Social promotion ‘would be tricky to eliminate’
IN response to the head of the Bahamas Union of Teachers calling for an end to “social promotion” in schools, a local education official suggested the “long-standing” process would be tricky to eliminate.
Four deaths in Grand Bahama
Grand Bahama has recorded four more COVID-19-related deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.
14 new cases in past two days
FOUR new cases of coronavirus were recorded yesterday - with another ten on Sunday, according to data from the Ministry of Health.
Long queues for pension registration
PENSIONERS crowded outside the National Insurance Board’s headquarters yesterday for pension verification before the January 15 deadline to avoid interruption in benefit payments.
Payments being made after delay in unemployment
AFTER a delay in the disbursement of unemployment benefits from the National Insurance Board, Minister for National Insurance Brensil Rolle confirmed to The Tribune that funds are now available and payments are being made.
Environmentalists granted leave for oil drilling judicial review
A JUDGE has granted environmentalists leave to conduct a judicial review concerning Bahamas Petroleum Company's exploratory drilling on Tuesday morning.
Desperate turning to ‘sex survival’
A SPOKESPERSON for the LGBT+ community says due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in this grouping have fallen on hard times sparking a proliferation in sex work.
‘Atlantis failed to follow the rules’
THE union representing hotel workers has claimed Atlantis management did not follow provisions set out in an industrial agreement regarding how employees are to be furloughed.
‘RESULTS AREN’T ALL THAT MATTER’: Officials insist exams were success despite criticism over grades
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday staunchly defended the results of the 2020 national examinations, insisting the tests were a “success and remarkable accomplishment” despite the challenges of COVID-19.
Man dies after shooting in Montell Heights
ANOTHER man is dead after a shooting in Montell Heights last night, making him the sixth person killed in five days.
Jailed for four years over unlicenced gun
A 23-year-old man, found with an unlicenced gun and over 50 rounds of illegal ammunition, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday.
Probation for punching girlfriend in mouth
A MAN who punched his girlfriend after he thought he saw her flirting with a lesbian in a local bar was yesterday placed on probation for a year.
In court over $5 of hemp
AN ABACO man who was found with a marijuana joint during the Christmas holidays has been placed on probation for three months.
Schools open? Why not tell the teaching union?
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has accused education officials of not communicating about today’s reopening of schools.
First cases in San Salvador
SAN Salvador residents are on alert after the tiny island recorded its first two cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.
