Man awaits psychiatric test
A MAN whose arrest by police was widely seen on social media was yesterday remanded into custody pending a psychiatric evaluation.
Man accused of raping child
A MAN was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with the rape of a minor.
Bar owner sold numbers without licence
A MAGISTRATE is set to determine the fate of a businessman who sold numbers at his bar without a valid licence.
Couple arrested after marijuana find
A FREEPORT couple were arrested by police following the discovery of suspected marijuana at a residence on Friday.
A TRUE BAHAMIAN PATRIOT: Former Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna dies age 93
FORMER Governor General and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Dion Hanna, the ardent progressive whose faith in Bahamians helped push The Bahamas toward independence and sparked the Bahamianization policy that defined an era, died at home yesterday at 93.
‘Obey the law’ as crawfish season gets under way
THE Department of Marine Resources is urging fishermen to abide by fisheries laws as crawfish season opened on August 1.
Govt to probe offloading of beetle-infested wood in GB
THE Bahamas Government has launched an investigation into the offloading of wood reportedly infested with an invasive beetle by a Panama-registered cargo vessel at Grand Bahama last week.
Five more deaths and 334 confirmed cases since Friday
THE Bahamas recorded 334 new COVID-19 cases since Friday along with five new deaths.
Police hunt killers in drive-by shooting
POLICE are investigating the country’s latest homicide that took place in the Sandilands Village Road area on Saturday afternoon.
Highway horror
A male driver was killed and his passenger was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Grand Bahama on Sunday evening.
Cruise line COVID cases ‘are going to happen’
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said six passengers testing positive for COVID-19 on a Royal Caribbean International cruise which left The Bahamas last week is not a cause for alarm noting the passengers did not interact with locals.
Vaccinated visitors now have to take five-day test
INFECTIOUS disease expert Dr Nikkiah Forbes says changes to travel requirements revealed Monday by the Office of the Prime Minister are consistent with data about how COVID-19 variants are affecting the ability of vaccinated people to transmit the virus.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 2nd August – updated: Nassau
STARTS: 08/02/2021 8:50 AM EDT EXPIRES: 08/02/2021 12:00 PM EDT
Six test positive for COVID-19 after Bahamas cruise
Six passengers who sailed on a Royal Caribbean ship tested positive for COVID-19 near the end of their cruise and were immediately quarantined, the company said Friday.
Union hoping for PM and Deputy PM to 'step in'
AFTER allegedly staging a sick-out this week, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union is now looking to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister to assist with propelling its needs forward.
