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AG advises PLP against voters’ drive

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said he has advised the Progressive Liberal Party against hosting an unlawful voter registration drive that would have allowed a first-time voter to win a car.

‘Those who are eligible and able to receive vaccine should do so willingly’

Archbishop Patrick Pinder, Catholic archbishop of Nassau, yesterday said people should follow the Roman Catholic Church’s position on COVID-19 vaccines that those “who are eligible and able to receive the vaccine should do so willingly”.

Rupert Roberts backs minimum wage increase

SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts said while he supports the Progressive Liberal Party’s pre-election proposal to increase the minimum wage, he was left confused by the party’s value added tax plans.

Ministry recognises International Women’s Day

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognised Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day yesterday.

OKAY, DARNELL WHERE’S THE PROOF? Govt lodges robust defence to claims by former BPL chief

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister wants former Bahamas Power & Light chairwoman Darnell Osborne to provide “strict proof” that he acted with malicious intent when he discussed her departure from BPL’s board in 2018, according to a defence filed in the Supreme Court last month.

Parents need to take key role in education

Some public schools have seen student participation drop to “less than 50 percent,” Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday as he urged parents to take their children’s education more seriously.

PM promises more women in Cabinet

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Free National Movement is recruiting more women to run on the party’s ticket in the next general election, as he lamented the “historic low” of women representation in his Cabinet.

FNM claims PLP making promises it does not intend to keep

THE Free National Movement has accused the Progressive Liberal Party of making election promises it does not intend to keep.

Man and woman injured in separate shootings

A MAN and a woman are in hospital after they were shot in separate incidents on Sunday.

COVID-19 DEATH TOLL RISES BY ONE TO 183

THE country’s COVID- 19 death toll rose by one to 183 on Sunday after the death of an 80- year-old man was reclassified.

Six months in prison for former bank supervisor

A FORMER bank supervisor who last week admitted stealing over $35,000 from customer accounts to help pay her own bills was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.

Man denies importing marijuana

A 35-year-old man who denied importing marijuana into the country was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

Taxi driver appeals conviction for assault

A TAXI driver who was fined $1,000 for assaulting a road traffic supervisor with her vehicle is appealing her conviction.

PLP promises free testing for anyone concerned about exposure to virus

THE Progressive Liberal Party has pledged to offer free testing to Bahamians concerned they have been exposed to COVID-19 and to reform the government’s food assistance programme if it wins the next general election.

New radar equipment installed at former U.S. missile tracking station

BAHAMAS meteorological office staff were in Mayaguana this weekend with Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network alongside for the installation of new radar tracking equipment at the island’s former US missile tracking station.

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