CDC raises alert back to level 4
THE United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has raised this country’s travel warning from level three to level four due to the “very high” level of COVID-19 infections, advising people to avoid travel to The Bahamas.
Out-of-date J&J vaccines binned
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville confirmed yesterday that the government discarded Johnson & Johnson vaccines that expired in December.
WOMAN KILLED ON WAY TO PRAYERS: Victim dies from yet another stray bullet in gangland attack
A WOMAN who was on her way to a prayer meeting was shot by a stray bullet and died on Robinson Road last night, police said.
$1m drug defendant ‘just trying to make money’
A POLICE officer yesterday testified how one of the men accused of being involved in a near $1m drug operation in Exuma last year told the police on the day of his arrest that he “was just trying to make some money”.
‘Pay $400 fine over drugs’
A 45-year-old man who was found with more than two ounces of marijuana last week was yesterday ordered to pay $400 to avoid spending two months behind bars.
Man jailed for stealing TV
A 40-year-old man who admitted stealing a television set from a local restaurant on Christmas Day was sentenced to 14 months in prison yesterday.
Probation over marijuana
A MAN, taken to court on marijuana charges yesterday, was placed on six months probation.
Report of 'downed plane' sparks search off New Providence
POLICE officers and Defence Force officers searched waters at the Eastern end of New Providence last night after receiving a report of a downed plane.
Jibrilu on pre-retirement leave
TOURISM Director General Joy Jibrilu is officially on pre-retirement leave, Tourism, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper has announced.
‘We’re fully behind the cruise industry’
TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper said officials are “fully behind” the cruise industry despite the Pan American Health Organisation’s concern about cruise travel amid the pandemic.
University partners in fight against gender violence
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has taken a firm stance against gender-based violence as it partners with the Bahamas Crisis Centre and Rotary Bahamas in a bold new social awareness campaign.
University ‘going well’ with plan to move to hybrid model
AS the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the nation, University of the Bahamas President Dr Rodney Smith has shed light on how the virus has affected campus life and operations nearly two years later.
Cooper: Trip will build relations with the UAE
TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper has defended the government’s participation in Expo 2020 in Dubai, saying the Davis administration is focused on building diplomatic relations with the UAE.
Youth choir ‘may not have met the criteria’
BAHAMAS National Youth Choir director Dexter Fernander said that although his group has a reputation for premier cultural displays through song and dance, it may not have met the criteria for participation at the world expo in Dubai.
Pamela Burnside ‘perturbed’ by performances at Expo 2020
CULTURAL advocate Pamela Burnside says what she’s seen on display from some of the participating Bahamian acts in Dubai threatens to “mash down” all of the cultural strides made over decades by her and her late husband Jackson Burnside III.
