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Food stores will be liable if they fail to remove recalled products

FOOD stores that do not remove recalled products will be liable if consumers fall ill, according to The Bahamas Agricultural Food and Safety Authority chairman. Consumers were warned about two US recalls from lettuce grown in the Salinas Valley regi

Minnis talked to UN about aid for Haitians

DURING a meeting with United Nations Resident Coordinator Mariko Kagoshima about relief and reconstruction efforts on Grand Bahama and Abaco, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis welcomed an offer of assistance by the UN for Haitian residents affected by

Another warning over contaminated lettuce

THE BAHAMAS Agricultural Food and Safety Authority is warning consumers about two US recalls of over 75,000 pounds of salad products and a variety of lettuces contaminated with E. coli. BAHFSA issued a press statement asking the public to dispose of

Say No to violence

MINISTER of Social Services Frankie Campbell said the government is committed to ending gender-based violence by 2030.Speaking at the Zonta Club’s “Say No To Violence” campaign launch yesterday, Mr Campbell said officials have a tiered approach plann

Parts of Grand Bahama still without power

SUBDIVISIONS in the area of ‘over the bridge’ in Grand Bahama are still without power, leaving residents vulnerable and having to use portable generators to electrify their homes. In addition to black-out conditions, residents have to deal with tryi

'$10,000 not enough for household'

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said the government’s promised assistance for Hurricane Dorian’s most vulnerable victims is inadequate.“Almost ten weeks after Dorian, the government is yet to deliver on its promised rebuilding assistance of $1

Shelters to shut down by year end

WITH fewer than 600 people living in shelters throughout New Providence post-Hurricane Dorian, Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell confirmed yesterday that the government is hoping to have those shelters closed by the end of the year.

NOTHING TO SAY: Gibson stays silent as corruption trial draws to its close

LAWYERS for Shane Gibson wrapped up their case in the former labour minister’s bribery trial yesterday after calling one witness who praised Gibson and expressed disbelief that he could have committed the crimes of which he is accused.

Minnis’ ‘smokescreen’ to hide FNM problems

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper said Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis should do more than just talk about marijuana decriminalisation, adding the Minnis administration should be drafting the necessary law changes for debate in Parliament as soon as possible.

‘Fake news’ - 15% VAT rate rise

DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest has refuted what he called “misinformation” about value added tax increasing to 15 percent in January 2020.

Police hunt for robbers

POLICE on New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the men responsible for a robbery and an armed robbery that occurred Sunday.In the first incident, according to reports, shortly after 9am, a woman was walking i

Davis: Gov’t has failed to pay $7m in VAT refunds

OPPOSITION leader Philip “Brave” Davis said the government has not been paying legitimate VAT refunds, adding yesterday that it is undermining the compliance level of the tax and “overstating its true performance value”.

Tributes paid to Felix Bethel

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell and Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin paid tribute to Felix Bethel, a former professor at the University of The Bahamas and a public servant, who died last week.