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Road Traffic closed after COVID case

THE Road Traffic Department’s national stadium location will be closed today and Monday to allow for cleaning and sanitising after exposure to a COVID-19 case.

Davis: How can WSC disconnect when govt is the biggest debtor?

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has questioned how officials could consider disconnecting delinquent Water and Sewerage accounts when the government is the corporation’s largest debtor.

Virtual classes now all online

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd says the ministry’s Learning Management System (LMS) is now fully operational after thousands of public school students experienced problems trying to log on this week.

‘Act today to tackle domestic violence’

AS the nation grapples with fallout from COVID-19, another social ill – domestic violence – is said to be mushrooming out of control.

As money is cut, NIB ‘doing best we can’

Public Service and National Insurance Board Minister Brensil Rolle defended a reduction in unemployment benefits to $100 a week yesterday, insisting “We’re doing the best we can.”

Tie a yellow ribbon for children’s return

THE 30 children of the Grand Bahama Children’s Home will be arriving in Grand Bahama from New Providence on Friday morning.

Held in custody for bail breach

A TEENAGER who violated the conditions of his bail was yesterday remanded into custody for one month.

Man must pay up for smashing window of woman who said no

A 27-year-old man who threw a rock into a woman’s window when she refused to have sex with him was yesterday ordered to compensate her for her damaged property.

$45,000 fine for marijuana discovery

A 47-year-old man was fined $45,000 when he was found with 46 pounds of marijuana last week.

BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 15th October: Freeport

STARTS: 10/15/2020 10:55 PM EDT EXPIRES: 10/16/2020 3:00 AM EDT

Three deaths, 194 new cases on Wednesday

THE Ministry of Health said there were 194 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed yesterday and three confirmed deaths from the virus.

Abaco residents seek more relaxation of restrictions

DAYS after Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis eased some COVID-19 restrictions for Abaco, North and Central Abaco administrator Terrece Bootle-Laing said while most residents welcome the move, some want additional measures to be relaxed.

'Critical' moment in fight

THE Bahamas has not yet turned the corner in its fight against COVID-19, a senior physician yesterday insisted, adding that at this “critical” juncture the nation’s plan needs reworking.

PLP calls for more testing and tracing

THE Progressive Liberal Party wants the government to expand its contact tracing team, provide free COVID-19 testing and create more testing centres, insisting the measures are necessary in order to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus amid the country’s second wave.

MP teams up with Graycliff to give students a place to learn

GRAYCLIFF and Bain and Grants Town MP Travis Robinson are facilitating students’ virtual learning at a makeshift school at the popular restaurant.

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