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Unvaccinated still dominate numbers
NINETY-TWO percent of the people who died or were admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital for COVID-19 in October were unvaccinated, according to the Public Hospitals Authority.
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Fake COVID test claim must be answered
A MAN accused of attempting to use a fraudulent COVID-19 test to travel domestically earlier this year has a case to answer, a magistrate ruled yesterday.
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Bail granted in $10,000 theft trial for cashier
A CASHIER who denied stealing more than $10,000 from her place of employment was yesterday granted bail ahead of her trial.
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Deputy PM: Ministry committed to maximising Junkanoo Beach's full potential
TOURISM, Investment and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper has pledged to enhance and upgrade infrastructure on Junkanoo Beach.
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Minister’s plea to private businesses to hire govt job programme workers
STATE Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle has urged private sector employers to consider engaging workers who are part of the government’s 52-week job programme.
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Wage move ‘soon’
A REASONABLE “workable” wage for Bahamian workers is “coming very soon”, according to Immigration and Labour Minister Keith Bell.
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Prince Strachan and Rams advance to regional final
PRINCE Strachan and his John Carroll Catholic Golden Rams continue their run in the Florida High School Athletic Association playoffs and are headed to the regional final - second consecutive upset - with a win.
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Debt, debt and debt
A past writer was spot on when he wrote and estimated that BPL’s bad accounts had to exceed $100m.
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Jonquel Jones posts 4th double double of season in FIBA EuroLeague
JONQUEL Jones posted her fourth double double of the season in her return to FIBA Women’s EuroLeague play.
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Aliv chief: Mobile market too small for third entrant
Aliv’s top executive yesterday said the Bahamian mobile market is too small to “warrant” licensing a third operator to compete with itself and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC).
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Man accused of sex with underage girls
A 41-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with unlawful sexual intercourse with two 15-year-old girls.
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Man killed as car hits pole
ABACO Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident on that island yesterday when a male driver collided with a utility pole.
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Bail granted in firearm assault case
A 56-year-old man was granted bail after he faced allegations that he used a loaded firearm to assault his relative.
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Marijuana found after high-speed chase
A POLICE officer found a quantity of marijuana in a car occupied by three men who led them on a high-speed chase, a court was told.
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‘Get off sidelines’ on $200m raises
Investors were yesterday urged to “put capital to work” for The Bahamas to escape a post-COVID slump as more than $200m worth of projects prepare to come to market in 2022.
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Gov’t moving to resolve confusion over furlough
The Government is moving to resolve potential confusion over the deadline for when employers must decide whether to recall COVID-furloughed workers, a senior official said yesterday.
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FNM Torchbearers backing Pintard to lead
THE Free National Movement’s youth arm, the Torchbearers Youth Association, has endorsed Marco City MP Michael Pintard for leader of the FNM.
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Grand Lucayan conclusion ‘soon’
OFFICIALS are hoping to soon bring a conclusion to the Grand Lucayan deal, according to Tourism, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper yesterday.
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Just 72% of vendors back to Straw Market
Just 72 percent of straw vendors are returning to the re-opened Bay Street facility, it was revealed yesterday, representing a 140-person decline from pre-COVID levels.
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Medical centre plan for Eight Mile Rock
Doctor’s Hospital has announced plans to open its Kavala Medical Centre in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, by early next year.
