Govt in talks over monkeypox vaccine
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville says his ministry is in negotiations with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) for the acquisition of monkeypox vaccines, which, he said, will be administered to high-risk individuals.
Christian council: Follow law to prevent smuggling tragedies
BAHAMAS Christian Council vice-president Mario Moxey has urged people to follow the law to prevent tragedies like Sunday’s human smuggling incident from occurring.
Sweet potato recall follows infestation
THE Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority (BAHFSA) has recalled whole sweet potatoes.
‘Survivors will be humanely treated’
ONLY two Haitian survivors from Sunday’s deadly boating tragedy had work permits to be in the country, Labour and Immigration Minister Keith Bell revealed yesterday, as he promised survivors would be treated humanely.
CHILD SHOT DEAD IN NIGHT OF MAYHEM: Boy victim of third shooting within six hours
A CHILD was killed in a shooting incident last night – one of three incidents that claimed the life of at least one other man.
Woman denies harbouring
A WOMAN resident of Grand Bahama was charged in a Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday with harbouring a criminal.
Woman used cutlass and car in attack
A WOMAN was ordered to attend anger management classes yesterday after admitting to assaulting a man with a cutlass and a car.
Man ‘stole car and shotgun’
A MAN was sent to prison from the Magistrate’s Court yesterday accused of stealing a woman’s car and shotgun at gunpoint.
Man admits guilt in drugs case
TWO men were charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after police allegedly found $7,800 worth of drugs under their kitchen sink.
Arawak Cay is ‘close to levels pre-pandemic’
ARAWAK Cay vendors said with the increase of business recently, sales are close to pre-pandemic levels, especially with the return of Junkanoo Summer Festival.
AG: rehabilitation act to correct ‘grave injustice’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says the amendment to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will correct the “grave injustice” to people criminally convicted under the Emergency Powers Orders.
Tragedy ‘a long-term issue’
SENATOR Darren Henfield said yesterday Sunday’s tragedy is just another example of a long-term issue that needs to be addressed.
Haitian leaders reach out to find victims’ families
LEADERS of the local Haitian community are planning to visit several neighbourhoods in New Providence in an effort to locate the families of those who lost their lives in Sunday’s human smuggling incident.
Funeral to be held for Brenda Bethell
FUNERAL services for Mrs Brenda Suzanne Bethell, 92, who died at her home on Thursday, July 21, after a brief illness will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk on Thursday, July 28, at 4pm.
Mammogram unit running again at Rand Memorial
HOSPITAL administrator Sharon Williams has confirmed the Mammography Unit at the Rand Memorial Hospital is now back up and running.
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