Ministry working with PAHO after cholera case
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville has assured the public that the Bahamas can handle an outbreak of cholera, should one occur, adding that officials were actively working to implement additional protocols.
Union frustration with alleged wrongful dismissals at GBPC
THE Commonwealth Electrical Workers Union has voiced frustration over the alleged wrongful dismissals of workers at the Grand Bahama Power Company.
Police investigate alleged suicide
POLICE are investigating an alleged suicide in which a male juvenile was the reported victim.
Murder charge in connection with Farmers Market shooting
A MAN was remanded by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a shooting at a Farmers Market last month that left another man, who was on bail for murder, dead.
Charges over break-ins at rectory and business
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday in connection with recent break-ins at a rectory and a business.
$2,000 fine for man who stole phone
A MAN was ordered to pay a fine in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday after admitting to stealing a luxury phone earlier this month.
Man accused of grievous harm granted bail
A MAN was granted bail in a Magistrate’s Court Friday in connection with an alleged bar fight stabbing in North Andros last weekend.
Man guilty of rape of minor, possession of child pornography
HAYWARD Dorsett was found guilty in the Supreme Court on Friday of rape of a minor and possession of child pornography.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Street people – Where home is a piece of pavement or a plot of littered land
W E see them every day, the street people of Nassau.
Scheme aims to bring farming into the backyard
AGRICULTURAL Development Organisation has partnered with The Church Commercial Farming Group (TCCFG) to facilitate the backyard farming initiative.
Minister is ‘satisfied’ by Equinor clean-up
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources Minister Vaughn Miller is satisfied with the tests and cleanup efforts that took place in response to the oil spill at the Equinor South Riding Point terminal.
‘Challenge to survive’ even on $260 minimum wage
DESPITE the government raising the country’s minimum wage to $260, some yesterday argued that the challenge to survive remains.
Henfield: Immigration’s shanty town efforts should be sustained
FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield says the Davis administration should focus on a more “sustained” and “deliberate” effort to crack down on the proliferation of shanty towns in the country.
Munroe dismisses ‘petty’ FNM
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe yesterday urged the Free National Movement to “stop playing petty politics” as it makes them “look silly”.
Long Island cruise port build-out to hit $500m
The developer behind the planned Long Island cruise port has committed to employing a workforce that is a minimum 80 percent Bahamian for a project where the total investment could exceed $500m.
Food stores ‘up in arms’ on price control details
Food stores throughout The Bahamas were yesterday said to be “up in arms” over the details of the Government’s expanded price control regime amid fears it will “devastate” the industry and jobs for hundreds of workers.
Pharmacists ‘blindsided’ over Gov’t price control
The Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association’s (BPA) president yesterday revealed the industry has been “blindsided” by the Government’s imposition of price-controlled mark-ups that could force smaller operators to close.
Proven competition: Jamaica group targets Bahamas move
Bahamian financial providers were yesterday told to “prepare themselves” for increased competition after a prominent Jamaican group with over $1bn in total assets unveiled plans to establish a physical presence here.
