Local News

International agency to be asked to upgrade building code

THE Ministry of Works plans to have the country’s building code upgraded by an international agency due to concerns about the current outdated code and as part of the recent launch of a coastal management programme.

Bahamas among countries at risk of polio outbreak

THE PAN American Health Organization has warned that 12 countries in the region, including The Bahamas, are considered to be at high or very high risk of experiencing a polio outbreak.

54 records expunged by rehabilitation committee

THE Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has received 112 applications from people seeking to have their records wiped clean between January and June of this year, with 54 of those applicants said to have already had their records expunged.

Non-profit group returns to help Abaco

ON the third anniversary of Hurricane Dorian, a non-profit organisation helping people and communities impacted by disasters returned to Abaco last week to start their third phase of relief work focusing on home repairs and giving residents who have been displaced or living in unhealthy conditions, a safe, secure and functional home.

14-year-old boy stabbed

A 14-YEAR-OLD male student of Doris Johnson Senior High School is in critical condition in hospital after he was stabbed on Tuesday in the Fox Hill area, police said.

Record number of Lyford Cay scholarship applications

A RECORD number of applications for scholarships have been received by the Lyford Cay Foundations - with STEM programmes leading the way.

December delay for Village Road

THE Village Road works project is now expected to be completed by December.

‘Little to no damage’ from Hurricane Fiona

FOLLOWING the passage of Hurricane Fiona residents in Mayaguana and other southern islands said they were able to weather the storm fairly well.

UPDATED: MASK MANDATE LIFTED ON OCT 1...but requirement stays in classrooms, healthcare facilities and care homes

Prime Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis said today that the mask mandate will be lifted, starting on October 1st.

Freeport woman accused of $40k fraud

A FREEPORT woman was charged yesterday with committing more than $40,000 worth of fraud.

Two accused of bail violations

TWO men faced the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of violating the conditions of their Supreme Court bail for murder and attempted murder respectively.