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Workmen discover foetus in dumpster

SANITATION workers found a foetus in a dumpster in an area off Farrington Road yesterday and police are urging the baby’s mother to come forward. Police said they were called to Sarah Robinson Road shortly after 11am after the workers made the grues

Freeport man, 28, on murder charge

A 28-year-old Freeport man was charged with murder in the Eight Mile Rock Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Claude Valsaint, of No 6 Maxim Court, appeared before Magistrate’s Gwendolyn Claude. It is alleged that on March 12, at Eight Mile Rock, the accu

ERIC MINNS HAS DIED

ERIC MINNS, the singer/songwriter who wrote such iconic Bahamian songs as Island Boy, Fox Hill Gal and I’m Coming Home for Junkanoo has passed away after a long illness.

Courts to suspend new jury trials and try to wrap up cases

CHIEF Justice Brian Moree announced that the judiciary will postpone new criminal jury trials until April 14, try to wrap up ongoing Supreme Court criminal cases in the next seven days and limit the number of people in court rooms.

Davis urges WSC to reconnect customers

OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said because of the coronavirus crisis, the Water & Sewerage Corporation and Bahamas Power & Light should reconnect customers disconnected over arrears.

Prime Minister's COVID-19 speech from the House in full

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' speech on Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, House of Assembly, Wednesday, 18 March, 2020:

NIB to offer assistance to virus victims

THE National Insurance Board announced it will offer assistance to workers who have contracted the novel coronavirus or are quarantined due to exposure to the virus. NIB also announced workers who are temporarily laid off due to the economic impact

Abaco clinics taking every precaution

CLINICS on Abaco are taking precautions to ward off the spread of the novel coronavirus. “We are taking every precaution here on the island of Abaco,” said clinic administrator, Velty Parker-Carey. “Our clinics are ready to go. When staff and patie

Haitian repatriations to continue

AN immigration official has maintained that Haitian repatriation exercises will continue despite Bahamasair revealing Haiti has suspended most flights coming into the country with the exception of the US and Cuba due to coronavirus fears. Tracey Coo

Airport is open and fully operational

LYNDEN Pindling International Airport remains open and fully operational, the Nassau Airport Development Company has advised. “The airport is not closing in the foreseeable future,” NAD said in a brief statement yesterday. “We are continuing to moni

Former policeman warns of crime spike

A FORMER police officer and owner of a private security firm has urged Bahamians to exercise extreme caution in the coming weeks, projecting a spike in crime as a result of unemployment due to COVID-19. Elston Bain, a 16-year veteran of the Royal Ba

Unions fear large cut in working hours for members

THE union representing hotel workers in the country yesterday predicted widespread work day reductions in view of the global COVID-19 pandemic, while warning that things could get worse before they get better.

PM: Country ‘at war’ with COVID-19 – reveals two more cases

THE country “is at war” with the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Wednesday as he revealed the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country have risen to three.

SHUTDOWN: PM to unveil package of drastic measures to stop virus spread

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will today announce extraordinary social distancing policies that businesses, churches and social groups must comply with as the country fights potential spread of COVID-19, according to Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen.

Testing is only available in New Providence, says Sands

TESTING for the novel coronavirus is only available in New Providence, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands revealed yesterday.

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