How can we drill for oil?
BAHAMAS National Trust is against Bahamas Petroleum Company’s proposed exploratory oil drilling before year’s end, insisting yesterday that several factors present serious concerns.
Prison chief Murphy has COVID-19 virus
COMMISSIONER of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services Charles Murphy has tested positive for COVID-19.
Date rape victim’s warning to women
A GRAND Bahama woman who was left emotionally traumatised and physically scarred is warning other women to be careful at bars and nightclubs after she was reportedly drugged and raped by a stranger while celebrating at a local nightspot last year.
$1,500 fine for theft attempt
A 48-year-old man was fined $1,500 after officers caught him attempting to steal a water heater during curfew from a local restaurant last week.
Dispute over start of school orientations
DIRECTOR of Education Marcellus Taylor and Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson were at odds yesterday over the confusion surrounding this week’s school orientations.
Row over keeping distance ends in fight
A 20-year-old woman who punched another woman after they got into an argument about social distancing while riding on a local bus was ordered to compensate the complainant for her injuries.
Man accused of killing store manager
A MAN was charged with robbing and murdering a store manager yesterday.
107 new COVID-19 cases, death toll reaches 100
The Ministry of Health reported on Monday that there were 107 new cases of COVID-19, one death, three deaths under investigation now confirmed as COVID-19 related and 100 recovered cases.
Retired senior police officer dies
RETIRED Assistant Commissioner of Police Willard Cunningham died yesterday morning.
Flying the flag for Black History Month
ST Catharine’s College in the United Kingdom flew the national flag of The Bahamas above Cambridge city centre on October 1 to signify the start of a programme of activities celebrating Black History Month.
Four-year-old’s last words: ‘Mummy, get the doctor’
“MUMMY get the doctor, please get the doctor,” were the last words of a four-year-old boy who was shot and killed in Eleuthera on Saturday while he was in his father’s arms.
550 cases in a week
THE Bahamas recorded more than 550 confirmed COVID-19 cases last week, with health data suggesting that the number of cases could continue to increase for the country in the days ahead.
43 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 43 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday.
UPDATED: Gunmen ‘followed family to their home’
COMMISSIONER of Police Paul Rolle yesterday said the gunmen who shot and killed a man and his son in Eleuthera on Saturday followed the victim and his family to their Rock Sound property to carry out the attack.
UPDATED: Man’s body found as fire guts property
A MAN’S body was found in a house on Meadow Street on Saturday night after police extinguished a fire.
