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National health officials advise Bahamians on 'explosive' Zika virus threat
NATIONAL Health officials said on Thursday that the public has the biggest role to play in combatting the threat of the Zika virus in the Bahamas
Gone to pot
Gone to pot
THE winter rains are exacting a terrible toll on the roads of New Providence, with large potholes in the road appearing daily and causing problems for motorists...
Renew Bahamas puts out latest fire at dump site
Renew Bahamas puts out latest fire at dump site
RENEW Bahamas, the company which manages the New Providence landfill, said it successfully extinguished a "small surface fire," made up of pallets and tyres on an old part of the dump site on Thursday.
Anger over nationwide telephone system breakdown
Anger over nationwide telephone system breakdown
By REUBEN SHEARER
Tribune Staff Reporter
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THE public responded with widespread outrage yesterday at the system-wide blackout of communication services, the first such disaster in the Bahamas Telecommunications Corporation (BTC) history.
The Tribune spoke to several businesspersons who said they lost money because of the outage.
The incident also sparked safety concerns ...
THE SECOND TRAFFIC FATALITY IN TWO DAYS
THE SECOND TRAFFIC FATALITY IN TWO DAYS
By AVA TURNQUEST
Tribune Staff Reporter
aturnquest@
tribunemedia.net
AS POLICE investigate the second road death in two days -- and the 25th traffic fatality for the year -- late reports confirm a man has handed himself in over the first accident.
The body of a man was found lying face-up shortly before 4am Monday on Fire Trail Road East. He had a large head wound and what appeared to be tyre ...
Police identify 'hit-and-run' victim
Police identify 'hit-and-run' victim
By AVA TURNQUEST
Tribune Staff Reporter
aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
POLICE have identified the man believed to be the victim of a hit-and-run accident earlier this week.
The body of 38-year-old Keith Wood, of Allen Drive, off Tonique Darling Highway, was found lying face-up shortly before 4am Monday on Fire Trail Road East.
Mr Wood was reported to have a large and severe head wound and what a...
Man turns himself in hours after relative's stabbing death
By AVA TURNQUEST
Tribune Staff Reporter
aturnquest@tribunemedia.net
A FAMILY member, alleged to be responsible for the stabbing death of a 21-year-old male relative, turned himself in to police yesterday evening -- hours after the incident.
Police report the man is now assisting them with their investigations into the death of Garnell Clarke, a resident of Butler Street, located in the Nassau ...
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF A RELATIVE
MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER OF A RELATIVE
A MAN accused of murdering a relative was arraigned in a court yesterday afternoon.
Kevin Smith, 20, of Alexandria Boulevard, is accused of killing Garnell Clarke at the Magic Kingdom tyre shop in Nassau Village.
It is alleged that on Thursday, August 12, at about 12.30pm, Mr Clarke and another man - who also worked at the shop - got into an argument over a tyre, which resulted in Mr Clarke bein...
Custom Wheelz expands with high-end vehicle repair centre
By CHESTER ROBARDS
Business Reporter
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Custom Wheelz has expanded its operation to include not only wheel, stereo and tyre sales, but has added on a full-time, high-end vehicle repair centre, its president told Tribune Business yesterday.
Mitchell Hepburn said Redline Performance, the repair and maintenance end of Custom Wheelz is a good fit for the burgeoning business....
Conch shell killer gets sentence reduced by ten years in appeal
THE COURT of Appeal has quashed the 30-year sentence of a man who was convicted of bludgeoning another man to death with a conch shell over five years ago.