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Travel advisory against Bahamas ‘expected’

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez said he fully expects a travel advisory to be issued against The Bahamas in the coming days, after the country confirmed three more cases of the Zika virus in New Providence.

Resort ‘had to close’ for renovation

THE noise of construction work around the pool areas of Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and the ungainly images of the construction work will be so disruptive that guests could not be expected to remain in the vicinity while repairs take place, Sandals’ Construction Project Manager James Wilson said yesterday.

PLP stalwart councillors upset at treatment, warns Alfred Sears

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party stalwart councillors are dissatisfied with being treated merely as tools to maintain Prime Minister Perry Christie’s incumbency, only to be discarded and excluded after convention, according to party leader hopeful Alfred Sears.

Rollins accuses Butler-Turner of trying to undermine him

SEEKING to defend his courtship of the Long Island constituency, Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday accused area MP Loretta Butler-Turner of seeking to undermine him in his own constituency during her leadership campaign ahead of the Free National Movement’s national convention.

$24m catastrophic fund ‘will be in addition’ to present provisions

NATIONAL Health Insurance Project Manager Dr Delon Brennen yesterday rejected criticism that the government’s $24m catastrophic fund is insufficient to cover those who fall under the specialised care category, as he stressed that the fund will be used in addition to the provisions already in use in the country’s public health system.

Call for bidders to run public insurer for NHI

WHILE officials are still uncertain of when the National Health Insurance regulations will be finished or when the primary care phase will be rolled out, the government yesterday released a global request for proposals to invite bidders to manage NHI’s public insurer.

Celebrations for Rex Major

MASSIVE celebrations in five islands will be held to honour Pastor Dr Rex Major who has affected the lives of many people over the past 60 years of his ministry.

Tributes paid to veteran educator

VETERAN educator Tracey W Strachan, who served as headmaster or principal at many schools throughout the Bahamas, died on Saturday morning after a short illness, his family has announced. He was 81.

Jury excused for third day amid discussions in murder trial

MONDAY marked a third day that a jury hearing evidence in the trial concerning the murder of a Doris Johnson Senior High School student was excused from the proceedings for another 24 hours.

Man accused of illegal firearm ownership

A MAN denied owning an illegal firearm when arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

Murder suspect is remanded to prison

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on an attempted murder charge.

Prime Minister's statement on Baha Mar agreement in full

It gives me great pleasure to announce that earlier today, the Government of The Bahamas, and the Export-Import Bank of China, signed an agreement under which the Baha Mar resort will be completed, and sold to a world-class hotel and casino operator.

BREAKING NEWS: Baha Mar construction to resume in September under new agreement

PRIME Minister Perry Christie announced Monday night that the government and the Export Import (EXIM) Bank of China have entered into an agreement to have Baha Mar completed and sold to a “world-class hotel and casino operator”, with construction expected to resume in September.

Govt ‘unable’ to stop job losses

LINKING Baha Mar to Sandals, Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis attacked Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday for his “inability” to prevent job losses for Bahamians.

Neko Grant confirms he will not seek re-election

AFTER 24 years in frontline politics, Neko Grant, FNM MP for Central Grand Bahama, announced that he will not be seeking re-election, but will remain a member of the Free National Movement.

Five more Zika cases in Florida is a warning sign

THE five additional reported cases of the Zika virus in Florida on Friday “raises the bar” on how the Bahamas government will have to combat the feared virus, Health Minister Dr Perry Gomez said yesterday.

Turnquest: FNM will be ready despite party finance shake-up

FREE National Movement (FNM) Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said the party will be ready to contest the next general election even if it has to do so with new people in place who are responsible for raising necessary funds.

Call for full answers in letter of intent row

FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest renewed calls yesterday for the Christie administration to fully disclose the letter of intent controversy that ensnared Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells and contributed to his decision to leave the Progressive Liberal Party.

The medal men

THE Bahamas finished the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a high note on Saturday when they claimed a bronze medal in the final track event, the men’s 4 x 400m relay.

Forecasters monitor potential storm system heading for the Bahamas

THE National Hurricane Center (NHC) is forecasting that a tropical 'wave' moving west-northwestward in the central Atlantic Ocean could develop into a cyclone as it tracks towards the southeastern and central Bahamas this week.

Sears shrugs off MP support for PM

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader-hopeful Alfred Sears yesterday called the paltry level of endorsements from sitting members of Parliament for incumbent leader Prime Minister Perry Christie to stay on as party leader a “distraction”.

Minnis urges govt to pay police overtime

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis has called on the government to give police officers overtime pay owed to them as he urged Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade to meet with the Police Staff Association on the matter.

Bahamian arrested after 51kg cocaine seized

POLICE arrested a Bahamian man at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Sunday in connection with the seizure of 51 kilos of cocaine. According to police, shortly after 8am, K-9 officers on duty at the LPIA Jet Aviation Centre assisted by officers from the Airport Division conducted a search of a chartered aircraft that had just landed. Officers found two large bags containing 51 kilos of cocaine.

Police searching for robbery suspects

POLICE are seeking the public’s help in locating the suspects responsible for two separate armed robberies.

Elderly man found in suspected suicide ‘showed no signs of being unhappy’

A RELATIVE of an elderly man found hanging from a tree in the yard of his Palmdale home last week hailed him as a “very loving” man who “didn’t show any signs of being unhappy” leading up to his death.