Officials yet to finalise Dorian 'missing'
OFFICIALS are still cross-referencing lists of missing persons as a result of Hurricane Dorian and a decision on when such a full list will be made public will be made by police, according to Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell. Yesterday,
Mother Pratt pledges support for survivors
DOZENS of Hurricane Dorian victims from Abaco received food and clothing items yesterday from the Mother Pratt Foundation, which pledged to support storm survivors in the wake of the deadly storm. Earlier this week, former Deputy Prime Minister Cynt
HAS SOMEONE UPSET YOU, MR SPEAKER? Moultrie launches rambling rant on media news reports
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie launched a 32-minute attack against the media in the House of Assembly yesterday, declaring at the start of the sitting that he is prepared to lead reporters to Jesus if they target him.
Breanna slipped twice - then they attacked
A 14-year-old boy yesterday testified how a car full of girls nearly ran him over in their haste to ultimately stab and beat to death teenage mother Breanna Mackey over an $80 cell phone last year.
‘I tried but couldn’t save my girls’
AN Abaco father said he lost his two daughters to Hurricane Dorian after the monster storm ripped the roof off the church in which they had sought refuge.
‘Nominal’ fee plan for dome families
THE GOVERNMENT is considering charging dome city tenants a “nominal” fee for rent after the expiration of a free period, revealed John-Michael Clarke, chairman of the government’s Disaster Relief and Reconstruction Committee yesterday.
African Ebola has Bahamas on alert
MINISTRY of Health officials remain on high alert over the Ebola outbreak currently wreaking havoc in parts of Africa.
New classmates hold surprise birthday party for five-year-old
AN Abaco boy who was forced to evacuate with his family to Florida after deadly Hurricane Dorian got a special birthday party from his new classmates this week. Five-year-old Ahmad Bootle, above , and his mother Tasia Bootle left Abaco after losing
NIB launches pilot project for employer self-service
THE National Insurance Board yesterday launched the pilot phase of its employer self-service portal.Speaking to reporters, National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Dr Nicola Virgill-Rolle said the agency is committed to customer engagement with the us
Three charged with murder
TWO Haitian men and a Bahamian man, all in their early 20s, are behind three of the country’s recent homicides, police have alleged.The three men were charged yesterday. Police claim 22-year-old Kervenson Pierre and 20-year-old Kerry Dufrene murdered
Equinor has 100 working on clean up
EQUINOR has 100 people in the field helping in the clear up of the massive oil spill at its refinery in East Grand Bahama. Eskil Eriksen, public information officer at Equinor, says 50,000 barrels of oil and water have been recovered at the site “fr
Free dental care clinic for Dorian victims
IT’S been nearly two months since Hurricane Dorian devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama and across the country, many health care organisations are continuing to respond to the health needs of Hurricane Dorian survivors. One of them is the Bahamas Denta
We must do what we can, says Mother Pratt
IN an effort to help those displaced by Hurricane Dorian, the Mother Pratt Foundation will be distributing food and hygienic items to assist those in need. Speaking to reporters at her residence yesterday, former Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mothe
All major roads on Abaco have been cleared
IRAM Lewis, the new minister of state for disaster preparedness, said to date all major and arterial roads on the island of Abaco have been cleared.Speaking to reporters at a National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) press conference yesterday, Mr
THEY RAN BREANNA DOWN LIKE ANIMALS: Sister tells court how gang stabbed teen over $80 cellphone
THE older sister of teenage mother Breanna Mackey tearfully recounted yesterday how five girls who were supposed to be her sister’s friends ran her down “like a dog” in the street and brutally mobbed her over an $80 smartphone last year.
