Read storyA woman and her daughter are trying to get back to normal after a terrifying encounter with the Immigration Department.
Violet Hanna said she thought someone was trying to break in when she heard banging on her door early Tuesday morning.
She realized it was the Immigration Department after she saw more than a dozen armed men and women in green uniforms outside her front and back doors.
Hanna said the officers started counting down, threatening to break her door if she did not open it quickly. Her 7-year-old daughter, Amber, was so scared she started crying and throwing up, she said.
Hanna told The Tribune that officers never identified themselves and did not apologize for breaking her gate to get to her back door.
Read storyThe Bahamas government wants to borrow $200 million to make up for a lack of revenue in the 2008-2009 financial year.
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham announced the decision, which will have to be approved by parliament, during a budget report on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister said given the present economic difficulties facing the country, it makes more sense for the government to absorb losses rather than reduce government spending.
The money would come from several banks and be used for a stimulus programme.
Read storyReports of incest from the Family Islands will mean island to island travel by social workers who want to hear from victims.
Chairman of the National Child Protection Council, Pastor Gil Maycock, said reported cases probably account for a third of total incidents.
"We've gotten reports. It's not just one or two. We have gotten reports. We've put some emphasis on certain islands over other islands,” Maycock said.
The chairman said the situation is made worse by relatives that are not willing to support victims because they are afraid of the shame it will mean for their family.
Maycock said with only a "miniscule" amount of government funding, the council will need donations to tackle the problem, which will mean traveling to the out islands.
Read storyPolicyholders concerned about their investment were asking questions at Clico (Bahamas) Wednesday, a day after the government moved to liquidate the company.
Several customers were reassured that their money was safe; one said he was told to check back on Thursday (yesterday), another that he should not worry because the company will be bought and his life insurance policy was re-insured.
Another client was "seething" as she left the office because she was told she would have to wait two weeks for the liquidators to pay and that there was no guarantee she would get her money back.
Read storyThe government plans to change the way customs officers work to reduce overtime payments and lower the cost of importing goods.
Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said high overtime payments has for a long time meant high costs for airlines that come to The Bahamas and discouraged business.
Better management of customs is one of the ways the Ministry of Tourism hopes to lower the cost to travel to The Bahamas and attract more visitors.
Read storyThe Island School* in Eleuthera, which uses solar panels to power dorms and makes its own biodiesel, shared its 10th anniversary with some special speakers.
Students heard from College of The Bahamas president Jayne Hodder as well as Dr Eddie Widder, senior scientist at the US-based Ocean Conservation and Research Association, during anniversary celebrations this month.
The Island School is one of four entities funded through the Cape Eleuthera Foundation. The other three are:
The Deep Creek Middle School
The Cape Eleuthera Institute - a scientific research and technology site
Cape Systems - installs sustainable technology around the island
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