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Harm and threats focus of cases

TWO MEN were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of causing harm and threats of harm.

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Lion King show this weekend

BAHAMIAN choreographer Georgia Storr-Taylor has taken her live theatre productions to the next level with multi-media projection screen backdrops, sounds, and a live choir to enhance the audience’s experience.

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Plans for new town centre for Marsh Harbour unveiled

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis yesterday unveiled plans for the development of a new town centre for Marsh Harbour, Abaco which she said will assist with the island’s economic growth following Hurricane Dorian’s devastation in 2019.

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PM: I told US Caribbean nations feel neglected

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says he has told the United States that Caribbean countries in the Americas have felt neglected by the US, compounded by a view that “we are only known when we’re needed”.

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Davis negative for COVID after Trudeau contact

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis tested negative for COVID-19 yesterday after he came into contact with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who recently tested positive for the virus.

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13 Cubans detained in Grand Bahama

THIRTEEN Cuban migrants were brought to Grand Bahama on Monday after they were intercepted in Bahamian waters by US Coast Guard officials.

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Long Island MP released on bail

LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson was released on bail yesterday 24 hours after he faced corruption charges for allegedly abusing his power as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

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Moultrie raises issue of Gibson staying MP

FORMER House Speaker Halson Moultrie suggested yesterday “any honourable” parliamentarian accused of criminal offences should consider resigning to protect the institution of Parliament.

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PM tours Aqualina site in Cable Beach

PRIME Minister Philip Davis and members of Cabinet toured the construction site of Aqualina on Cable Beach yesterday to view the progress of the 11-storey skyrise.

Scholarships for quartet at Grand Bahama College

Bahama Blue Realty and Terreve College has partnered to present scholarships to four students to pursue tertiary studies at the college in Grand Bahama.

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Munroe: Always concern over deaths while on bail

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Monroe says there is always concern when people on bail are victims of murder.

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Darville: We’re seeking to deal with nurses’ grievance

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said a negotiation team has been given the mandate to bring resolution to the Bahamas Nurses Union’s grievances as soon as possible.

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Bahamas fights child labour

LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell joined the International Labour Organisation in the observance of World Day Against Child Labour on Sunday at the ILO’s Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

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‘No public criticism from me’

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper says he won’t publicly attack public servants following House Speaker Patricia Deveaux’s rebuke of National Emergency Management Agency director Captain Stephen Russell in Parliament last week.

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Dome families exit deadline

PEOPLE living in emergency dome houses at Abaco will soon be given a deadline to leave the temporary structures, Transport and Housing Minister Jobeth Coleby-Davis announced yesterday.