Nassau viewed as safe for gay community says activist
MORE than half of the 5,400 men onboard the exclusively gay Allure Caribbean Cruise disembarked the ship on Monday, a development activist Alexus D’Marco says is a good indication the capital is viewed as “safe” for the gay community.
Fire destroys old police station on Grand Bahama
A fire in Grand Bahama yesterday left an old sub-police station “completely gutted”.
There's no cause for alarm over conch, says GB fisherman
DESPITE scientists estimating The Bahamas’ conch population could be wiped out in 10 to 15 years, one Grand Bahama fisherman doubts the research.
Measles outbreak: 50k need vaccine – Global alerts spark drive to protect children
OFFICIALS are on “heightened” alert over the highly infectious measles disease as the country’s vaccination coverage remains at decreased levels, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
Primary school hit with scabies
THE Sybil Strachan Primary School on Carmichael Road will be closed to students today after it was confirmed some two dozen students there were infected with scabies.
Families identify 21 Abaco dead
On the day that another Haitian body washed up on shore - a female - the League of Haitian Pastors reported that they have been in contact with family members for at least 21 of the now 31 migrants who died when their sloop shipwrecked near Abaco cays over the weekend.
Three women deny charges of fraud against church
THREE women were remanded to prison yesterday after denying allegations that they defrauded a local bank of thousands of dollars belonging to a Seventh-day Adventist church last year.
Haitian driver denied bail as he faces charges over car death
A 38-year-old Haitian man yesterday denied allegations that last month he struck and killed another man with a car he did not have permission to drive.
D'Aguilar confirms Grand Lucayan payouts to line staff
PAYOUTS to line staff employees at the Grand Lucayan resort should be done this week or early next week “at the latest,” Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.
#BeAHero campaign arrives in Grand Bahama
MONTHS after launching the Be A Hero environmental campaign in Nassau, officials recently took the message of keeping your surroundings clean to the nation’s second city, Freeport.
Memorial Concert and Arts Endowment Honour Cultural Icon Audrey Dean-Wright
A memorial concert for Audrey F Dean-Wright, who had an almost infectious enthusiasm and excitement for the arts, was held at the University of The Bahamas’ Performing Arts Centre at the end of January.
Sands and Dames should quit over Frank Smith trial, says pressure group
A group of concerned citizens says its members are planning to protest for the resignations of Health Minister Dr Duane Sands and National Security Minister Marvin Dames for the role they played in the Frank Smith trial.
Police investigating Bay Street blaze
POLICE are investigating a blaze that destroyed a two-story building on Bay Street yesterday.
Grand Lucayan line staff receive severance deals
GRAND Lucayan line staff have received their voluntary separation packages, inclusive of severance, gratuity, and back pay, according to its representative union.
I never had sex with boy, 14, accused tells jury
A MAN accused of unlawful sex with a 14-year-old boy in Grand Bahama took the stand yesterday, where at times he appeared agitated or flustered as questions were put to him by the prosecution concerning his arrest.
