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Fine or prison for licence plate fraud

A 21-year-old man appeared in court yesterday charged with licence plate fraud. Stephen Turnquest appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis charged with fraudulent use of a licence plate after officers found him on Baillou Hill Road driv

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Teenager charged with sharing explicit video

AN 18-year-old was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after recording and publishing a sexual video of a woman and another man. Trevor Brown appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with two counts of voyeurism. He pleaded

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Pair in court on vagrancy charges

TWO men were taken to court yesterday to face vagrancy charges. Dudley Smith, 30, appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis after officers found him in the Stewfish Drive area on April 29 and had reason to suspect he was planning to com

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Freeport man admits shopbreaking offences

A Freeport man was yesterday charged with a number of shopbreaking offences between March and April. Deon Marcuis Hall, 43, of No 167 Morgan Lane, appeared before Magistrate Charlton Smith in Court Two on three counts of shopbreaking, one count of s

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No new confirmed cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health announced on Thursday that there are no newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas.

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We're still in the thick of it, warns Kwasi

MINISTER of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson yesterday warned Grand Bahama is still in the thick of the fight against COVID-19 after one new case was confirmed on the island on Tuesday.

Bus drivers may limit passengers when they run again

BUS drivers may limit the number of passengers allowed on their vehicles amid other precautions once the government gives them the green light to resume routes.

Bimini residents divided on how to deal with infections

AS the number of COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Bimini, residents are split on whether the small community needs a more stringent lockdown to stop the spread of infections. “The lockdown is needed before this thing gets any worse,” said a concerned resident, who did not wish to be named. “I am 66-years-old and I don’t go out, except in my backyard - it is scary.”

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Number of students now working online up to 45,000

ABOUT 45,000 students have now registered for the Ministry for Education’s virtual learning programme, according to Education Minister Jeff Lloyd. Last month, it was revealed around 40,000 students had enrolled.

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A bridge too far

THE bridge connecting Spanish Wells and Russell Island collapsed yesterday affecting water supply and travel between the two islands.

‘Stranded 200’ fly home tomorrow

NEARLY 200 Bahamians stuck abroad amid the COVID-19 pandemic are expected to return to the country tomorrow, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

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Doctor’s girls fighting virus: Health worker sisters struck by COVID-19 battle illness together

LIFE has not been easy for Dr George Charite since his two daughters tested positive for COVID-19 last month. The Abaco resident says his daughters - who he chose not to name - have been aiding in the fight against the virus and have been battling the potentially deadly disease since mid-April. “My two daughters are in the nursing field,” he told The Tribune yesterday.

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Abaconian fears over hurricane readiness

ABACO residents, still grappling with life after Hurricane Dorian, feel the island is in no way ready for the start of hurricane season next month and fear the worst is to come.

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UPDATED: Three new cases as Bahamas averages 36 virus tests a day

THE Bahamas has recently averaged 36 COVID-19 tests per day, with the country recording three additional cases of the disease yesterday.

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Fined $500 for going out to charge cellphone

A man who claimed he violated the lockdown to charge his cellphone at a friend’s house because he had no electricity at home was fined $500 yesterday.