Urgent call to double the number of radiologists
THE new digital imaging network connecting public health care facilities throughout the country has highlighted the need for more radiologists.
Huge strides in X-ray work
THE Public Hospitals Authority yesterday unveiled its new Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) providing public health care institutions in the country with access to digital radiology images.
Reduce time convictions for marijuana stay on records, urges Davis
OPPOSITION Leader Philip Davis yesterday expressed support for the advancement of legislation to reduce the length of time that convictions for small amounts of marijuana remain on criminal records.
Over-the-Hill tax-free zones are already launched, says Minnis
OVER-the-Hill constituencies of Bain and Grants Town and Centreville are now tax-free zones, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, who said the government’s flagship initiative took effect November 1.
Fox Hill community centre shut after govt fails to pay staff
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell says the Fox Hill Community Centre has been “effectively shuttered” after the government failed to pay staff for five months.
Man in hospital after hit and run collision
TRAFFIC police are investigating the circumstances of a hit-and-run incident that occurred on Nassau Street over the weekend.
'It's time to call for anti-corruption laws'
THE Organisation for Responsible Governance has urged Bahamians to agitate for planned anti-corruption laws, reiterating concerns over the government’s handling of the relocation of the General Post Office to the Town Centre Mall.
‘Slap’ officer to face police probe
POLICE are investigating the circumstances behind a video of an officer slapping a man, believed to be a tourist, who was accused of loitering in the downtown area.
PM orders rescue operations review
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said last night that he has ordered a full review of protocols, procedures and agencies involved in air accident response and investigations in the country – “including any systemic or structural problems” –following the Byron Ferguson case that has transfixed the nation.
Mother questions how cops shot son
THE mother of Jermaine Desmond Minnis, a 43-year-old man police shot and killed on Thursday, insists witnesses to the incident never saw her son attack police with a machete as police have claimed.
$1,000 fine for working without permission
A Jamaican man has been fined $1,000 after being caught mixing cement without the legal permission to do so earlier this month.
Two men shot in attempted armed robbery
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery and shooting on East Bay Street and Okra Hill on Friday which left two men with injuries.
Machete attacker dies after being shot by police
A man who was shot by police after he attacked an officer's partner with a machete on Thursday has died of his injuries.
Diabetes mellitus 'fifth leading cause of death' in The Bahamas
DIABETES mellitus is the fifth leading cause of death in The Bahamas, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.
Lead investigator in Smith trial admits altering statement
THE lead investigator in former PLP senator Frank Smith’s bribery and extortion trial has admitted to altering the original statement he took from the virtual complainant in the matter by adding in information some two weeks after it was taken and signed.
