‘Quite a bit of Atlantis workers’ remain furloughed
BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union president Darrin Woods says “quite a bit” of Atlantis workers remain furloughed, adding they continue to hang in the balance for word on what the hotel intends to do with the end to the COVID-19 Emergency Powers Orders.
Mitchell advises colleagues to return phone calls, not to change numbers
A government minister is advising his colleagues to adapt the habit of returning phone calls to those who put them in office and also not to change phone numbers they were reached on before coming to office.
AUDIT LIFTS LID ON MINISTRY FAILINGS: ‘Many failures’ identified at Sports ministry Minnis ordered be ‘locked down’
A CONTRACT awarded without Cabinet approval is among the problems Auditor General Terrance Bastian uncovered when he audited the National Sports Authority for the period between July 1, 2018 to January 2021.
Authority ‘renewed all contracts’ pre-election
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says officials have identified numerous irregularities with contracts the Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority issued before the September 16 general election.
Accused denies damage to statue
A 37-year-old man has denied allegations that he trespassed on Government House property last month and caused $2,000 worth of damage to a Christopher Columbus statue.
‘A clear and rank abuse of power’
A SUPREME Court judge has dismissed the court action of Melissa Hall, a former general manager of the Bridge Authority, who sued the body in 2018 by claiming breach of contract of employment.
$5m worth of cocaine found in Grand Bahama
A JOINT Bahamian-US law enforcement operation led to a $5m drug bust in Grand Bahama yesterday morning, the largest drug seizure here on the island so far this year.
Four arraigned on illegal ammunition, firearm charges
THREE men and a minor were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on several illegal ammunition and firearm possession charges.
21-year-old man accused of rape
A 21-YEAR-OLD man accused of raping a woman earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Iram Lewis, Kwasi Thompson make bids for FNM leadership
IN a bid to gain support, Central Grand Bahama MP Iram Lewis has sold himself as a man for the people who will get the Free National Movement “back on track” and more in touch with ordinary Bahamians if elected as the party’s leader at this month’s convention.
MP says COVID-19 bill timing ‘last minute’
ST Anne’s MP Adrian White has accused the government of being late in bringing the COVID-19 Pandemic (Special Provision) Bill 2021 to Parliament.
Families displaced after Haitian community fire
SEVERAL families have been displaced after a structural fire in a Haitian community just off the Kool Acres Subdivision last night.
Officials 'expecting Bahamians to be disciplined' as curfews end
WITH the country’s state of emergency now over— bringing an end to curfews and lockdowns—Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Michael Darville said officials are expecting Bahamians to be disciplined during this new period.
Senator ‘grateful to be alive’ after plane skids off runway
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party senator Randy Rolle says he is grateful to be alive after his plane skidded off the runway and landed in bushes in Exuma on Friday afternoon.
CDC to reduce our COVID risk rating
THE US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will reclassify the COVID-19 threat in The Bahamas from a Level Four: Do Not Travel advisory to a Level Three warning, Chief Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan said on Friday.
