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Luciano’s permanently closing, COVID-19 crisis ‘final nail in the coffin’

LUCIANO’S, a popular restaurant in eastern New Providence, is closing down permanently with the COVID-19 crisis “being the final nail in the coffin” after several years of declining fortunes.

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Luciano's to close permanently

Luciano’s Restaurant on East Bay Street has announced that it will be permanently closing.

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WSC chief signs two contracts worth $2m

WATER and Sewerage Corporation Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson signed two groundbreaking contracts worth more than $2m last week to further the corporation’s work in Abaco following the devastation of Hurricane Dorian. Mr Gibson said the May 22 sig

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More people manage to fly back home

MORE than 100 Bahamian citizens and residents returned to the country on a repatriation flight from the United States on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. One hundred and thirty-five nationals and residents, as well as three in

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DRA defends burial of 55 Dorian victims

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority defended the government’s mass burial of 55 Hurricane Dorian victims amid criticism and protests from some in Abaco.

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BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert

Freeport and Nassau.

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Top soccer coach on bail over US assault

BEFORE he could officially accept his new job as the Technical Director for the Bahamas Football Association, former Queens Park Rangers (QPR) captain Marc Bircham found himself before the court of law in the United States facing a charge of aggravated battery.

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‘ABACO FAMILIES NEED ANSWERS’: MP insists inquiry required to relieve pain of bereaved

CENTRAL and South Abaco MP James Albury has called for an inquiry into the process that led to the burial of 55 Hurricane Dorian victims on Friday.

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American held over Green Turtle Cay shooting

AN American boat captain was detained by police on Friday after opening fire on officers during a tense stand off on Green Turtle Cay where crime is virtually unheard of.

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Churches hold off drive-by services

FEW churches in New Providence held drive-up services over the weekend after Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis permitted them to worship under stringent new guidelines.

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SUNDAY UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health reported on Sunday that there are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

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SATURDAY UPDATE: Three new cases of COVID-19, 100 in total

The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that there are three new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

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FRIDAY UPDATE: No new cases of COVID-19

There were no new cases of coronavirus diagnosed today in The Bahamas.

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Man arrested for breach of curfew in Bimini

BIMINI Police have arrested a man for breach of curfew and possession of dangerous drugs on that island, which is currently under a two-week mandated COVID-19 lockdown.

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Two arrested on Abaco after firearm, ammunition found

TWO Abaco men were arrested for possession of illegal firearms and ammunition on Thursday, police reported.