Dozens wait at church for food vouchers
SCORES of people waited for hours yesterday at Church of God Auditorium on Joe Farrington Road to receive food vouchers from the National Food Distribution Task Force.
Mitchell: I am appalled by the scenes of chaos on the streets
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said some people have asked the party to move a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis over the chaos that erupted over his seven-day lockdown of New Providence and subsequent U-turn.
Pinder predicts 'a silver lining behind dark clouds'
LABOUR Director John Pinder said officials expect more job layoffs in the coming weeks, but he appealed to employers to have patience as a “silver lining is behind these dark clouds”. This comes just a few weeks after he said unemployment “will not
MP Hank Johnson tests positive for COVID-19
CENTRAL and South Eleuthera MP Hank Johnson is in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
BPL/ SkyGuard Projected Track, Intensity & Arrival Time of Tropical Storm Laura
Thursday, 20th August, 2020.
Bahamas Power & Light | SKYGuard Tropical Cyclone Watch ( 92 hours Away)
Thursday,, 20th August, 2020.
Sands accuses govt of blundering by: • Having no coherent plan to tackle crisis • Vilifying public for COVID spread
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said Monday’s sudden lockdown and subsequent policy reversal will make it “infinitely more difficult for the government now to win the public confidence again”.
Dame Joan - rights are being broken
DAME Joan Sawyer has insisted the government has infringed upon the constitutional rights and freedoms of Bahamians who have been subject to lockdowns, leaving a window open to sue the state over this infraction.
‘Hurricane’ may arrive by Sunday
THE National Emergency Management Agency is closely monitoring a weather disturbance projected to threaten The Bahamas by Sunday.
UPDATED: 107 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday, two more deaths
ONE hundred and seven COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday and the death total from the virus increased by two for a total of 22.
Police car damaged at protest
A POLICE vehicle was damaged during a protest near Windsor Park on Tuesday. Police said 39 people were arrested during the short-lived protest because they did not have lawful permission to demonstrate. “The officers questioned the purported leader
TV union boss leads calls for BCB chief to resign from job
THE president and members of the Bahamas Communication and Public Officers Union are calling for the immediate resignation of the general manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. The union has alleged bullying, threats and a lack of e
Two men deny firearm possession charges
TWO men were arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday on firearm possession charges. Eric Arthur, 21, and Elvardo Deveaux, 22, stood before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis yesterday, charged with being in possession of an unlicenced firearm. D
Three accused of forgery, attempted fraud
Three Grand Bahama men were charged with forgery and attempted fraud in connection in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. Austin Augustine, 27, of Hanna Hill, EMR; Loran Turnquest, 29, of No 15 Waterfall Drive, Freeport; and Darren Davis,
Jailed for violating curfew
A 27-year-old man who pleaded guilty to violating New Providence’s curfew was sent to prison yesterday because he could not pay a $750 fine. Shaquille Williams appeared before Magistrate Cara Turnquest-Deveaux charged with curfew violation after pol
