11-year-old girl injured in shooting
An 11-year-old girl is in hospital after a shooting in Redland Acres yesterday.
COVID resets the clock on Arawak Cay operations
FISH Fry at Arawak Cay will go back to late hour service in the New Year as demand picks up.
VAT change prompts hirings
Super Value will bring in new staff to help with its Value Added Tax (VAT) re-pricing for the January 1 switch to 10 percent from 12 percent.
Residents still have questions over Love Beach approval
Love Beach residents said they were not formally notified of The View Love Beach project being approved and found out about the approval “through the grapevine.”
CPSA voices concern over mass gatherings
WITH hotels allowed to continue with plans to host events in the upcoming days, the vice president of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association said more information is needed about these gatherings and the conditions in which they are happening.
Vaccinations in progress at Susan J Wallace Centre
VACCINATIONS on Grand Bahama are in progress at the Susan J Wallace Centre and people who are immuno-compromised are encouraged to get vaccinated.
Minnis denies encouraging the govt to investigate Parks and Beaches
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has denied his successor’s claim that he encouraged the Davis administration to investigate the Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority because he was concerned about how it was operated.
923 police officers promoted this month
MORE than 920 Royal Bahamas Police Force officers of all ranks received promotions this month.
207 new cases of COVID-19
TWO hundred and seven cases of COVID-19 were recorded on Wednesday, bringing the nation’s confirmed virus toll to 24,476.
Robbery ‘ruled out’ in Griffin slaying
THE motive behind businessman Leon Griffin’s murder does not appear to be armed robbery, Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.
ROLLE’S CONCERN AT LACK OF INQUESTS: Commissioner concedes absence of hearings on police killings is problem
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the near two-year absence of inquests into police-involved killings is unacceptable, a sentiment Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle echoed during a press conference yesterday.
No tough measures on Davis’ play sheet
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says he is not considering a serious shutdown of economic activity in the country despite record increases of COVID-19 cases.
Murder toll for year stands at 119
THE country recorded 119 homicides so far in 2021, a 75 percent increase when compared with the 68 that occurred during the same period in 2020.
Smugglers’ accusation investigated
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said the Royal Bahamas Police Force is investigating a claim that an officer was allegedly involved in a $25 million cocaine operation.
Man shot in the hand during car chase with police
POLICE said a man was shot in the hand during a car chase in Grand Bahama on Wednesday.
There is a bright light within us
What makes humanity so special? Yes, special. We are agents of destruction and creation too. We look at our universe often in a survivalist manner, applying the rules of Darwinism to much that we do.
Are political parties ‘not for profit entities’?
Yes, carnival.....accepted the “tradition” party in-office has a business arrangement with the Carnival Company, but does the political party have a Business Licence? Has it a VAT Tin number?
23 officers test positive for COVID-19
COMMISSIONER of Police Paul Rolle revealed that currently 23 police officers have recently tested positive for the coronavirus, including three in Grand Bahama.
Knowles-Tener gets ready for NFL Draft
After he completed his collegiate eligibility, Rondre Knowles-Tener now has his sights set on the National Football League and that journey began in earnest with a showcase of some of the best prospects from Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) programmes.
COVID-19 forces Atlantic University sport to a halt
BAHAMIAN student athletes were looking to return from the Atlantic University Sport (AUS) winter break and resume their basketball seasons next week, but the COVID- 19 pandemic has forced the conference to postpone all competition.
