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911/919 not working
EMERGENCY numbers were "malfunctioning", police said last night. Anyone who needs the police or Emergency Medical Services (EMS) was asked to contact the police control room on 323-0850, 323-0845, 323-0853, 323-0854, 302-8177, or 302-
Government called on to pass Bill to help disabled
SPEAKING in the House of Assembly yesterday, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner appealed to the government to pass the Equal Opportunities Disabilities Bill.
FNM supporters warn PLP will bring new recession
DISTRAUGHT FNM supporters branded the Bahamas "ungrateful" and claimed the country would head to a recession under the new PLP government.
CREW MEMBER JUMPED FROM CRUISE SHIP IN SUICIDE BID
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A SUSPECTED suicide, a non-fatal stabbing, four ammunition-related arrests, and a firearm discovery all happened this week, according to police. The suicide victim, a 25-year-old crew member of the Royal Caribbean Cr
HUNDREDS OF DEAD FISH WASH ASHORE
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FISHERMEN were left stunned after hundreds of fish were washed up dead or dying on to the shores of Montagu beach, yesterday. Octopus, parrot fish, grey snappers, and barracuda were among the species found dead by fi
BRIDGING GAP TO THE YOUNG
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A NUMBER of prominent people gathered at RM Bailey Senior High School for the Bridging The Gap symposium, an event organised by the school in honour of Majority Rule Day. Event organiser and RM Bailey guidance counse
MINISTER'S OFFER OF AIRPORT TALKS DISMISSED AS 'STALLING TACTIC'
MINISTER'S OFFER OF AIRPORT TALKS DISMISSED AS 'STALLING TACTIC' By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING the Ministry of Labour's offer to meet with representatives of frustrated airport employees, one union leader dismissed the proposal as noth
Man shot in both arms
Police are appealing to members of the public to help them in investigating the murder of a woman whose body was discovered on Friday. Just after 10am, police received information that a body was found in Blue Water Cay, sou
TWO CLEARED OF MURDER
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net TWO men were acquitted of murder in the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon after the judge ordered a 12-member jury to deliver a unanimous verdict of not guilty. Cordero Saunders, 21, and Terrel Mackey, 23, of C
MAN SHOT IN BOTH LEGS
A MAN is in hospital today after being shot in both legs by a man who was apparently a stranger. Police say they are investigating this shooting and a separate armed robbery, both of which took place yesterday. The shooting victim, an unidentified 28-year