Bahamasair concerned about travelling staff
BAHAMASAIR chairman Tommy Turnquest revealed the national airline is concerned about its staff and those travelling amid the global novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. However, up to press time, there had been no reduction in flights servicing th
Border tightens on virus nations: Italy, South Korea, Iran added to restricted list
THE government has implemented new border control and quarantine measures for people travelling to the country from Italy, South Korea and Iran – where there is a prevalence of novel coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.
One person fails to submit disclosure
THE Public Disclosures Commission has written to the prime minister and leader of the official opposition revealing that one official has failed to file an asset disclosure.
Police hunt four robbers
POLICE are looking for four armed men who robbed a group of people inside a Soldier Road business Wednesday night. The incident took place shortly before 10pm. Police said four armed men entered an establishment on Soldier Road, west of Windsor Plac
Woman accused of fake marriage to Haitian man
A 26-year-old mother has pleaded guilty to charges of participating in a fraudulent marriage to help a Haitian man get a Bahamian spousal permit. Janelle Brown was charged before Magistrate Samuel McKinney with committing a fraudulent marriage; maki
Three years' jail for sabotaging jetliner bound for The Bahamas
MIAMI (AP) — A veteran airline mechanic was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for sabotaging an American Airlines jetliner with 150 people aboard in a bid to earn overtime fixing the plane. In sentencing 60-year-old Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ah
Grand Bahama men charged – one with murder, one with attempted murder
TWO men were charged in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court on Thursday – one for murder and the other for attempted murder.
Water union chief 'suspended for asking if WSC was a plantation'
WATER and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU) president Montgomery Miller claims he was suspended for two days by the Water and Sewage Corporation (WSC) for questioning the authority.“In a most recent instance I, in my capacity as president of the Water
Haitian man accused of faking marriage for permit
A HAITIAN man has been accused of entering into a fraudulent marriage in order to obtain a spousal permit.
D'Aguilar: Rewards will outweigh what govt spent on hotel
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the future economic benefits of the Grand Lucayan resort sale outweigh what the government spent to manage the hotel before it was sold and any concessions given to the buyers. Mr D’Aguilar also doesn’t think
Face masks, hand sanitizers and lysol spray - stores selling out as Bahamians prepare
SOME stores and pharmacies in New Providence report being sold out of face masks, hand sanitizers, and Lysol spray as Bahamians prepare for a possible coronavirus outbreak here. There are no reported or suspected cases of the new deadly coronavirus
UPDATED: Body found on boat moored at Silver Point
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating after a man was found dead on Tuesday.
China travel alert to last six months: Govt fearful over economic fallout from global crisis
THE People’s Republic of China, where COVID-19 originated, has been declared an “infected” place for six months - making it official policy to prohibit non-Bahamian citizens from entering The Bahamas if they have been to that country within the last 20 days.
Prison staff retirement age to increase five years
THE government will increase the retirement age of subordinate correctional officers from 50 to 55, according to a new bill.
‘I’ve paid up.’ - ‘Well, prove it’
EDUCATION Loan Authority chairman Miriam Emmanuel would not say yesterday if Senator Ranard Henfield was accurate about repaying his student loan to the government, suggesting the authority is still awaiting proof from him.
