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Vaccinations resume on Grand Bahama

COVID-19 vaccinations on Grand Bahama will resume today at the Susan J Wallace Community Centre in Freeport for several eligible groups.

Abaco set for first phase of vaccination programme

THE government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme will officially begin on Abaco tomorrow.

Homes vibrate after meteor shower

A METEOR shower near Grand Bahama lit up the sky Monday night and caused some homes to vibrate throughout the island.

Ministry’s travel visa platform now being powered by Kanoo

THE Ministry of Tourism’s Bahamas travel visa platform is now being powered by Kanoo, a payment processing company owned by young Bahamian professionals making history.

New Providence outages continue

POWER issues continued to plague New Providence yesterday with more Bahamas Power and Light customers experiencing outages across the island.

Body fished from waters off Bay Street dock

POLICE fished a partially decomposed body from waters off the former Pioneers Shipping Dock located on Bay Street yesterday.

Suspect held on stabbing murder

A STABBING incident after an argument involving two men on Key West Street on Monday has left one man dead.

Upscale community for young professionals: you don’t have to be a lawyer or doctor to qualify

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the definition of young professionals who will be eligible to buy lots in a proposed upscale community in western New Providence is broad enough to include barbers, plumbers, farmers and many others—not just lawyers or doctors.

GONE IN MINUTES

A STRUCTURAL fire at Potter’s Cay on Sunday has left six stalls completely burned to the ground and two others with damage.

‘Making money off The Farm’

PUBLIC Works Minister Desmond Bannister has defended a sting operation at The Farm shanty town in Abaco last week, insisting residents had broken the law.

‘Now it’s our turn to help’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said Cabinet will discuss giving financial assistance to those affected by the volcano eruption in St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Four Guyanese men reportedly missing after leaving for The Bahamas

POLICE said they have not received any missing person’s reports about four Guyanese men who reportedly went missing after leaving their home country for The Bahamas in early January.

Commission gives estimate on registrants number for voter parity

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie said the Constituencies Commission estimates that each constituency in New Providence should have about 5,100 registrants for the next general election to ensure voter parity.

‘Possibility’ of new COVID-19 mutations being in the country

WITH a number of new COVID-19 infections linked to recent travel, a local health union official believes it is likely that new COVID-19 variants detected abroad could already be here in The Bahamas.

GB doctor’s vaccine claims: ‘No official complaint made to Ministry of Health’

ALTHOUGH a well-known Grand Bahama doctor has claimed his family suffered adverse side effects from the AstraZeneca shot, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen says there was no official complaint made to the Ministry of Health.

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