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North Andros, Central Andros, Cat Island under lockdown for seven more days
NORTH Andros, Central Andros and Cat Island will remain under lockdown for an additional seven days, the Office of the Prime Minister announced on Sunday.
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Migrants guilty of illegal embarkation
SEVERAL migrants were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for illegal embarkation this week.
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Fix the penalty
Regarding your editorial on Friday, January 21, 2021 all right-thinking persons share your outrage and the magistrate’s apparent regret at the pathetically-lenient penalties imposed in this case.
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Ministers and masks
I believe it is okay if you have someone in your house positive with COVID if you test negative, but at the least wait five-days then certainly you can venture out taking a further test.
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TWO FACE COURT OVER ATTACKS
TWO young men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s court yesterday with murder and attempted murder.
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Four arraigned on illegal ammunition, firearm charges
THREE men and a minor were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several illegal ammunition and firearm possession charges.
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COVID death toll rises by 38
THE number of fatalities from COVID-19 has risen to 381 - an increase of 38 according to data released by officials over the weekend.
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RED CARPET BUT GREEN GOALS: PM says talks held on climate change as Royals arrive – and prince offers help to restore coral
THE Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were greeted to a red-carpet welcome that included live performances and local fanfare in a brief ceremony held at Lynden Pindling International airport yesterday.
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‘Coach Yo’ leads Ole Miss Rebels to No.24 ranking
Enters AP women’s poll for 1st time in 15 years
Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme continue their climb toward national recognition and are off to their best start in over a decade.
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Coach Clarke pleased with his Falcons Senior Boys at Arby’s Classic
ALTHOUGH they didn’t have any major competition in the country over the past two years to test their skills, coach Kevin Clarke was still pleased with the way his Tabernacle Baptist Falcons senior boys’ basketball team played last week in the Arby’s Classic at the Viking Hall in Bristol, Tennessee.
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Armando Moss qualifies for triathlon ahead of the Commonwealth Games
A RAINY weekend in New Providence held up just long enough for the Bahamas Triathlon Association to crown new champions in the return of its National Championships which served as both a CARIFTA and Commonwealth Games qualifier.
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First 400: ‘Buddy’ bests Stephen, Klay in 3-pointers
Chavano “Buddy” Hield added another accolade to his résumé as one of the best shooters in basketball.
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Man in court over $100,000 of cocaine
A 24-year-old man was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several drug related charges in connection with a recent seizure of $100,000 worth of cocaine.
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‘We’re looking at morgue strain’
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said the government is looking at several options to alleviate the strain on public hospital morgues which continue to operate beyond capacity as the country grapples with a surge of COVID-19 related and non-related deaths.
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Teenager is charged with murder
A TEENAGER was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
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The monarchy
Great Britain has historically had a foolproof method of dealing with corruption: it just legalised it.
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Romad Dean ends season in OSBA final four
ROMAD Dean and the Crestwood Lions finished the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season as one of the top prep programmes in all of Canada.
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$1,000 fine for overstaying
A JAMAICAN man who overstayed his welcome in the country by four days was yesterday ordered to pay $1,000 to avoid spending one month behind bars.
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Man denies breaking into school to steal $100 of food
A 22-year-old man who denied breaking into a local school and stealing food was yesterday granted bail before his trial.
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Social injustice for students
The Minister of Education has revealed that there are 8,000 delinquent students of the Virtual Learning Platform – who have been missing in action since the COVID-19 pandemic began. What a shameful social injustice.
