Nine Cubans found on Cay Sal Bank
NINE Cuban migrants discovered on a cay in the Cay Sal Bank in the southern Bahamas were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court with illegal landing.
12-year-old to make spelling bee history
ROY Seligman, a 12-year-old, eighth grade student of Lyford Cay International School, will make history as the first Bahamian to appear in the Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals tonight.
15-year sentence for robbery is quashed
A MAN who was convicted of robbing a gas station of $1,500 over five years ago had his 15-year sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal after the panel ruled the “misrepresentation” of the evidence by the judge during her summation of the case was “fatal” to him receiving a fair trial.
U.S. man told to pay $400 or go to jail
AN American man who was found with a small bag of marijuana must pay $400 to avoid prison.
Dames reveals new prison hope
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said his ministry wants to construct a new modern medium security prison able to accommodate up to 500 inmates in an effort to bring about reform to the prison system.
Ambassador hopes China links will grow
CHINESE Ambassador to The Bahamas Dai Qingli yesterday celebrated the July 1 centennial anniversary of the Communist Party of China to give an insight into her country’s position in the world, its aims and relations with The Bahamas.
‘Vaccination rules up to the schools - and perhaps courts’
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd said any decision to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for students enrolled in private schools will be “entirely up” to the institution itself but warned that such decisions “may be tested in court”.
UPDATED: PM releases statement on assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moise
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated in an attack on his private residence, according to a statement Wednesday from the country's interim prime minister, who called the killing a "hateful, inhumane and barbaric act."
UPDATED: Plane in Abaco crash was reported stolen
THE airplane involved in Monday’s fatal crash in Abaco “appeared to struggle to get off the ground” at the runway in Treasure Cay before the incident, according to crash investigators.
$90m deal to expand PMH site
A $90m contract was signed yesterday to expand and upgrade infrastructure at Princess Margaret Hospital and the Rand Memorial in Grand Bahama.
‘Mother’ Pratt rushed to hospital with COVID
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mother” Pratt was admitted to hospital yesterday following a positive COVID-19 diagnosis more than a week ago.
NO-JAB PATIENTS LEAVE PMH FULL: New warnings as vaccine hesitancy fills hospital beds
AN uptick in COVID-19 cases has left Princess Margaret Hospital operating at full capacity, according to PMH administrator Mary Walker.
PLP: Local entertainers should not be left out
THE Progressive Liberal Party said the government must involve local entertainers in independence celebrations amid complaints about the apparent exclusion of secular artists from the upcoming events.
65 Haitians repatriated
SIXTY-FIVE Haitian migrants were repatriated yesterday.
