‘Great success’ as mangrove restoration gets underway
MANGROVE restoration is underway in Grand Bahama and Abaco, where replanting events have taken place, bringing the total number of mangroves planted to over 10,000.
Officers testify about human trafficking investigation
THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.
Man acquitted of rape is awarded $767,000 in damages
A FORMER food store manager who was acquitted of rape was recently awarded $767,000 in damages after he sued the government for malicious prosecution and unlawful arrest.
Software delay for MARCO Alert system
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials are waiting to receive “mass communication software” that will send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the roll-out of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.
Mixed feelings from vendors over conch warning
CONCH vendors have given mixed reviews on the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s (BAHFSA) advice to stop selling raw conch until the source of contamination leading to food poisoning cases can be determined.
Demolitions ‘with decency’ - but Bannister says it’s not up to him to take care of displaced residents
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister has stressed the demolition of homes in the Farm shanty town in Abaco will be done with decency but said it is not his responsibility to take care of residents displaced by the destruction of their houses.
Wells: We’re trying to hire nurses locally to fix shortage
WITH the country facing a serious nursing shortage amid its third wave of COVID-19, Health Minister Renward Wells says officials are looking to recruit nurses locally as opposed to hiring them from abroad.
September goal for schools
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said he is committed to doing whatever it takes to bring back face-to-face learning in the country’s public education system by this September.
Are the variant strains here? We’re still waiting for results
HEALTH officials are still waiting to receive the test results of several positive COVID-19 samples that were sent abroad to determine which of the new coronavirus strains are present in the country.
Drug lord conviction confirmed
THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the conviction of Dwight Major, who was found guilty of several drug related offences over a decade ago.
Student killed in school stabbing
A STABBING incident yesterday at Government High School has left an 11th grader dead and another student in serious condition in hospital.
‘Some will welcome it - but not everybody’
BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Darrin Woods said Atlantis’ decision to lay off 700 workers was inevitable and will be welcomed by the scores of employees who agitated for severance cheques.
ATLANTIS AXE FALLS ON 700: Resort confirms ‘difficult but necessary’ decision to make staff redundant
SEVEN hundred employees at Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island were laid off yesterday, a decision resort officials say was made due to COVID-19’s impact on travel and other economic uncertainties.
Hazelle top in Grand Bahama
TABERNACLE Baptist Christian Academy’s Hazelle Taylor obtained the highest results in the Bahamas Junior Certification exams in Grand Bahama.
$500 fine over 13 grams of hemp
A 29-year-old man, who was found with marijuana yesterday, was fined $500.
