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Arrest made after drug seizure

FREEPORT - A 42-year-old Bahamian man and several suspected illegal immigrants are in police custody following a drug seizure in an upscale neighbourhood near Port Lucaya. According to

NEW HOSPITAL PLEDGED FOR GRAND BAHAMA

FREEPORT - PLP candidates on Grand Bahama have outlined some of the initiatives they intend to introduce if elected - including a new hospital and the first junior high school in the e

PLP 'abandoned health care'

AMONG the Christie administration's "extraordinary failures and wasteland of broken promises" was the abandonment of the Bahamian people on health care, the governing FNM said. The party noted that on April 4, 2002, opposition leader Perry Christie declar

Murderer who was spared death sentence admits guilt

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net CONVICTED murderer Earnest Lockhart, whose death sentence was overturned by the London-based Privy Council in August, admitted recently that he was guilty and remorseful of a shooting dea

MINISTER CALLS FOR MORE CCTV

MINISTER CALLS FOR MORE CCTV By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net NATIONAL Security Minister Tommy Turnquest yesterday confirmed the appointment of two new Assistant Commissioners of Police. Mr Turnquest also revealed the s

BAIL DENIED OVER BREACH

By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO men on bail, one from the Supreme Court on a murder charge, spent the night behind bars at Her Majesty's Prison accused of breaching bail conditions. The denial of overnight bail and a remand ruling again

Drug link to fatal shooting

By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net POLICE are investigating the fatal shooting of an Abaco man, who residents claim may be connected to drug and human trafficking operations. Claude Collins, 44, of Mary Susan Drive, Marsh Har

Rihanna gets personal

SOME fans may be upset that Rihanna seemingly chose a Chris Brown look-alike for her new video, but there is no doubt that the Bajan pop princess has delivered one of her most intense, cinematic clips to date.

Autism and Oral Healthcare

By Dr Andre Clarke THE conference entitled, "Combating Autism Spectrum Disorders and Developmental Disabilities in The Bahamas" was presented by the Autism Speaks' Global Autism Public Health Initiative; the Caribbean Centre for Child Development; the Res

Poets, rapper and writers to join camp with peers

Poets, rapper and writers to join camp with peers The winners of the first "Youth Express" essay, rap and poetry contest, co-sponsored by the United States Embassy in partnership with the Bahamas National Drug Council, are participating in a National Pee

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

Billy Graham ministry aims to take revivals online

Billy Graham ministry aims to take revivals online NASHVILLE, Tennessee Associated Press The remarkable success of evangelist Billy Graham's Crusades for Christ did not come from his preaching alone, but also the immense amount of preparation and follo

Turning on family, 'easier said than done'

Turning on family, 'easier said than done' By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer EVERY day, without fail, Bahamian men are paraded in public, doing the Bank Lane "shuffle", as they wait for the justice system to determine their fate. Mothers, sist

Mexican journalist disappears, feared kidnapped

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- A police beat reporter at a newspaper in northern Mexico and her infant son are missing and they are feared kidnapped, a newspaper official said Tuesday. Reporter Stephania Cardoso works for the El Zocalo newspaper in the cit

Calderon: Race to replace me still open

By E EDUARDO CASTILLO and MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexican President Felipe Calderon has begun speaking out about the race to replace him, a potentially controversial move in a country where sitting presidents are barred

Feds: Horse operation was a front for cartel cash

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Federal agents raided a sprawling ranch in Oklahoma and a prominent quarter horse track in New Mexico on Tuesday, alleging the brother of a high-ranking official in a Mexican drug cartel used a horse-breeding operation to launder mone

Youngsters learn from their peers about leadership

Youngsters learn from their peers about leadership By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Fifteen junior high students from Grand Bahama will attend the Peer Leadership Camp in New Providence to learn about dr

Gatlin anxious for return to Olympic trials

JUSTIN GATLING wins the 100-meter event at the Prefontaine Classic athletics meet in Eugene, Oregon. Now 30 and eight years removed from his last Olympic trials, Gatlin's all business as he steps to the line this weekend. (AP) By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Wri

Men held over drug find

Men held over drug find POLICE officers made three drug finds in New Providence over the weekend. The first incident took place around 10.30am on Friday, when Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers, acting on a tip, searched a property on Amos Ferguson Str

Commando raid followed drug shooting

By ALBERTO ARCE Associated Press AHUAS, Honduras (AP) -- The gunfire from a US-backed Honduran anti-drug mission that appears to have targeted civilians by mistake wasn't the only terror that night more than a week ago, villagers say. They describe heavil

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