$820,000 a year spent on Town Centre Mall rent
MORE than two years after the Minnis administration entered into an agreement to rent the Town Centre Mall to house the General Post Office, the lease outlining the terms and conditions of the $820,000 a year rental was laid on the table of the House of Assembly yesterday.
Mitchell: We want a new Parliament building
FOREIGN Affairs and Public Service Minister Fred Mitchell said the government wants to construct a new Parliament building reflective of modern-day Bahamian culture that he hopes will be completed in the next three years.
Court chaos over African prosecutor may hit 160 cases
A Supreme Court’s judge’s ruling that states that a rape accused’s voluntary bill of indictment was invalid as it was signed by a non-Bahamian prosecutor who was rejected for practice at the Bahamas Bar, could potentially impact “160 odd cases”.
$7,000 a month for unused COVID trackers
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe revealed that the government has been paying $7,000 per month for COVID-19 tracking devices that have never been used.
PROSPECT RIDGE ‘ELECTION PLOY’: Housing Minister casts doubt on scheme for young professionals
TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis has branded the Prospect Ridge subdivision for young professionals an “election ploy”, while revealing that a key government department questioned various aspects of the proposed development.
14 more COVID deaths in October
FOURTEEN new COVID-19 deaths have been added to the nation’s death toll, pushing the number to 657.
44 migrants held by US Coast Guard
FORTY-FOUR illegal migrants, including children, who were interdicted at sea in two separate attempted smuggling incidents were brought to Grand Bahama last week by the US Coast Guard.
Drug counsel order for man
A 33-year-old man caught with $40 worth of marijuana was granted a conditional discharge on the agreement that he would attend drug counselling classes.
Man accused in Abaco attempted murder case
A MAN has been arrested in Grand Bahama for the attempted murder of a man in Abaco earlier this week.
Publisher partners with Rotary
LITERACY advocate, author, and publisher Teri M Bethel of BooksByBethel.com has recently partnered with Rotary E-Club of the Caribbean, 7020, which features its winning stories in their annually published Butterfly StoryBook.
STATESIDE: Could Youngkin’s victory show path without Trump?
TUESDAY might have answered the biggest contemporary question in American politics.
Gibson denies ‘vicious’ claims
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson yesterday addressed “vicious” allegations in Parliament surrounding his tenure as Water and Sewerage executive chairman.
‘Step in right direction’
CHIEF Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan yesterday expressed full support of the new health regulations drafted by the Davis administration to replace the current COVID-19 emergency orders, noting it is a step in the right direction.
‘Vaccinating children will reduce spread’
infectious disease expert Dr Nikkiah Forbes has said vaccinating young children against COVID-19 will significantly reduce the disease’s transmission in the school setting.
