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Government Officials Assess Waste Management on Family Islands
Continuing their efforts for massive cleanup of The Bahamas, Environment and Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Vaughn P. Miller and State Minister for the Environment, Hon. Zane Lightbourne, visited the islands of Bimini and Great Harbour Cay, Berry Islands, Friday, April 5, 2024.
Father shot dead in robbery
Father shot dead in robbery
The body of a 44-year-old father of three slumped across the steering wheel of a government vehicle after he was shot and killed during a robbery on a busy thoroughfare yesterday morning.
The victim, who was identified by family members as Dwayne Randol Cartwright, was killed on Tonique Williams Darling Highway around 11:40 a.m.
It pushed the murder count for the year to 46.
Anguished cries pierce...
Government worker shot dead in robbery
Government worker shot dead in robbery
Two gunmen shot and killed a Department of Environmental Health
security guard during an armed robbery at the public landfill off
Tonique Williams Darling Highway.
The men made off with an unspecified amount of cash - meant for a
bank deposit - before fleeing the scene. A source told The Tribune that
the security guard, 44-year-old Dwayne Cartwright, would normally have a
police officer wi...
Govt worker shot dead in robbery
Govt worker shot dead in robbery
By TANEKA THOMPSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
tthompson@tribunemedia.net
TWO gunmen shot and killed a Department of Environmental Health security guard during an armed robbery at the public landfill off Tonique Williams Darling Highway.
The men made off with an unspecified amount of cash – meant for a bank deposit – before fleeing the scene. A source told The Tribune that the security ...
Government worker shot dead in robbery
Government worker shot dead in robbery
By TANEKA THOMPSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
tthompson@tribunemedia.net
TWO gunmen shot and killed a Department of Environmental Health
security guard during an armed robbery at the public landfill off
Tonique Williams Darling Highway.
The men made off with an unspecified amount of cash - meant for a
bank deposit - before fleeing the scene. A source told The Tribune that
the security guard, 44-ye...
A scheme to thwart the bandit
A scheme to thwart the bandit
MID-MORNING Monday a 44-year-old father of three was shot dead as he drove an Environmental Health truck from the public landfill off Tonique Williams Darling Highway with a deposit for the bank. A security guard for the past 10 years, part of Dwayne Cartwright's duties was to take the department's accountant to collect the money from the landfill and then drive him to the bank to make the usual ...
American footballers remember Dwayne 'Pig Iron' Cartwright
By RENALDO DORSETT
Sports Reporter
rdorsett@tribunemedia.net
CONDOLENCES continue to mount as peers and members of the local American football community continue to pay homage to the life of a former player.
Dwayne "Pig Iron" Cartwright, a Department of Environmental Health security guard, was shot and killed during an armed robbery at the public landfill off Tonique Williams Darling Highway ...
Sketches issued in murder probe
Sketches issued in murder probe
By TANEKA THOMPSON
Tribune Staff Reporter
tthompson@tribunemedia.net
POLICE have issued composite sketches of two suspects wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of civil servant Dwayne Cartwright.
The first suspect has a light brown complexion and is of medium build. He is between 26 to 35 years old and stands between 5'6" and 5'9" tall.
The second suspect is also described as ...
Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) - Urgent Product Recall Notice
Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) - Urgent Product Recall Notice
On February 12th, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a recall by Fratelli Beretta of an undetermined amount of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat charcuterie products containing Coppa that may be under-processed and which may have resulted in possible contamination with foodborne pathogens. An initial recall of the products were made by Fratelli B...
Environmental Group Calls on Environment and Natural Resources Minister
Members of the Ethan S. Bain Environmental Health Foundation (ESBEHF) paid a courtesy call on Minister of Environment and Natural Resources the Hon. Vaughn Miller to discuss the group’s current projects and future objectives. During the meeting, representatives of ESBEHF highlighted environmental challenges facing our country, particularly littering and the improper disposal of waste.