Davis: PM in breach of rules
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis claims Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is in breach of the Emergency Powers (COVID-19 Pandemic) Regulations because he has failed thus far to submit a report to Parliament that details the “expenditures, suppliers for the goods and services procured and the reasons those suppliers were chosen."
Teacher on sex charge
A 63-year-old male teacher was yesterday charged in a Freeport court with one count of indecent assault.
Johnson ‘attacker’ in court
THE man who was accused of attacking South and Central Eleuthera MP Stephen “Hank” Johnson was yesterday arraigned in Magistrate’s Court.
UPDATED: Man dies after shooting off Soldier Road
POLICE are investigating a shooting incident off Soldier Road that left a man dead on Tuesday night.
Vaccine rollout will be major challenge
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine will be “one of the greatest logistical challenges” the country has ever faced.
100K WILL NEED AID TO CONTINUE: Feeding Network boss warns crisis looming when programme ends
BAHAMAS Feeding Network Executive Director Philip Smith fears some 100,000 people will still need food assistance after the National Food Distribution Task Force’s programme ends in March.
‘Time to move on from PCR test’
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has suggested the government move away from RT-PCR tests as the gold standard to determine COVID-19 infection and instead embrace “newer technology” that he says is cheaper to operate.
Police officer denies charge over marijuana
A ROYAL Bahamas Police Force officer who denied being in possession of more than one ounce of marijuana was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
Ganja gummies land woman in court
A SOCIAL media influencer who was caught trying to travel to Miami with marijuana-infused gummy bears was yesterday fined $300.
Man denies $10,000 bank fraud
AN ACKLINS man who denied defrauding a local bank of nearly $10,000 was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
55,000 homes suffer from television disruption
AN estimated 55,000 households in the country experienced severe television pixilation and blackouts yesterday, an issue Cable Bahamas attributed to technical equipment failure.
Charter boat crew among 21 new cases of COVID-19
TWENTY-ONE cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday, including 11 crew members on a charter boat operating off New Providence.
20,000 first-time voters expected
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials expect 20,000 first-time voters this election cycle, insisting there is sufficient time to ensure no one will be disenfranchised.
Wells: Govt will decide over stricter travel rules
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the government will have to decide whether stricter travel protocols are needed to limit the possibility of imported cases of new strains of COVID-19 from countries that pose the “greatest risk”.
Businesses react to extension of emergency orders
FOR some business owners the extension of emergency orders will continue to cause them difficulty, however some see the behaviour of COVID-19 ambassadors and police as more of a threat to the little patronage they now receive.
