Dame Janet awarded honour
DAME Janet Bostwick has been named the 2021 recipient of the prestigious CARICOM Triennial Award for Women.
Sport or slaughter?
AN environmental activist has slammed the landing of blue marlins in a recent three-day Walker’s Cay Invitational deep sea fishing contest.
Breaches of COVID orders improve
SEVEN businesses were cited for breaking COVID-19 Emergency Orders over the Labour Day weekend, resulting in over $26,000 in fines being issued, according to the head of COVID Enforcement Unit.
Seven-day extension in islands’ lockdown
LOCKDOWNS for North and Central Andros and Cat Island have been extended for an additional seven days, the Office of the Prime Minister announced yesterday.
PLAIN TALKER: Sands spells it out - another 200,000 must take vaccine
FORMER Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands says while he believes the country is making some progress in getting Bahamians vaccinated against COVID-19, “we are nowhere near the beneficial threshold” of achieving herd immunity.
UPDATED: Police investigate suspected drowning
GRAND Bahama police are investigating an apparent drowning that occurred at Grand Cay, Abaco on the Labour Day holiday.
Drugs and gun arrest after chase
AN Abaco man who led police on a chase was arrested after he was allegedly found in possession of dangerous drugs and an illegal firearm on the weekend.
Motorcyclist dies in crash
A MOTORCYCLIST died in hospital after he was injured in a traffic accident.
Armed men shoot guard
A SECURITY guard is in hospital after he was shot by armed men at his place of work.
Scores gather for Labour Day event
MEMBERS of the labour movement and supporters of the Progressive Liberal Party gathered at the national stadium on Friday morning in an attempt to participate in a Labour Day motorcade despite a notice from police a day earlier that the event had not been sanctioned by authorities.
North Andros, Central Andros, Cat Island under lockdown for seven more days
NORTH Andros, Central Andros and Cat Island will remain under lockdown for an additional seven days, the Office of the Prime Minister announced on Sunday.
One dead, three injured after shooting
One man died and three others were injured after a shooting incident on Friday night.
Bullocks Harbour and Great Harbour Cay lockdown extended to Monday, June 7
BULLOCKS Harbour and Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands were placed under lockdown for an additional two days, the Office of the Prime Minister said on Thursday.
Criminal Records Office goes cashless
The Royal Bahamas Police Force is informing the public that, beginning Monday, 7th June, it will no longer take cash payments at the Criminal Records Office in New Providence.
