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PI resort close to renovation finish

The multi-million dollar renovation of Paradise Island’s Comfort Suites resort was yesterday said to be nearing completion, with the property already getting high marks from travel partners and guests alike.  What has been billed as the most comprehensive refurbishment since Comfort Suites’ opening is generating positive feedback, with most of its 232 Junior Suites already complete.

Angela Pratt-Rolle to be installed as pastor

MEMBERS of the Lively Stone Church of God will install Rev Angela R Pratt-Rolle as their pastor during a service of installation on Sunday.

Student pulls off Family Island first

TALIAH Cooper made history when she won the Junior Minister of Tourism competition on March 27, becoming the first Family Islander to capture the coveted Junior Minister of Tourism title.

Ministry hosts 40th birthday party for US filmmaker

HOLLYWOOD celebrities flocked to the Bahamas recently as the Ministry of Tourism hosted the 40th birthday party for film producer Will Packer at Sandals Island.

U.S. girl victim of sex attack

A 17-YEAR-OLD American girl was left traumatised after she was strangled to near unconsciousness and forced to perform a sexual act on a middle-aged San Salvador man.

Hope Town Lodge adds hotel veteran

Hope Town Harbour Lodge has appointed veteran luxury hotelier Allen Davis as manager of the historic property that was purchased by a group of Bahamian investors in June 2012.

Three rescued after plane crash

THREE American men are lucky to be alive and nursing minor injuries in the United States after their plane crashed in waters 25 miles west of Bimini yesterday morning.

Construction company blamed for power outage

HALF of the island’s power supply was knocked out yesterday after a private construction company damaged a major cable that linked two stations.

College students donate $1,365 to hurricane relief

THE College of The Bahamas Union of Students yesterday donated $1,365 to the National Emergency Management Agency to aid in hurricane relief efforts to the southern Bahamas.

BEC suspects lightning strike behind island-wide power outage

THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) says it suspects that a lightning strike is the cause of Thursday afternoon's island-wide power outage.

Fiona strengthens over Atlantic but poses no threat to land

THE US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says Tropical Storm Fiona is getting a little stronger as it moves across the Atlantic.

Murder trial delayed

THE trial of a woman accused of murdering a web shop employee in Long Island may face a delay because she was not represented.

Minister pays visit to Island School

MINISTER of the Environment and Natural Resources Vaughn Miller and a delegation from the ministry recently toured the Island School in South Eleuthera.

Woman must repay $922 stolen from employer

A WOMAN was ordered to repay her former employer yesterday after admitting to stealing $922 from a gaming house in Long Island last year.

National sport

What’s the national sport of The Bahamas? - Tribune Wednesday, 6th April.

ST JOHNS BUCKLEY'S LONG ISLAND CELEBRATES PATRONAL FESTIVAL

PARISHIONERS from Long Island celebrate the first Patronal Festival of the year at St Johns Buckley's Church. Anglican members from St Peter's in the North and St Paul's in the South came together at St John's, located centrally in the settlement of Buck

DNA hits out over high levels of unemployment

DNA hits out over high levels of unemployment By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - DNA Leader Branville McCartney has spoken out about the ever-increasing number of unemployed Grand Bahamians. With unemploym

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