No Canada flights for another 30 days
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar indicated that after speaking to Air Canada’s senior vice president yesterday it appears flights from Canada won’t be resuming at least for another 30 days.
Immigration denies officer raped woman in detention
THE Department of Immigration has asserted that there is “no substance” to an allegation of inappropriate conduct by a male officer against a female migrant who was detained at the department’s safe house.
VIDEO: Waterspouts spotted amid freaky weather
Incredible footage of waterspouts has been doing the rounds on social media after inclement weather around New Providence shortly before noon on Thursday.
Nurses warn it's too early to remove testing for vaccinated travellers
BAHAMAS Nurses Union says it disagrees with plans to remove the COVID-19 testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers believing there is no guarantee people won’t contract or spread the virus even after receiving two doses of the vaccine.
Vaccination move is shot in the arm
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said he thinks allowing fully vaccinated travellers to The Bahamas without a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test will make the country a more attractive destination for visitors.
Ministry hits back at vendors’ complaints
THE Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources has called recent claims made by Potter’s Cay Dock vendors, who lost their stalls to a destructive fire earlier this month, “misleading”.
DEMOLITION DAY: Govt teams move in to tear down structures in Abaco shanty town
THE Ministry of Works spearheaded the demolition of 45 “incomplete and unoccupied structures” in The Farm shanty town in Abaco yesterday, a move that human rights activists quickly condemned.
More than 3,000 homes still need Dorian repairs
MORE than 3,000 homes across Grand Bahama and Abaco still need to have repairs completed post-Hurricane Dorian, according to Katherine Smith, executive director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority.
Trial date to be set for former minister
FORMER Cabinet minister Elma Campbell will be given a date for the start of her trial early next month.
28-year murder sentence quashed
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the 28-year sentence of a man who was found guilty of trying to kill another man over five years ago.
58-year prison sentence overturned
A MAN, convicted of murdering one man and attempting to kill two others, had his 58-year prison sentence overturned in the appellate court recently.
Thief admits stealing $672 of car parts
A 28-year-old man who admitted stealing $672 worth of car parts from a man’s vehicle was yesterday remanded into custody before his sentencing.
Community service over fake car disc
A 28-year-old man who was caught driving a car with a fraudulent inspection disc was yesterday ordered to complete 50 hours of community service.
Man accused of sex with 13-year-old
A 19-year-old male resident of Grand Bahama accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and possessing a pornographic video of the minor was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Man accused of hiring someone without permit
A Bahamian man accused of breaching the Immigration Act was charged in Freeport on Wednesday.
