American man pleads guilty to drug charges
AN elderly American man pleaded guilty to two drug related charges in a Magistrate’s Court on Friday.
Bahamas receives 48,000 COVID vaccine doses from PAHO/WHO, Canada and Colombia
The Bahamas received 48,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines under a collaboration between the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) and the Governments of Canada and Colombia.
Rawson Square lights up for Christmas
Video showing the finishing touches being put to Rawson Square's spectacular Christmas decorations this week.
Equinor: We’ll talk to BNT over oil fears
EQUINOR said it intends to make a detailed presentation to the Bahamas National Trust following a report that there continues to be high concentrations of oil in and around its plant following Hurricane Dorian.
Man in hospital after Eight Mile Rock shooting
A man is in hospital after being shot in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama on Thursday night.
UB Nursing school to relocate to make way for disease unit
THE University of the Bahamas’ Nursing School faculty is to relocate immediately from the Grosvenor Close Campus to make way for a temporary infectious disease unit to service a possible fourth wave of COVID-19 early next year.
Five hours of brain surgery to save Megan
FIFTEEN-year-old Megan Higgs, who suffers from hydrocephalus, underwent almost five-hours of surgery to remove a life-threatening cyst from her brain.
Race against time to help four-month-old baby girl
A MOTHER is in a race against time to raise money to pay for lifesaving surgery for her four-month-old daughter.
Pintard looks to expand numbers at conference
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard says he hopes the party agrees to increase its number of voting delegates at the next convention.
SAFETY FIRST: Carnival to stay shut after govt persuaded of COVID spread risk
THE government has again denied a request from operators of the Christmas Carnival, citing the fast-spreading omicron variant of COVID-19 and a need to mitigate risks from the virus as children prepare for face-to-face learning next month.
FOAM to feed 500 in giveback
LOCAL advocacy group Families of All Murder Victims expects to feed 500 people today during a giveback event in observance of the festive season.
Bank hands $5,000 to young achievers
COMMONWEALTH Bank yesterday donated $5,000 to Junior Achievement Bahamas to assist the organisation in meeting its goal of making all of their programmes available to every kindergarten, primary and high school student in the country.
Coconut Grove suspect in court
A 21-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday after being accused of murdering a man and attempting to kill another earlier this month.
Firearms suspect held
A MAN who is suspected of trafficking firearms from the United States to The Bahamas since 2016 was apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Police Force yesterday.
Man accused of incest
A 26-year-old man was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday with incest and indecent assault.
