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Glover-Rolle: Probe into why some workers overlooked

PUBLIC Service State Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said her ministry will be investigating cases where public service workers were overlooked for promotions “in favour of others” to ensure proper procedures were followed.

Cooper: Tourism on the up since November 2020

TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper revealed yesterday that tourist arrivals have been on “an upward trajectory” since last November despite the economic fall-out from COVID-19.

Prospect Ridge housing project defended by Minnis

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis defended the Prospect Ridge housing project in the House of Assembly yesterday, saying much work had been done to realise his vision of an affordable, but upscale community for young people.

PM tells COP26: Do what is needed, not what you can get away with

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis called on world leaders to take concrete action on climate change as he spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday.

Speaker: Points of order must wait until after govt communication

HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux has warned parliamentarians that points of order will not evolve as a “weapon to stifle debate or otherwise deprive a member of his right to be respectfully heard”.

Mitchell: Stick to issues and don’t bash former govt

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell has advised his new colleagues to stick to important national issues and refrain from bashing the former government when making contributions in Parliament, thanking the Governor General for the Speech from the Throne.

Davis joins world leaders at climate conference

ABOUT 120 leaders came together in Glasgow yesterday at the start of COP26, launching two weeks of global negotiations to help determine whether humanity can drive forward the urgent action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change.

‘Brave’s gone M.I.A. on COVID strategy’

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis criticised the Davis administration’s COVID-19 response in the House of Assembly yesterday, saying his successor has been “missing in action” from the fight compared with other world leaders.

Police probe officer’s actions in Gibson trial

DAMIAN Gomez, QC, said Police Commissioner Paul Rolle told Shane Gibson in a meeting on Friday that the Royal Bahamas Police Force will investigate Superintendent Debra Thompson’s actions related to the former minister’s bribery trial.

New rules for a ‘new reality’

THE Davis administration yesterday tabled the 2021 Health Services Rules in the House of Assembly to replace the current COVID-19 emergency orders – regulations that, once enacted, will put an end to the competent authority and empower the Ministry of Health and Wellness to manage the ongoing pandemic.

Three-year sentence quashed over firearms

THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the three-year prison sentence imposed on a senior citizen who was resentenced after prosecutors appealed the $15,500 fine he was initially made to pay when he was convicted of a number of firearm and drug related offences last year.

Woman faces court accused of libel of Cabinet minister

THE woman accused of defaming former Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell was arrested when she went to a local station to speak with an officer, a court was told.

$500 marijuana fine - or go to jail

A 27-year-old man caught with $120 worth of marijuana must pay $500 to avoid two months in prison.

Free testing expands to Eleuthera

AFTER a successful launch of its free COVID- 19 testing pilot programme in Inagua, the government, in partnership with Dr Tyneil Cargill and his team at Bay Street Medical, travelled to North Eleuthera on Wednesday to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on that island.

Family despair at ‘senseless’ killing

A FAMILY is devastated by the “senseless” killing of 43-year-old Charles Taylor, who, they say, was an innocent bystander shot at the Platinum Sporting and Hookah Lounge at Eight Mile Rock last Tuesday.

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