Speaker demands Smith apology
Speaker demands Smith apology By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net HOUSE Speaker Alvin Smith yesterday demanded an apology from Frank Smith, MP for St Thomas More, for his "disorderly behaviour" in the House of Assembly last
MP stresses need to protect journalists
MP stresses need to protect journalists By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net MEMBER of Parliament for West End and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe yesterday stressed the need for legislation to protect "the rights and liberties" of j
Boy, 14, goes missing
Boy, 14, goes missing POLICE are requesting the public's assisting in locating a missing teen. Deon Green, 14, of Braziletta Street, Pinewood Gardens was last seen around 8pm on Saturday, March 17, at his residence wearing a red T-shirt. Deon is an 8th
Two dead in traffic accidents
Two dead in traffic accidents POLICE are investigating three serious traffic accidents that have left two men dead and two others fighting for their lives in hospital. In the first incident, the driver of a motorcycle collided with a jeep on Cowpen Road
Challenge over claims of victimised PLPs
Challenge over claims of victimised PLPs By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net FNM CHAIRMAN Carl Bethel yesterday challenged PLP leader Perry Christie to produce evidence of FNM supporters victimising PLPs. Mr Bethel's commen
Ifficer in shooting off active duty
Ifficer in shooting off active duty By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE police officer who shot and killed a reportedly unarmed man in Crooked Island over the weekend has been removed from active duty, the Tribune has
Accused teacher 'has not fled country'
Accused teacher 'has not fled country' By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net AN Abaco teacher accused of sexually inappropriate behaviour with a female student has not fled the country, police confirmed yesterday. Supt Stephen Dean said the case h
Man found shot in head
Man found shot in head By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE BODY of a man was discovered lying on a dirt road early yesterday morning. He was the country's 26th murder victim. Information on the homicide is still sketc
Marital rape law veto 'to kill DNA'
Marital rape law veto 'to kill DNA' By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net BRANVILLE McCartney's declaration that he does not believe women should be legally protected from being raped by their husbands will come back to haunt the DNA leader at the
KFC row ends as deal signed
KFC row ends as deal signed By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net UNION Executives and KFC Management signed an industrial agreement yesterday signaling an end to five months of contentious negotiations. Darren Woods, vice-pr
26th murder victim of the year named
26th murder victim of the year named By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE still have no leads in the country's latest murder and are asking for the public's help. The body of Kasno Major, 21, of Montell Heights was di
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net WHILE not personally agreeing with the marital rape law, DNA leader Branville McCartney said yesterday if elected he would "put it to the people". In w
HAITIANS STOPPED CLOSE TO EXUMA
NEARLY 50 Haitians were apprehended in waters near Exuma hours before 51 illegal immigrants were repatriated yesterday.Immigration Director Jack Thompson confirmed the immigrants were picked up, but could not give a break down in the ratio of men versus
26th murder victim of the year named
26th murder victim of the year named By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE still have no leads in the country's latest murder and are asking for the public's help. The body of Kasno Major, 21, of Montell Heights was di
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net WHILE not personally agreeing with the marital rape law, DNA leader Branville McCartney said yesterday if elected he would "put it to the people". In w
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles BY SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE CELL phone "nuisances" now experienced by BTC customers are expected to be resolved by the beginning of the summer, marketing vice presid
26th murder victim of the year named
26th murder victim of the year named By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE still have no leads in the country's latest murder and are asking for the public's help. The body of Kasno Major, 21, of Montell Heights was di
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net WHILE not personally agreeing with the marital rape law, DNA leader Branville McCartney said yesterday if elected he would "put it to the people". In w
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles BY SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE CELL phone "nuisances" now experienced by BTC customers are expected to be resolved by the beginning of the summer, marketing vice presid
26th murder victim of the year named
26th murder victim of the year named By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE still have no leads in the country's latest murder and are asking for the public's help. The body of Kasno Major, 21, of Montell Heights was di
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net WHILE not personally agreeing with the marital rape law, DNA leader Branville McCartney said yesterday if elected he would "put it to the people". In w
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles BY SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE CELL phone "nuisances" now experienced by BTC customers are expected to be resolved by the beginning of the summer, marketing vice presid
26th murder victim of the year named
26th murder victim of the year named By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE still have no leads in the country's latest murder and are asking for the public's help. The body of Kasno Major, 21, of Montell Heights was di
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law
U-turn for Bran on marital rape law By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net WHILE not personally agreeing with the marital rape law, DNA leader Branville McCartney said yesterday if elected he would "put it to the people". In w
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles BY SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE CELL phone "nuisances" now experienced by BTC customers are expected to be resolved by the beginning of the summer, marketing vice presid
Supercop praise for police force
