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Without leadership, nothing gets done

THE reason that the Opposition was rejected at the polls after a single term cannot be clearer. There was no leadership. The Christie administration was the weakest, most incompetent and most unproductive government in an independent Bahamas. The scandals

Cancer victim gets appeal date over drug conviction

Cancer victim gets appeal date over drug conviction By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN with cancer, who is challenging the minimum four-year prison sentence he received after being convicted of drug possession last

Opportunity knocks for students

By Betty Vedrine Bahamas Information Services HUNDREDS of students were given insights into the technical and vocational opportunities available to them. Students from several schools across New Providence participated in the annual Exhibition and Care

High-powered weapon found

High-powered weapon found BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - A high-powered automatic weapon with ammunition was discovered in the Freeport area over the weekend, police reported. Officers of the Drug Enforc

Without leadership, nothing gets done

THE reason that the Opposition was rejected at the polls after a single term cannot be clearer. There was no leadership. The Christie administration was the weakest, most incompetent and most unproductive government in an independent Bahamas. The scandals

Cancer victim gets appeal date over drug conviction

Cancer victim gets appeal date over drug conviction By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN with cancer, who is challenging the minimum four-year prison sentence he received after being convicted of drug possession last

Opportunity knocks for students

By Betty Vedrine Bahamas Information Services HUNDREDS of students were given insights into the technical and vocational opportunities available to them. Students from several schools across New Providence participated in the annual Exhibition and Care

High-powered weapon found

High-powered weapon found BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - A high-powered automatic weapon with ammunition was discovered in the Freeport area over the weekend, police reported. Officers of the Drug Enforc

Without leadership, nothing gets done

THE reason that the Opposition was rejected at the polls after a single term cannot be clearer. There was no leadership. The Christie administration was the weakest, most incompetent and most unproductive government in an independent Bahamas. The scandals

Cancer victim gets appeal date over drug conviction

Cancer victim gets appeal date over drug conviction By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN with cancer, who is challenging the minimum four-year prison sentence he received after being convicted of drug possession last

Man 65 admits to sex attack on nine-year-old

Man 65 admits to sex attack on nine-year-old By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net AN ELDERLY Farrington Road man, during his arraignment in the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon, admitted that he had sexually assaulted

Closer links to US in drug fight

Closer links to US in drug fight THE Bahamas has recommended improved co-operation between the Caribbean and the United States in the fight against the trafficking of guns and narcotics throughout the region. C A Smith, Bahamas Ambassador to the United S

Know your Proverbs

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer "FOR the love of money is the root to all evil" is a popular proverb which suggests making the pursuit of money a priority in one's life can be a recipe for disaster. Written in the Book of Proverbs are many in

Jail for runaway drugs importer

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN who disappeared for a significant portion of his trial concerning nearly $1 million in drugs was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Omar Chisholm, 34, along

Nation building is hard work

Nation building is hard work EDITOR, The Tribune. We are entering a season where some of our most able citizens take leave of their senses and profess their chosen political ideology with such a passion that the question of demonisation comes up. In ye

Know your Proverbs

By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer "FOR the love of money is the root to all evil" is a popular proverb which suggests making the pursuit of money a priority in one's life can be a recipe for disaster. Written in the Book of Proverbs are many in

Jail for runaway drugs importer

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN who disappeared for a significant portion of his trial concerning nearly $1 million in drugs was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison yesterday. Omar Chisholm, 34, along

Let's Get it Started

Let's Get it Started By Get Well Bahamas PHASE three of the 16-week Get Well Bahamas Health and Fitness challenge is off to a great start, with 40 participants working to lose weight and improve their overall physical and mental health. The objectives

Let's Get it Started

Let's Get it Started By Get Well Bahamas PHASE three of the 16-week Get Well Bahamas Health and Fitness challenge is off to a great start, with 40 participants working to lose weight and improve their overall physical and mental health. The objectives

Ppair accused of kidnapping student

Ppair accused of kidnapping student By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE teenage son of convicted drug traffickers Dwight and Keva Major was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon in connection with the rob