Reverse osmosis units arrive in Grand Bahama
THE first shipment of reverse osmosis units has arrived in Grand Bahama for construction of a new three-million-gallon RO plant being built at a cost of $5m by the Grand Bahama Utility Company.
Union seeking industrial agreement with BTVI
AFTER being recognised as the bargaining agent for Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas is looking forward to soon signing an industrial agreement with the institution.
Man caught on film fighting policeman awaits sentence
A 23-year-old man who was filmed fighting an officer who attempted to arrest him over a traffic violation was yesterday remanded to prison pending a magistrate’s sentencing.
Man who denies pointing gun at officers given bail
A 26-year-old man who denied pointing a firearm at two police officers earlier this month was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Court upgrade contracts signed
TWO contracts worth over $596,000 were signed yesterday between the Ministry of National Security and two local contractors for telecommunication and electrical upgrades to court buildings as part of its modernisation process of the judiciary.
Businesses able to raise $5m through crowdfunding
ELIGIBLE Bahamian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will now be able to raise up to $5m in equity capital to fund their business ventures via crowdfunding, State Minister of Finance Kwasi Thompson said yesterday.
Police officers commended after arrest that went viral
TWO POLICE officers involved in a much publicised arrest have been commended and rewarded by Commissioner Paul Rolle.
PAHO confirms vaccine production delays
PAN American Health Organization officials have revealed that the deployment of COVAX issued vaccines was delayed in June due to a myriad of issues experienced by the group with Oxford-AstraZeneca production sites.
Physicians president’s alarm at lack of health resources
CONSULTANT Physicians Staff Association president Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler says it’s “alarming” that Princess Margaret Hospital is at full capacity due to increased COVID-19 cases, but a compounding challenge remains – the lack of human resources in public health.
Man dies from electrocution at dock
A MAN was fatally electrocuted yesterday morning while working on air conditioning repairs on a small yacht docked at the Joseph Alfred Dock in the Bay Street area.
‘Mother’ Pratt ‘is getting better’
CYNTHIA “Mother” Pratt, former Deputy Prime Minister, is said to be responding well to treatment for COVID-19 in hospital, Dr Lynwood Brown said yesterday.
‘Personal matters’ see DNA's no.2 resign
THE Democratic National Alliance has announced that the party’s Deputy Leader Buscheme Armbrister stepped down effective June 30 in order to attend to “personal matters”.
Border alert after Haiti president killed
THE Bahamas has closed its embassy in Haiti and will beef up border security at home as precautionary measures after Haitian President Jovenel Moise was assassinated at his home yesterday.
PILOTS WEREN’T RATED TO FLY DOOMED PLANE: Questions mount over fatal crash as police confirm jet had been reported stolen
TWO Bahamian pilots who died in a fiery plane crash in Abaco on Monday were not qualified to fly the jet, perplexing investigators who have since opened a stolen aircraft inquiry into the matter.
Attorney sworn in as magistrate
GRAND Bahama attorney Simone Brown was sworn in as a stipendiary and circuit magistrate for the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court this week.
