Mitchell says Minnis should ‘go quietly’
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Fred Mitchell said former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis should “go quietly into the good night” after declaring his reasons for calling an early election.
Straw Market reopens
AFTER nearly two years of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nassau Straw Market was officially reopened yesterday in a move hailed by vendors as “long overdue”.
NIB chief’s three-year deal was standard
FORMER Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle has insisted the Minnis administration did nothing untoward when it executed a three-year contract of employment with National Insurance Board director James Moss.
Unvaccinated still dominate numbers
NINETY-TWO percent of the people who died or were admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital for COVID-19 in October were unvaccinated, according to the Public Hospitals Authority.
$100M ARREARS PUT BPL IN ‘DIRE STRAITS’: Company finances hit as customers continue to leave bills unsettled
BAHAMAS Power & Light CEO Whitney Heastie revealed yesterday more than $100m in unpaid bills is owed to the company which is in “dire straits financially.”
Man ‘stabbed waiter in the head’ at bar
A WAITER was left bleeding after a man struck him in the head with a pocket knife at his place of employment, a court was told.
Repeat offender admits taking off ankle bracelet
A REPEAT offender who removed his ankle bracelet was once again sentenced to time on remand yesterday after admitting he broke into a man’s home to steal last week.
Bail granted in $10,000 theft trial for cashier
A CASHIER who denied stealing more than $10,000 from her place of employment was yesterday granted bail ahead of her trial.
Man accused of sex with underage girls
A 41-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with unlawful sexual intercourse with two 15-year-old girls.
FNM Torchbearers backing Pintard to lead
THE Free National Movement’s youth arm, the Torchbearers Youth Association, has endorsed Marco City MP Michael Pintard for leader of the FNM.
Building destroyed at International Bazaar
A dilapidated commercial building was gutted and destroyed following a massive fire at the International Bazaar early yesterday morning.
‘Mother’ Pratt sworn in as Deputy GG
GOVERNOR General Sir Cornelius A Smith will participate in a special investiture ceremony and receive several honours at Windsor Castle, London, this week.
21 COVID cases confirmed over weekend
THE Ministry of Health announced 21 new COVID-19 cases over the weekend.
