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28 new cases over three days

THE Ministry of Health recorded just 28 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period last week.

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Feeding Bain Grants Town project seeks support

THE Feeding Bain Grants Town project is appealing for assistance in its efforts to support poeple affected by the economic effects of COVID-19.

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Man charged with string of robberies on Exuma

A MAN from Exuma was granted bail on Friday for a string of robberies on the island and was also ordered to pay a fine on a drug charge.

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Not guilty plea to marijuana possession

A MAN was arraigned on Friday accused of marijuana possession.

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Man in court on ammunition and firearm component part charges

A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services on Friday after he was arraigned on ammunition and firearm component part charges.

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Churches approved for 100% occupancy at services across The Bahamas

CHURCHES and places of religious worship across the country are now allowed to have services at maximum capacity, the Ministry of Health and Wellness said on Friday.

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AG: Draft of Citizenship Act should be presented to Cabinet by summer

A DRAFT version of the Citizenship Act should be presented to the Cabinet by the summer, Attorney General Ryan Pinder said on Friday.

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UPDATED: Governor General remains in Doctors Hospital under observation

FRIDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE: Government press secretary Clint Watson said the Governor General remains in Doctors Hospital under observation by his medical team. He continues to rest comfortably.

PM: Face question of sustainability head on

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis challenged those attending the Sustainable Grand Bahama Conference to face head on the question of how best to embrace ideas of sustainability in the context of national development.

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Increase in cases of child abandonment

CHILD abandonment has become more “prevalent” in recent years, according to Social Services and Urban Development Minister Obie Wilchcombe.

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‘Throw tennis coach off team for bullying on weight’

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said a coach accused of criticising a young tennis player’s weight ought to be let off the team if the claims are true.

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Davis: We still have no record of food spending

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday doubled down on his assertions about the former government’s food assistance programme, saying his administration still has no record of how money was spent by the food task force despite reports saying otherwise.

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PM: No need for Munroe to resign

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis says he doesn’t think National Security Minister Wayne Munroe should resign in the wake of backlash about his recent controversial comments concerning a child sex case involving a 40-year-old man.

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Shopping for gas at a discount

THE government is negotiating with several shipping companies to import fuel into the country at discounted rates to help buffer soaring gas prices, according to Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis yesterday.

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Sixth person since Sunday shot dead

A MAN died after he was shot while sitting on a porch of a home on Ragged Island Street yesterday afternoon, marking the sixth murder since Sunday.