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AG hints at Bail Act change

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel suggested yesterday the government may reconsider previous amendments to the Bail Act which withdrew the authority to grant bail in certain offences from magistrates.

Police hunting armed robbers after weekend attacks

POLICE are asking members of the public to come forward with any information they might have to assist them in solving two armed robberies that occurred in Nassau on the weekend.In the first incident, shortly after 10pm on Friday, a man was walking o

No ‘white smoke’ on marijuana study team

THE government committee to review marijuana criminalisation laws in the Bahamas has not yet been appointed.

EDITORIAL: Beyond the row, something to strive for

IT was probably inevitable that the announcement of the country’s first National Honours would be met with a divided response.

Dames 'disgusted' by 'inmate' videos

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday expressed disgust over viral video recordings purported to have been taken of inmates at the Bahamas Department of Corrections.

Some ‘leading stores’ on price gouge list

The Price Control Commission’s (PCC) chairman yesterday said some “leading supermarkets” will be included in its report to the Government on pre-Irma ‘price gouging’.

My media life, for the record

My independent contract with the Verizon Media Group, parent company of The Real Deal, radio and televised talk show, rated number one, has been terminated by management for cause, relative to the manner in which I would have conducted the same.

Son claims he had firearm so he could protect mother

A MAN who claimed he pleaded guilty to illegal firearm and ammunition possession to “protect his mother,” is expected to appear before the chief magistrate for sentencing today.

Third man charged over electricity theft

A 42-year old man was charged yesterday in Freeport Magistrates Court in connection with electricity theft and causing damage to Grand Bahama Power Company property in March of this year. Michael Neymour Jr is the third person to be arraigned in the

A COMIC'S VIEW: Another timely lesson from the US on marijuana

AS our National Commission on the legalisation and decriminalisation of marijuana is now operating at a breakneck pace, to legalise and decriminalise marijuana, both medicinally and recreationally, on the heels of Prime Minister Minnis’ endorsing the legalisation and decriminalisation of marijuana in the Bahamas.

Abortion on demand is just murder

I must commend The Tribune for its stellar job in engaging in investigative journalism.

Thoughts on work permits

Recently, several prominent persons have suggested that “undocumented” persons be given the right to work for one year. Here are several thoughts about that idea.

EDITORIAL: We hope a life will be saved thanks to the lessons learned from Aidan

There is no greater tragedy than the loss of a child. In today’s Tribune, we tell Aidan’s story. Aidan Roger Dupuch-Carron was born on November 24, 2015, and it was in the following July that his long battle began.

Deandre Ayton suspended for 25 games by NBA

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns plans for a quick rebuild have hit an unexpected snag.

Stupid are we!

I see that the politics of remote learning is not keeping pace with the reality of it all. Indeed, virtual learning is a new cultural pill that many Bahamian parents will have to swallow, and adjust to eventually.

Immigration Minister has caught COVID - while Munroe is discharged

IMMIGRATION Minister Elsworth Johnson has confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19.

‘Please help to pay for Tarique’s treatment’

A LACK of money has kept Tarique Miller, a nine-year-old boy diagnosed with hereditary angioedema (HAE), away from “critically important” medicine for almost six months.

Taxi union chief’s fear for hundreds of drivers

Hundreds of taxicab drivers could potentially be left jobless at month’s end, the Bahamas Taxicab Union’s (BTCU) president fears, with the 80 percent holding leased plates most at risk.

EDITORIAL: The truth about murder

THERE is a harsh reality behind the statistics of murder that is rarely seen in all its brutal truth.

‘Don’t shoot the messenger - there are laws'

AS the government’s crackdown on CBD products also forces out dairy alternative hemp milk and protein powders, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands says “don’t shoot the messenger”.

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