Ex-disclosures chairman says Bahamas lags on corruption
FORMER Public Disclosure Commission chairman Myles Laroda said The Bahamas lags far behind other countries in the region regarding anti-corruption legislation, adding the Progressive Liberal Party plans to enact a bill to change that.
Watson: It’ll be a close race – but FNM will win election
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson says he is confident the Free National Movement will be returned to office after next week’s general election, but predicts it will be a close race.
PLP candidate laments state of graveyard
PLP candidate for Central Grand Bahama Kirkland Russell raised concerns yesterday over the neglect of the Lewis Yard Public Cemetery, where graves are no longer accessible because of thick ground cover and overgrown shrubs.
Barbados early poll day delayed
THE Minnis administration has amended the Parliamentary Elections Act through an Emergency Powers Order to allow an advanced poll in Barbados to be rescheduled.
Quarantine voting - still no decision
ACTING Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson was silent yesterday on whether quarantined citizens or COVID-19 patients will be able to vote in the upcoming general election.
PMH boss warns stress on staff at record high
AN alarming number of healthcare workers forced into COVID-19 quarantine has left Princess Margaret Hospital in a state of “unprecedented stress”, a senior Public Hospital Authority official said.
HOW MUCH MORE DO HOSPITALS TAKE? Minister concedes more beds will be needed and tents may have to be used
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials are looking for ways to add more bed space to the public health sector as the system continues to be challenged with capacity due to increasing COVID-19 hospital admissions, which jumped to a record breaking 191 as of Monday.
‘Tell emergency staff if you think you have COVID’
THE National Emergency Medical Services is appealing to members of the public reporting a medical emergency through 919 to identify wherever possible the likelihood that they may be COVID positive.
Miami donation to school
A MIAMI foundation donated school supplies to a school in Grand Bahama yesterday.
14-year-old says she was ‘indecently assaulted’
A 14-year-old girl has accused her cousin of caressing her near her private parts last year.
Theft accused to face November trial
A 22-year-old man accused of stealing nearly $30,000 worth of car parts from vehicles parked in a mechanic’s yard is set to stand trial in November.
Police ‘found loaded gun’ on suspect
OFFICERS recovered a loaded gun from a man who fled when he noticed a marked police vehicle on patrol, a court was told.
Moultrie: Don’t believe what you hear on social media
HALSON Moultrie has denied social media speculation that he is linked with the Coalition of Independents.
University revises COVID policy
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has revised its COVID-19 entry policies for unvaccinated people after receiving heavy criticism from union members and students.
