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Haiti reports cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus

HAITI is reporting its first cases of a mosquito-borne virus that is rapidly spreading in the Americas and now appearing in the Caribbean is suspected of causing over 3,500 birth defects in Brazil.

Sean McWeeney, QC, meets Pope Francis

SEAN McWeeney QC, the Bahamas non-resident Ambassador to the Holy See, attended the Pope’s annual keynote address to the diplomatic corps in Rome this week, at which the primary focus was the issue of migration.

Man loses appeal against attempted murder conviction

A MAN who maintains that police framed him over the daylight robbery of a Scotiabank branch had his hopes dashed by the Court of Appeal on Thursday when his appeal against convictions for attempted murder and other serious crimes were dismissed.

Archdeacon tells members of the judiciary 'legal system is broken'

IN A hard-hitting sermon, Archdeacon Harry Bain told members of the judiciary and the legal profession at a special service to mark the opening of the legal year in Grand Bahama on Friday that “the legal system is broken” and “spiralling out of control”.

One in custody, search for four others over robbery and assault of pastor

POLICE have one man in custody and are searching for four others in connection with the armed robbery and assault of Pastor Rex Major on Thursday morning.

Man shot in front of his Yellow Elder Gardens home

POLICE are on the hunt for the occupants of a gold Honda Accord who shot a man early on Thursday morning in front of his home in Yellow Elder Gardens.

Five arrests in connection with 'major drug trafficking ring'

POLICE arrested five people early on Thursday morning who they believe to be members of a “major drug trafficking ring”.

Abaco, Long Island and Exuma to get new weather radars

THE GOVERNMENT is planning to purchase at least three additional "state of the art" Doppler weather radars for approximately $18 million to strengthen the country's weather tracking services, Department of Meteorology Director Trevor Basden said on Friday. 

Bahamian weather experts to give BNT presentation

TWO authorities on the Bahamian climate - former College of the Bahamas geography lecturer Neil Sealey and Department of Meteorology forecaster Wayne Neely - will give a joint presentation at the Village Road headquarters of The Bahamas National Trust on Wednesday, January 20.

Passport Office closed on Friday

THE Passport Office on Thompson Boulevard closed on Friday to allow for fumigation of the premises, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration has announced.

Police officer accused of sex attacks on minors

A POLICE officer appeared in Magistrate’s Court arraigned on multiple charges concerning the alleged sexual assault of two minors entrusted to his care dating as far back as 2005.

Jet ski alert came after repeated complaints by Embassy ignored

DESPITE persistent complaints from American officials over the past few years the watersports industry in The Bahamas has not been properly regulated, US Chargé d’Affaires Lisa Johnson told the press yesterday.

Miller: What world does Chief Justice live in?

A DAY after Chief Justice Sir Hartman Longley said it would take a “massacre” before the death penalty is carried out, Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller called that line of thinking “utterly ridiculous and stupid.”

Pastor beaten and family terrorised

PROMINENT Pastor Rex Major was gun butted and robbed in his home early Thursday morning by armed intruders who also attempted to sexually assault his daughter.

Hurricane Alex weakens after passing Azores

A RARE January hurricane in the Atlantic weakened to a tropical storm on Friday morning after moving over the Azores.

Meet the first babies of 2016

THE holiday season tends to come with a lot of gifts, but what better than the gift of a precious life?

US says local legal changes needed to stop gun trafficking

THE Bahamas won’t see relief to its gun trafficking problems by policy changes at the executive and congressional levels of the United States government but instead through local legislative changes and strong ties between local and US authorities designed to dismantle criminal smuggling rings, US Chargé d’ Affaires Lisa Johnson said yesterday.

Police hunt armed robbery suspects

POLICE are seeking the public’s assistance in locating three suspects responsible for two armed robberies that occurred on January 14.

PM ‘has endorsed views of Roberts’

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused Prime Minister Perry Christie of “endorsing” PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts’ recent “nasty characterisation” of the FNM’s newly ratified candidates for fear of being voted out of office.

Celebrity artist presents work to Kevin Hart

ONE OF the world’s top entertainers who is regarded as ‘the funniest man in America’ was almost stuck for a line when he was presented with a specially-commissioned portrait by Jamaal Rolle, aka The Celebrity Artist, recently.

Difference of views in battle against extradition

TWO lawyers on record for five men fighting extradition were at odds in the Supreme Court yesterday about a new application filed by one of the five wanted by the United States on drug trafficking charges.

Man awaiting murder trial to submit alibi within 21 days

A MAN awaiting trial on a murder charge said he would submit an alibi to the Office of the Attorney General within 21 days.

Clubs and Societies 01152016

Cycling Club Bahamas. - The Cycling Club will be holding its social on Friday, January 29, from 6pm-9pm. Venue to be announced.

NHI meeting in Freeport

AS THE government moves towards introducing National Health Insurance (NHI), private medical professionals in Freeport yesterday met a team from the Ministry of Health and NHI Secretariat to review details of the proposed design for the primary healthcare model and to discuss different options by which providers will participate in NHI.

VIDEO: Humpback whale spotted close to New Providence

A HUMPBACK whale has been spotted in waters just two miles off New Providence, with local dive officials yesterday claiming they have never seen the species venture so far into the Bahamian archipelago.