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Defence Force investigates groundings of two vessels

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has launched a Board of Inquiry to assess the circumstances surrounding the recent groundings of two of their vessels.

Another 15 cases makes it the worst day so far

COVID-19 cases have surged to 153, with 15 additional cases reported yesterday alone, the country’s largest single day tally since the pandemic began. Nine new cases were reported on Saturday while five additional cases were reported on Friday. Dire

Inagua residents concerned by Haitian arrivals

INAGUA residents yesterday expressed anger over the government’s decision to allow some 20 Haitian migrants to be taken to the island after they were intercepted by US Coast Guard officials on Thursday. In a press statement, the RBDF said officials

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PM announces international travel restrictions, 15 new COVID-19 cases

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Sunday that international commercial flights and commercial vessels carrying passengers will not be permitted to enter the Bahamas from Wednesday unless they are from Canada, the UK or the European Union.

Nine new cases of COVID-19

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

Man shot by police during chase

A man is in hospital after being shot by police during a chase early on Saturday.

Relatives remember 'giving and honest' Alveta Russell

ALVETA Russell, 71, the lady who was found dead in a pond in South Ocean Village, was remembered by relatives on Friday as a “giving and honest woman”, who was kind to all who knew her.

BUT president hits out over lack of consultation on school dates

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has criticised the Ministry of Education for not consulting teachers on the dates for the re-opening of schools after it was revealed that teaching lessons for students will begin in late September.

Man fined for attack by Pit Bulls

THE owner of three Pit Bulls that attacked a woman earlier this year was fined $3,150 in the Magistrate's Court on Friday and the dogs were ordered to be “put down.”

Two fined for drug possession

An ex-convict who claimed he was selling marijuana because he could not find a job was fined $500 in the Magistrate's Court on Friday.

Restaurants can now open until 9pm

RESTAURANTS can now operate between 5 AM and 9 PM daily as stated in an update in the emergency powers order on Friday.

15 month sentence for carrying unlicensed firearm

A 27-year-old man who claimed he carried an unlicensed firearm because he had to get food for his family was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Friday.

Power outage hits New Providence

Many parts of New Providence were affected by power outages on Friday after a fault resulted in the Big Pond Primary Substation and Blue Hills Power Station going offline.

Man gets 12 months probation for assault and threats

A 34-year-old man was placed on 12 months probation after he admitted to assaulting and threatening to kill another man earlier this week.

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