Davis joins world leaders at climate conference
ABOUT 120 leaders came together in Glasgow yesterday at the start of COP26, launching two weeks of global negotiations to help determine whether humanity can drive forward the urgent action needed to avoid catastrophic climate change.
‘Brave’s gone M.I.A. on COVID strategy’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis criticised the Davis administration’s COVID-19 response in the House of Assembly yesterday, saying his successor has been “missing in action” from the fight compared with other world leaders.
Police probe officer’s actions in Gibson trial
DAMIAN Gomez, QC, said Police Commissioner Paul Rolle told Shane Gibson in a meeting on Friday that the Royal Bahamas Police Force will investigate Superintendent Debra Thompson’s actions related to the former minister’s bribery trial.
New rules for a ‘new reality’
THE Davis administration yesterday tabled the 2021 Health Services Rules in the House of Assembly to replace the current COVID-19 emergency orders – regulations that, once enacted, will put an end to the competent authority and empower the Ministry of Health and Wellness to manage the ongoing pandemic.
Three-year sentence quashed over firearms
THE Court of Appeal yesterday quashed the three-year prison sentence imposed on a senior citizen who was resentenced after prosecutors appealed the $15,500 fine he was initially made to pay when he was convicted of a number of firearm and drug related offences last year.
Woman faces court accused of libel of Cabinet minister
THE woman accused of defaming former Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell was arrested when she went to a local station to speak with an officer, a court was told.
$500 marijuana fine - or go to jail
A 27-year-old man caught with $120 worth of marijuana must pay $500 to avoid two months in prison.
Free testing expands to Eleuthera
AFTER a successful launch of its free COVID- 19 testing pilot programme in Inagua, the government, in partnership with Dr Tyneil Cargill and his team at Bay Street Medical, travelled to North Eleuthera on Wednesday to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 on that island.
Family despair at ‘senseless’ killing
A FAMILY is devastated by the “senseless” killing of 43-year-old Charles Taylor, who, they say, was an innocent bystander shot at the Platinum Sporting and Hookah Lounge at Eight Mile Rock last Tuesday.
Rush for jobs in Sandals relaunch
IMMIGRATION and Labour Minister Keith Bell has estimated 800 people turned out for a job fair hosted by the Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and Spa and Department of Labour.
Workplace accidents concern for nurses
THE Bahamas Nurses Union has threatened to file a trade dispute over “poor” working conditions at public health facilities after several nurses were left seriously injured on the job last month.
‘Case decline doesn’t signal we can relax’
DESPITE a notable decrease in COVID-19 infections and hospital admissions over the last several weeks, health officials still believe the country has not defeated the third wave of the virus.
FAMILIES’ AGONY AS THREE SHOT DEAD: Yet another bloody toll on our streets as gunmen strike again
THE mothers of two men who were shot and killed during a triple homicide in Fort Fincastle on Friday night both said they are struggling to come to terms with their sons’ brutal deaths.
Man dies after Carmichael Road shooting
A man died on Saturday after being injured in a shooting on Carmichael Road on Friday night.
Darville welcomes China gift
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said that the latest donation of medical equipment from the People’s Republic of China will go a long way in the country’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
