Woman accused of stealing food
A 37-year-old woman was remanded to prison charged with stealing an assortment of food items from a local restaurant on Paradise Island last week.
Two women airlifted after car crash in Abaco
TWO women have been airlifted to New Providence after a car accident in Abaco left them with injuries.
Three taken to hospital after boating incident
THREE people were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a boating accident in the Dover Sound area of East Grand Bahama yesterday afternoon.
Road Traffic to open extra facility to reduce queues
THE Road Traffic Department will reopen a satellite agency to make the licensing and inspection process smoother for motorists.
Union in talks with ZNS over handling of virus case
THE Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union is in discussion with ZNS management in Grand Bahama over the handling of an incident there when an employee became ill at work and later tested positive with COVID-19.
Bahamas ranked low on response
THE Bahamas is ranked 182 out of 184 countries in the COVID-19 recovery index, according to one Global COVID-19 Index (GCI).
Davis wants answers on data behind the decisions
OFFICIAL Opposition Leader Philip “Brave” Davis charged yesterday that the country has become a case study of how not to manage a public health crisis.
Senior pastor speaks on Golden Gates changes
THE senior pastor of Golden Gates Assembly yesterday said although he had previously stated he could not force the church to do anything, he changed his mind because he did not trust the pastors protesting the appointment of his son as the organisation’s next senior pastor.
Police probe launched over illegal oil dumping
AN active police investigation is underway in connection with the discovery of illegal oil dumping in the Barbary Beach area of East Grand Bahama.
36 new cases and four deaths
THIRTY-SIX additional COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday along with four more deaths.
‘Sermons can’t be censored’
THE head of the Bahamas Christian Council Bishop Delton Fernander said Bahamians must be careful of forming a “sermon censoring” society.
‘Majority of non-hotel staff now back at work’
Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes yesterday claimed that the vast majority of Bahamians laid off due to the pandemic are now back at work.
‘OUR COVID TACTICS ARE NOT WORKING’: Sands and Davis united in condemning road map for dealing with crisis
THE government’s approach to tackling COVID-19 is not working - according to both former Health Minister Dr Duane Sands and Opposition leader Philip ‘Brave’ Davis.
Institute seeks to ease worries - but neighbours remain uneasy
THE POINCIANA Recovery Institute has not opened its doors yet, but the operation is already in the midst of controversy.
Full steam ahead - as three million rapid tests secured
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the country is moving “full steam ahead” with reopening next month.
