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UPDATED: Man found dead with stab wounds

POLICE are investigating another homicide after a man was found sitting at the top of a building’s stairwell with stab wounds to his body on Wednesday morning.

University signs agreement with union

THE signing of a new industrial agreement between the Public Managers Union and the University of The Bahamas yesterday was approved by both sides with the union calling it a “very good contract”.

Cooper backs scrapping of COVID tests to enter country

ACTING Prime Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday that he supports government’s decision to soon remove all COVID testing protocols for entry into The Bahamas.

Govt agrees with concerns over Haiti security situation

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said the Davis administration agrees with CARICOM’s recent statement expressing concern about the security situation and social circumstances in Haiti.

Ministry ‘ensuring protocols in place’ after shark attack

TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday that his ministry has engaged tourism stakeholders to ensure that proper protocols are in place for water tour operators after a fatal shark attack claimed the life of an American tourist earlier this month.

Airport winning bid ‘in next weeks’

TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper revealed yesterday that government has narrowed down the list of potential investors for the redevelopment of the Grand Bahama International Airport to two and is hoping to select the “winning bidder” in the next several weeks.

‘I can’t forgive hit-and-run driver’

FIFTEEN-year-old Miguel Curry said he would have forgiven the driver that struck him if the motorist had stayed on the scene to help.

38 charged over breach of bail conditions

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police recently charged 38 men who were on bail for serious crimes and were being monitored for breaching their bail conditions.

Lack of equipment and plywood ahead of storm

AS Hurricane Fiona brought storm conditions their way, there was a concern in Mayaguana about a lack of material to secure homes and buildings.

Mayaguana: 11 residents evacuated ahead of Hurricane Fiona

ELEVEN Mayaguana residents were evacuated off the island yesterday, as residents of the southern Bahamas braced for the impact of Hurricane Fiona.

‘Polluters must pay climate costs’

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis has called on industrialised nations who contribute heavily to climate change to pay for the hardships brought on by the phenomenon.