Face-to-face learning ‘can no longer be delayed’
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said face-to-face learning, which resumes in public schools across the country today, is necessary and can no longer be delayed as officials fight to address the “emergency” that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to the education system.
Calls for PM to resign over isolation breach
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard on Friday blasted Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis for breaking quarantine last month as the nation battled its fourth COVID-19 wave, labelling the decision as a “very serious one” and a “betrayal of his oath to uphold the law.”
TRAGEDY OF NEW MUM SHOT DEAD: Boyfriend survives after turning gun on himself after killing
A woman is dead and a man is in hospital after a suspected murder and attempted suicide on Saturday night.
69 migrants repatriated
SIXTY-NINE migrants were repatriated on Friday.
375 new cases confirmed
THE Ministry of Health recorded 375 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period last week, with cases falling to the double digits for two of those days for the first time this month.
Survey of civil organisations
KANOO, the digital wallet firm, is teaming up with several groups for a national survey of civil society organisations (CSOs).
Three dead after car hits house in Long Island
Three men are dead after a car collided with a house in Long Island on Friday night.
Bahamas 'not out of OMICRON wave just yet'
A LOCAL infectious disease expert has said that despite the recent fall in COVID-19 cases, the country is “not out of the OMICRON wave just yet”.
BTVI sees significant increase in enrolment
THERE has been a significant increase in student enrolment at Bahamas Technical and Vocational Training Institute, which is soon expected to reach 7,000 students.
Three women accused of smuggling drugs
THREE women accused of smuggling drugs and other items into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Man accused of stealing $5,500
A SENIOR magistrate on Friday granted bail to a 45-year-old man accused of stealing over $5,000 from another man.
Pintard blasts PM for breaking quarantine
FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard on Friday blasted Prime Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis for breaking quarantine last month as the nation battled its fourth COVID-19 wave, labelling the offence as a “very serious one” and a “betrayal of his oath to uphold the law.”
More free masks to be handed out at feeding programmes
THE Davis administration has expanded the distribution of free medical-grade KN95 masks to include several local feeding programmes on New Providence.
Rastfarian leader is ‘hopeful’ on legislation
A LOCAL Rastafarian leader said while he has not yet met with any Davis administration official regarding cannabis legislation, he is hopeful his community’s sacramental rights will be given legal protection.
Seven percent test positive in free testing scheme
SINCE starting its free COVID-19 testing pilot programme in New Providence earlier this month, the government has tested 7,565 people with 567 — or seven percent — testing positive.
