Alarm over rise in attacks on police
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade has expressed concern about the recent increase in assaults on police officers on Grand Bahama, particularly during routine traffic stops.
FNM dismisses PLP campaign ‘rhetoric’
THE Free National Movement has deemed an opposition statement on restricting campaigning because of the pandemic “politically driven rhetoric”.
Lloyd: No concern about an outbreak in schools
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said he has “no concern at all” that an outbreak will occur at schools open for face-to-face learning despite a health official believing the country is experiencing a third wave.
Investigators return to crash scene
INVESTIGATORS will return to Bimini today to continue their probe into a plane crash that killed one of two men on board.
Man killed in stabbing
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident that left one man dead on Collins Avenue early yesterday morning.
‘Assault’ officer retires
THE attorney representing one of the victims of an alleged police brutality incident captured on audio fears the Royal Bahamas Police Force will not bring disciplinary action against the accused senior officer involved in the matter.
BTVI faces action on dismissal
BAHAMAS Technical and Vocational Institute is being accused of wrongful dismissal after making good on its warning and firing an employee of the IT department, citing him for breach of an internal policy on open communication.
Five schools found to have COVID cases
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed concern with the number of suspected COVID-19 cases being recorded in public schools across New Providence, claiming that most of the cases are students, some “as young as five-years-old”.
‘DON’T GO THERE’: U.S. puts Bahamas back on top level alert as cases rise
THE US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has told Americans to avoid travel to The Bahamas, citing a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.
Man accused of attack on police officer
A 34-YEAR-OLD man was charged with assaulting a police officer, causing damage, making death threats, resisting arrest and using obscene language.
Woman denies guilt over falsified COVID test results
A 35-year-old woman was charged yesterday with 40 counts of possession of a forged document in connection to the recent trend of people attempting to travel using falsified COVID-19 test results.
Suspect accused over fatal stabbing
A 23-year-old man was yesterday charged with murder in connection with a stabbing incident that left one man dead last week.
Man accused over gun and ammunition
A 29-year-old man was charged with illegal firearm and ammunition possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
26-year-old on rape charge
A 26-year-old man was charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
PLP ‘to limit in-person’ campaigns over COVID
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has said his party will be limiting in-person campaigning and implementing several new safety protocols, due to a worrisome uptick in COVID-19 cases in the country.
