‘DISRESPECTFUL AND DISHONEST’: Speaker lashes out again at govt over handling of Assembly COVID outbreak
THE House of Assembly was abruptly suspended yesterday morning after House Speaker Halson Moultrie criticised the Minnis administration, argued with Yamacraw MP Elsworth Johnson and pointedly invited Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to publicly address his claims about the executive branch’s “disrespectful” treatment of Parliament.
Water supply system ‘not designed for fire flows’
IN the wake of concerns about water pressure as firefighters battled a massive blaze on Sunday, the Water and Sewerage Corporation said New Providence’s water supply system was “not designed to provide fire flows”.
Community service over fraud scheme
A MAN who got caught up in a credit card scheme must complete 100 hours of community service to avoid spending four months in prison.
$1,700 fine for failing to renew gun licence
A 34-year-old man who failed to renew his firearm licence was yesterday fined $1,700.
Four held after $600k drug find
FOUR Bahamian men were arrested following a major drug discovery and seizure of some $600,000 worth of suspected cocaine in the Dover Sound area, police reported yesterday.
60 seek records expunged
CHAIRMAN of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee Paul Farquharson said the group is currently reviewing some 60 applications from Bahamians seeking to have their criminal records expunged.
D’Aguilar: More visitors every month
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday that visitor arrivals to The Bahamas are increasing “every month” after 64,047 non-residents bought travel health visas to the country in April.
13 assisted by government after fire damages homes
AFTER a massive blaze on Sunday ripped through several homes, Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said the government has assisted at least 13 people so far.
Fire chief: Water never an issue in dealing with blaze
FIRE Services Chief Superintendent Kendrick Morris yesterday defended efforts to fight a massive blaze at Jennie Street on Sunday, insisting “water was never an issue”.
Mourning after the blaze
AN early morning blaze at a seven-unit two story structure at Seventh Terrace and Fritz Lane yesterday killed one person.
Remembering the Flamingo
PORTRAITS of the four marines who died during the bombing and sinking of HMBS Flamingo were unveiled yesterday.
Contaminated fuel to blame for BPL engine problems
PUBLIC Works Minister Desmond Bannister has said the cause of Bahamas Power and Light’s recent challenges is a batch of contaminated fuel the power provider recently received, causing engine problems.
Weather to blame for conch cases
INFECTIOUS disease expert Dr Nikkiah Forbes said warm weather is to blame for the bacteria causing conch poisoning in the country, not the sanitary practices of vendors.
‘We’re ready to do what we have to on shanty towns’
TOMORROW marks 28 days since occupants of shanty town structures in The Farm in Abaco were told demolition was imminent and Works Minister Desmond Bannister said officials are ready to “do what they have to do”.
Doctors chief: We can’t sit and do nothing
WITH COVID-19 cases and deaths growing, the president of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association says modified restrictive measures may work, but “sitting around doing nothing is irresponsible”.
