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Two in hospital after shooting

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a shooting that left two people, including a woman, in hospital.

41 Haitian migrants held

FORTY-ONE Haitian migrants were picked up during a joint operation between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force, the Department of Immigration and OPBAT on Thursday.

Six arrests in connection with shop-breaking, stealing

GRAND Bahama Police arrested six persons for shop-breaking and stealing after numerous items were discovered at a residence in Eight Mile Rock.

Pintard: FNM remains best option

FNM candidate Michael Pintard believes the FNM is still the best party to govern in the midst of these difficult and challenging times in the Bahamas.

Country cannot sustain COVID cases rise 'much longer'

TOP public health officials have warned that the country cannot sustain the continued rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations “for much longer” as both resources and staff remain stretched beyond capacity.

'Potential for further COVID spread' if quarantined vote at the polls

THE country’s top infectious disease expert has warned that there could be further COVID-19 spread if people in quarantine are allowed to vote at the polls in next week’s general election.

More than 100 pregnant women with COVID admitted to PMH since pandemic began

MORE than 100 pregnant women have been admitted to Princess Margaret Hospital with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, a top doctor revealed Friday.

PLP Deputy National Coordinator highlights concerns over advanced polls

VALENTINE Grimes, the Progressive Liberal Party’s Deputy National Coordinator, has highlighted what he calls serious problems with Thursday’s advanced polls in a letter to Acting Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson.

Davis: ‘Telling’ Ingraham hasn’t endorsed Minnis

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis said it is telling that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has endorsed Elizabeth MP Dr Duane Sands for re-election, but not Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

GB voters waiting hours

THERE were complaints about long waiting times from voters in Grand Bahama who queued for hours to vote in the advanced poll.

Wells calls for stricter adherence to protocols

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells made a strong appeal yesterday for vaccinations and stricter adherence to the current public health measures, saying confirmation of the Delta variant’s presence in the country is “concerning”.

‘A lot to do to ensure a smooth vote’

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance leader Arinthia Komolafe says officials have a lot of work to do to ensure next week’s election runs smoothly based on yesterday’s advanced poll.

Christie believes crisis will bring PLP victory

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie believes that the “enormity” of the country’s COVID-19 crisis will propel Bahamians to vote for the Progressive Liberal Party in the 2021 general election.

Ingraham was initially turned away

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham voted around 4pm yesterday after initially being given the runaround by poll workers at the advanced poll.

Doctors chief hopes for more safeguards next week

THE president of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association expressed hope that next week’s general election will have more safeguards in place after yesterday’s advanced poll drew long lines and crowds.

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