Supercop praise for police force By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE ARRIVAL of New York supercop William Bratton has thrown the spotlight on the fight against crime in the Bahamas - with both Bratton and the PLP saying
Family of girl killed by bus takes legal advice
Family of girl killed by bus takes legal advice THE family of the 4-year-old girl who was accidentally struck and killed by a bus last week is seeking legal advice, The Tribune has learned. This comes after it was confirmed by police that the man driving
Smith: BTC is raping the Bahamas
Smith: BTC is raping the Bahamas By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net PLP Senator Frank Smith yesterday accused the Bahamas Telecommunications Company of "financially raping the Bahamian people". Mr Smith made the remarks to members of the Upper C
Police confirm murder was a revenge killing
Police confirm murder was a revenge killing THE man left to die on the street in an inner city community early yesterday morning was killed in an act of revenge, a police source confirmed. While police have not released the victim's identity, The Tribune
There's gold in Haiti's hills
There's gold in Haiti's hills By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net A MASS exodus of Haitians from the Bahamas has been predicted after $20 billion of precious metals was discovered in the impoverished country. The prediction
Pair's electric shock leads to blackout
Pair's electric shock leads to blackout By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THOUSANDS of Bahamas Electricity Corporation customers were without electricity early yesterday morning, after two men working near power lines wer
Murder suspect arrested
Murder suspect arrested By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE arrested one of the two men they were searching for in connection with a fatal club shooting early Tuesday morning. Paul Rolle, head of the Central Detecti
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles
Summer deadline for end to cellphone troubles BY SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE CELL phone "nuisances" now experienced by BTC customers are expected to be resolved by the beginning of the summer, marketing vice presid
bank hit by raiders
By SANCHESKA BROWNTribune Staff Reportersbrown@tribunemedia.netMASKED men broke into a branch of Scotiabank early yesterday morning, started a small fire and destroyed an automated cash machine before leaving empty handed.The would-be thieves broke i
MYSTERY OVER LATEST DEATHS
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE are still unsure about the circumstances that lead to the shooting deaths of two men over the weekend. The body of a man was found laying in the middle of the road hours after a HI
DISRUPTION TO BLACKBERRY NETWORK
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune News Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net BLACKBERRY users can expect disruptions in their data service tomorrow, as BTC moves towards a 4G network, officials said yesterday. The company had originally planned the disruption in m
MYSTERY OVER LATEST DEATHS
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net POLICE are still unsure about the circumstances that lead to the shooting deaths of two men over the weekend. The body of a man was found laying in the middle of the road hours after a HI
MURDERED 17-YEAR-OLD WAS VICTIM IN RAPE CASE
THE young girl who was found dead in Blue Water Cay has been identified as 17-year-old Candice Major, who police sources say was the alleged victim in a rape case before the courts. The sources say before her body was dumped in a rocky area of Fox Hill on
CHRISTIE EXPECTS EARLY VOTE
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net PLP LEADER Perry Christie said if media reports regarding the resignation of two FNM MP's are true, he expects there to be an early election. Speaking with The Tribune, Mr Christie said if
MURDERED 17-YEAR-OLD WAS VICTIM IN RAPE CASE
THE young girl who was found dead in Blue Water Cay has been identified as 17-year-old Candice Major, who police sources say was the alleged victim in a rape case before the courts. The sources say before her body was dumped in a rocky area of Fox Hill on
CHRISTIE EXPECTS EARLY VOTE
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net PLP LEADER Perry Christie said if media reports regarding the resignation of two FNM MP's are true, he expects there to be an early election. Speaking with The Tribune, Mr Christie said if
MURDERED 17-YEAR-OLD WAS VICTIM IN RAPE CASE
THE young girl who was found dead in Blue Water Cay has been identified as 17-year-old Candice Major, who police sources say was the alleged victim in a rape case before the courts. The sources say before her body was dumped in a rocky area of Fox Hill on
CHRISTIE EXPECTS EARLY VOTE
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net PLP LEADER Perry Christie said if media reports regarding the resignation of two FNM MP's are true, he expects there to be an early election. Speaking with The Tribune, Mr Christie said if
MURDERED 17-YEAR-OLD WAS VICTIM IN RAPE CASE
THE young girl who was found dead in Blue Water Cay has been identified as 17-year-old Candice Major, who police sources say was the alleged victim in a rape case before the courts. The sources say before her body was dumped in a rocky area of Fox Hill on
CHRISTIE EXPECTS EARLY VOTE
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net PLP LEADER Perry Christie said if media reports regarding the resignation of two FNM MP's are true, he expects there to be an early election. Speaking with The Tribune, Mr Christie said if
BAIL HEARING DELAYED
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net THE bail hearing of convicted drug dealer Melvin Maycock Sr in the Court of Appeal has been delayed to Friday morning due to the absence of a judge. The 47-year-old appeared in appellate court yesterday morning
44 KILLED ON ROADS IN 2011
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas recorded 10,563 traffic accidents in 2011, with 44 of them being fatal, according to statistics from the Royal Bahamas Police Force. Of those accidents, 8,653 were in New Provi
$5M DEAL SIGNED TO UPGRADE ZNS TELEVISION TO HIGH DEFINITION
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net OFFICIALS at the Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas signed contracts worth $5 million yesterday to upgrade ZNS Television from an analog broadcasting system to high definition. Kit D
PRISONER SHOT IN ESCAPE BID
By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net A PRISON inmate was shot yesterday morning after managing to escape custody while at the hospital. Dorion Ambrister, 28, escaped by jumping through a bathroom window at the Princess Marga
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