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Davis: Govt did not do enough

OPPOSITION leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has again hit out at the Minnis administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying yesterday the government did not do enough testing and contact tracing “to stop a few cases from turning into a few thousand”.

Village Pub manager is shot dead outside bar

A MAN was shot on Tuesday night and found unresponsive on the sidewalk outside a local bar.

Patricia Minnis helps kids get back to school

MORE than 125 children from the surrounding communities participated in the Free Town Urban Renewal Centre’s back-to-school jamboree held on Friday at the Pilgrim Baptist Temple Community Centre.

A double welcome

THE Progressive Liberal Party held a "service of thanksgiving" yesterday for the return of party leader Philip "Brave" Davis.

THOUSANDS MAY HAVE CAUGHT VIRUS: Leading medical centres estimate infection rate is much higher than stated

THE true number of COVID-19 cases in the Bahamas is scores higher than the confirmed tally, according to three international research groups that have created separate epidemiological models of the virus.

Speaker rages again over undermining of Parliament

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie yesterday lashed out at the “untenable” state of the country’s parliamentary democracy, as he likened Parliament to a “dinghy” hitched to the executive branch of government instead of having independence.

Suspects face new controls in Bail Act

THE Minnis administration is seeking to make changes to the Bail Act by introducing a bail management system that ensures accountability while eliminating loopholes that allow impropriety.

‘Educate to eradicate domestic violence’

LOCAL activists are again calling on the government to implement the necessary tools to effectively address the needs of domestic violence victims.

Extradition appeal rejected in case that dates back to 2002

THE Court of Appeal has denied a man’s request to appeal his extradition case to the Privy Council, after ruling his matter did not raise an arguable case or highlight a point of law of general public importance.

Shoplifter sentenced to six months jail for theft

A 55-year-old man was sentenced to six months in prison after he was caught attempting to steal an assortment of hygienic products from a local pharmacy last week.

Men admit guilt in breaking curfew

A 45-year-old man who said he violated curfew because he went to pick up his wife from her mother’s house was fined $200 yesterday.

101 new COVID-19 cases, death toll rises to 96

The Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that there were 101 new cases of COVID-19, one death and 65 people confirmed to have recovered.

‘Scrap GB power tax concessions’

A LOCAL civic leader says the Bahamas Government should revoke tax concessions to the GB Port Authority following its approval to the GB Power Company of an increase in power fees.

Man claims employer won’t let him work after he completed quarantine

A MAN who has been cleared by the Ministry of Health to leave quarantine after contracting COVID-19 on his job says his livelihood is being threatened because his employer will not allow him to return to work.

Shanendon Cartwright tests positive for COVID-19

ST BARNABAS MP Shanendon Cartwright has tested positive for COVID-19.

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