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Butler-Turner should not go independent

LORETTA Butler-Turner may have had FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis in her crosshairs when she told Parliament that the salaries of MPs who are consistently absent should be cut.

UPDATED – Inferno: 150 homeless as arsonist sets The Mud ablaze

SCORES of homes were destroyed in the shanty town community The Mud in Abaco on Sunday, displacing more than 150 people, police and government officials said.

Abaco man guilty of killing uncle

AN Abaco man was convicted of the manslaughter of his uncle and sentenced to 12 years in prison.Shannon Walkins aka “Shannon Watkins” accepted a plea deal and pleaded not guilty to murder, but guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of his uncle

Checks ordered on debris field fires

MINISTER of Works Desmond Bannister said yesterday investigations are being carried out into the debris fires in Abaco, after it was reported large mounds of debris were being “intentionally” set on fire in areas devastated by Hurricane Dorian.

Ministry of Agriculture calls for climate tech

THE Ministry of Agriculture is pushing for development of more climate smart technologies after Hurricane Dorian rocked the country’s farming communities, an official said. While launching the 2020 Agri-Business Expo yesterday, Permanent Secretary J

Don't use Mortgage Corp to fund Dorian rebuilding

A former Bahamas Mortgage Corporation chairman has warned against it attempting to finance Hurricane Dorian housing and infrastructure renovations by issuing new bonds.Alex Storr told Tribune Business that the state-owned homes financier already has

$20m repair bill for Rand and Marsh Harbour Clinic

WITH cost of repairs to the Rand Memorial Hospital and Marsh Harbour Clinic said to be more than $20m, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands believes it is possible that the government will have to acquire additional loans to assist the recovery process in

U.S. lends a hand to restore Elbow Reef Lighthouse

THE United States is partnering with the Elbow Reef Lighthouse Society and the Elbow Reef Foundation to restore the iconic Elbow Reef Lighthouse in Hope Town, Abaco.

Submersible completes 4,000m dive off Abaco

OCEANGATE, the world’s leading manned submersible operation, has successfully completed a 4,000 metre dive in waters off Abaco.

‘I saw pair of accused men with brother at time of shooting’

THE brother of a man killed in Abaco in 2016 testified that he saw two men accused of the crime with his brother at the time of the shooting.

Two dead in hit and run accident

TWO people are dead and two others are fighting for their lives in hospital after a hit-and-run accident late Sunday night.

Mistaken identity fear over police shooting

POLICE shot and killed a man in Abaco Wednesday night in what sources describe as a case of “mistaken identity.”

Glinton takes up post as new president of Bahamas National Trust

THE Bahamas National Trust held its annual general meeting and spring council meetings to elect its new council and officers for the year and to review current issues and work being done by the trust.

Abaco's airport a 'definite turn-off'

Abaco’s economy could be poised for improvement if certain infrastructure issues are addressed, a realtor telling Tribune Business yesterday that the sate of the Marsh Harbour airport were a “definite turn-off” to new visitors.

Haitians left homeless by fire hold meeting

MEMBERS of the Haitian community in Abaco which was ravaged by fire on New Year’s Eve met last night to discuss the way forward.

How is marina allowed?

I was saddened to read, in this morning’s Letters to the Editor, that a commercial marina may be built in Little Harbour, Abaco. I cannot understand why such a thing might be allowed.

'Overall, I think it was a very competitive meet'

THE 29th version of the Barracuda/Family Guardian Swim Meet was keenly contested and well supported over the weekend.

Four years in jail for possession of drugs

FREEPORT – A Jamaican man was sentenced to four years in prison after being convicted in the Magistrate’s Court in Abaco for the possession of drugs.

Three arrested after $70,000 cocaine find

TWO Abaco men and one Grand Bahama man were arrested in connection with the discovery and seizure of $70,000 worth of cocaine, in addition to firearms and ammunition.

FNM raise concern over polling staff changes

THE Free National Movement is claiming the appointment of new presiding officers to man eight of the 12 polling stations in North Abaco may compromise the upcoming by-election.

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