Rotary clubs donate $20,000 to help students
ROTARY clubs have donated $20,000 to the help students evacuated from Abaco and Grand Bahama after Hurricane Dorian. The money was presented by the nine clubs in District 7020 to the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) and will provide
Tropical storm may hit later this week
FEARS that a new weather nightmare is racing towards The Bahamas eased a little yesterday – but a tropical storm could still reach the country later in the week.The potential storm was last night still some distance to the east in the Atlantic, but s
Star student Syesha wins $2,000 scholarship
A STAR student has earned a scholarship after being honoured by the Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation. Syesha Cox was a finalist, and has been handed a $2,000 scholarship by CIBC FirstCaribbean. The bank will also present her wit
Government implements two additional weekend lockdowns
The Office of the Prime Minister has released a statement detailing two additional weekend lockdowns:
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Despite the extraordinary challenges facing our nation from the global pandemic sweeping around the globe, it would appear that The Bahamas will become the first nation in the world to also experience a Tropical Cyclone whilst under 'Lockdown' and/or Curfew to help fight the deadly virus' spread across our islands.
65 new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that there are 65 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Minnis leads tributes to Owen Arthur, former PM of Barbados
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has offered his condolences on the death of former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur.
Quick-fire wedding: Couple rush to get married before weekend lockdown
A COUPLE who postponed their wedding in May due to COVID-19 restrictions rushed to pull off their wedding ceremony on Friday before the weekend lockdown could spoil their plans a second time. Steffon and Shaquel Evans did not anticipate they would h
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Tuesday, 28th July, 2020.
ALL arrivals must quarantine for 14 days
The government last night expanded the 14-day mandatory COVID-19 quarantine to visitors arriving by boat and private plane in what was branded a “one size fits all” approach.
‘TELL ME WHY YOU HAD TO KILL JAMAL’: Fiancee despairs as she and victim’s family in police shooting wait for answers
A FAMILY is looking for answers after a man was shot and killed by police near Windsor Park – but days later they have not been contacted by officers. The man’s fiancée yesterday said she broke down in tears when she went to identify his body at the morgue.
100 officers quarantined as case count rises by 40
MORE than 100 police officers are in quarantine because of COVID-19 as the number of overall cases in the country jumped by 40 yesterday, including 21 in Grand Bahama, 16 in New Providence, two in Exuma and one in Cat Island.
One in four need food assistance
ONE in four people in The Bahamas are receiving food assistance in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the National Food Distribution Task Force.
Driver has lucky escape
A Grand Bahama man is lucky to be alive after surviving a serious car wreck on Sunday while trying to evade police for allegedly being out on the streets during the lockdown in Grand Bahama. Although the car was extensively damaged, Superintendent T
Man charged with murder, three attempted murders
A 21-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with murdering a man and attempting to murder three other people. Kervon Stewart was charged with killing Renaldo Nairn on July 16. He was also charged with trying to murder Antonio P
