Bethel: I did not throw clerk under the bus
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel has taken issue with statements House Speaker Halson Moultrie made on Monday about a scheduling conflict in the Senate last week, insisting he did not mislead anyone on the matter or throw the parliamentary clerk “under the bus”.
UPDATED: Medical teams are ready as vaccinations begin
AMID growing concerns over the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in some European countries, Health Minister Renward Wells has stressed that if any Bahamian were to experience negative post vaccination side effects, the government will respond “immediately”.
Please, don’t take risks
AFTER two tragic boating accidents over the weekend, National Security Minister Marvin Dames is urging boaters to use caution and not take risks while out at sea.
‘Lent is for God - not elections’
Bahamas Christian Council President Delton Fernander yesterday criticised large political groups who have been campaigning in constituencies while some COVID restrictions remain on churches.
UPDATED: PLP ratifies 13 candidates: Dr Michael Darville to run in Tall Pines, not Leslie Miller
THE Progressive Liberal Party ratified 13 candidates for the next general election on Tuesday night – including Senator Dr Michael Darville in the Tall Pines constituency and not longtime representative Leslie Miller.
Hospital nears end of phase one
PHASE one of the urgent and emergency care project is nearing completion at Princess Margaret Hospital.
Four accused over drugs
FOUR men on Grand Bahama were arrested for drug possession with intent to supply, according to police.
Man denied bail in threat case
A 28-YEAR-OLD man was remanded to prison yesterday accused of robbing a man and threatening to kill another earlier this month.
Teen charged with murder
AN 18-year-old man was yesterday charged with murder in connection with the shooting of another teenager who was found dead in a car last week.
Haitian man jailed for fraud
A HAITIAN man who defrauded a number of government agencies in an attempt to acquire legal status in the country was yesterday fined over $10,000 and sentenced to six months in prison.
Man accused of entering home and indecently assaulting woman
A Freeport man was yesterday charged with burglary and indecent assault.
Killer walked up from behind and shot man in head
A 26-year-old man was shot in the head and killed near a business in South Abaco on Sunday, becoming the island’s second murder victim of the year.
Police to probe shooting by off-duty officer
AFTER an off-duty officer fatally shot a man police said attacked him with a bat, Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle insisted that the matter will be investigated like any other incident.
Symonette and Speaker clash
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie’s advocacy for greater parliamentary independence sparked a tense exchange in the House of Assembly yesterday involving St Anne’s MP Brent Symonette, who suggested Speaker Moultrie impinged on his independence by directing him to support his agenda.
Boy’s killer urged - give yourself up
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle has called on those responsible for the murder of a ten-year-old boy to turn themselves in.
