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‘Assault’ officer retires

THE attorney representing one of the victims of an alleged police brutality incident captured on audio fears the Royal Bahamas Police Force will not bring disciplinary action against the accused senior officer involved in the matter.

BTVI faces action on dismissal

BAHAMAS Technical and Vocational Institute is being accused of wrongful dismissal after making good on its warning and firing an employee of the IT department, citing him for breach of an internal policy on open communication.

Five schools found to have COVID cases

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed concern with the number of suspected COVID-19 cases being recorded in public schools across New Providence, claiming that most of the cases are students, some “as young as five-years-old”.

‘DON’T GO THERE’: U.S. puts Bahamas back on top level alert as cases rise

THE US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has told Americans to avoid travel to The Bahamas, citing a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.

Man accused of attack on police officer

A 34-YEAR-OLD man was charged with assaulting a police officer, causing damage, making death threats, resisting arrest and using obscene language.

Woman denies guilt over falsified COVID test results

A 35-year-old woman was charged yesterday with 40 counts of possession of a forged document in connection to the recent trend of people attempting to travel using falsified COVID-19 test results.

Suspect accused over fatal stabbing

A 23-year-old man was yesterday charged with murder in connection with a stabbing incident that left one man dead last week.

Man accused over gun and ammunition

A 29-year-old man was charged with illegal firearm and ammunition possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

26-year-old on rape charge

A 26-year-old man was charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

PLP ‘to limit in-person’ campaigns over COVID

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has said his party will be limiting in-person campaigning and implementing several new safety protocols, due to a worrisome uptick in COVID-19 cases in the country.

‘Four years on, I can’t get a police report’

FOUR years after he was allegedly hit by a truck, 27-year-old Theo Saunders claimed he is still unable to obtain a police report in relation to this matter.

‘Only a few’ contracting COVID-19 virus after receiving vaccinations

OUT of more than 15,000 people who received their first shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, only “a few” people ended up contracting COVID-19 after getting vaccinated, according to the country’s top infectious disease expert.

More vaccine sites added

TWO new community COVID-19 vaccination sites have been added to service more walk-up appointments and increase access to the vaccine.

‘Bahamas is now in a third wave’

WITH total COVID-19 cases nearing the 10,000 mark, the country’s top infectious disease expert believes The Bahamas is now facing its third wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

Man dead after stabbing on Collins Avenue

A man is dead after a stabbing incident on Collins Avenue early on Monday morning.

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