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Marijuana - we need the debate
TWO Cabinet ministers yesterday conceded that marijuana use has had a “devastating” impact on communities in the country, but agreed the Bahamas has reached a point where discussions must take place focusing on whether decriminalising the drug should be a consideration for the government.
‘Morale as low as water pressure’
PRESIDENT of the Bahamas Utilities Service and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) Dwayne Woods said yesterday it was a coincidence that water pressure throughout New Providence was low one day after workers reportedly staged a ‘sick out’ at the Water and Sewerage Corporation.
Trio’s false declaration convictions quashed
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the sentences of a local sand miner and his two employees previously convicted and fined in connection with a $28,000 false declaration case.
Collie says FNM bars victimisation
FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday advised the public that the party, through its campaign policy mandate, has barred anyone associated with the political organisation from “issuing threats, intimidating or attempting to victimise” any government employees in the name of politics.
'No witch hunt' pledges Minnis
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday denied accusations that his administration has undertaken a political “witch hunt” over an investigation at the Bahamas Agricultural Industrial Corporation, saying the government will not “interfere” or “obstruct” the Royal Bahamas Police Force as the organisation carries out its work.
Man accused of helping suspect in boy’s killing evade justice
Suspect Johnny St Luc was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with accessory in connection with the death of seven-year-old Camron Cooper, who was killed by a stray bullet on Tuesday last week.
AG’s lawyers walk away over strategy
HIGH-profile attorneys on the government’s legal team have severed ties with the Office of the Attorney General due to a difference of legal opinion on which strategy to take in its rebuttal to legal action filed over the removal of shanty towns.
Contractor: Bahamians could do Pointe work
THE reported reclassification of foreign labourers at The Pointe has been condemned as “disingenuous” by Bahamas Contractors Association President Leonard Sands.
500 remain in shanty towns ahead of demolition
AS the July 31 eviction deadline approaches, some 500 residents are believed to remain in shanty towns set for demolition in the capital, The Tribune was told.
150 families still living in shanty town homes
MORE than 100 families are believed to still reside in shanty towns across New Providence with the government’s eviction deadline less than two weeks away.Haitian Pastors League President Dr Jean Paul Charles told The Tribune he expected that number
Revealed: Names on the elite list and what they owe
FOUR former Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet ministers owed more than $20,000 each at Bahamas Power and Light, with one former minister in arrears for some $60,000 as of July, according to a list obtained by The Tribune.
Wells in charge of health portfolio
BAMBOO Town MP Renward Wells will be sworn in today as the country’s newest minister of health, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday. As a result of the move, Dr Minnis said the Ministry of Transport will now fall under the portfolio
Shipyard suffered ‘significant’ damage
OPERATIONS at the Grand Bahama shipyard resumed yesterday despite the “significant” loss of the site’s largest dry dock, according to officials.
‘1,200 in work thanks to Labour on the Blocks’
SOME 1,200 people have been permanently employed as a result of the government’s Labour on the Blocks initiative, according to Department of Labour officials giving the results of its eighth job fair.
Minimum wage rise ‘not anytime soon’
FINANCE Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday said the government has not given any detailed consideration to increasing the minimum wage.
EDITORIAL: How about a living wage, not just a minimum wage?
There was a very quick retreat yesterday from Finance Minister Peter Turnquest after the subject of a possible rise in the minimum wage was broached.
Consumer watchdog's zero regulation 'teeth'
The government’s consumer watchdog lacks enforcement “teeth” because it has zero regulations to support its activities, its chairman adding that planned changes will “bring us into the 21st century”. Philip Beneby, the Consumer Protection Commission
EDITORIAL: Turning a cold shoulder after Dorian
What makes one victim of Hurricane Dorian deserve different treatment from another?
Stampers knock off the Breezes High Flyers 91-87
THE Triple K Stampers knocked off the defending division II champions Breezes High Flyers 91-87 to highlight Saturday’s NPBA action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
Bowleg apology for Junkanoo film errors
AFTER complaints over the New Year’s Day virtual Junkanoo presentation, Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said errors are being corrected and a rebroadcast is planned.