chantal Bethel displayed their newest collection of paintings at an art exhibition titled 20/20 at the Grand Gallery at the Grand Lucaya Resort.

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Trio qualify for World Under-20s

SPRINTERS Antoine Andrews, Paige Archer and Lacarthea Cooper were the latest athletes to qualify for the World Athletics’ Under-20 Championships scheduled for Cali, Colombia from August 1-6.

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Landing gear issues as plane arrives at LPIA

AN airplane with 20 people on board experienced landing gear issues at Lynden Pindling International Airport yesterday afternoon.

Ondaatje book a bargain

The 400-page hardcover book, Profiles in Literature, by Christopher Ondaatje, on sale at The Tribune for only $20 per copy, is the buy of the Century!

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Two injured in stabbing

Police in Eleuthera are investigating a stabbing incident that occurred on Friday.

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Man dead after shooting

A 20-year-old man is dead after a shooting on Wednesday night.

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Power out for more than 20 hours for some after storm

SOME residents in New Providence were left without power for more than 20 hours after severe weather Sunday night affected Bahamas Power and Light’s systems.