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Summit to discuss COVID and climate change

REGIONAL leaders are expected to discuss COVID-19’s impact, the effects of climate change as well as disaster preparedness at the ninth Summit of the Americas scheduled to be held in Los Angeles this summer.

Ingraham tours GB for book launch

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham presented his new book to Grand Bahama school principals at the Sir Charles Hayward Library yesterday.

Murder in Grand Bahama takes year’s tally to 48

A MAN believed to be in his early 40s was shot and killed at his home in Grand Bahama early yesterday morning, pushing the country’s murder count to 48 so far for the year, according to this newspaper’s records.

PM: ‘We’re first to sell blue carbon credits’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has given a glimpse into what his administration’s plan for economic and climate resiliency for The Bahamas will look like amid an inflationary climate and a looming hurricane season.

‘I struggled with breadbasket VAT decision’

ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin admitted yesterday that she struggled with the Davis administration’s decision to return value added tax to breadbasket items, adding that she hoped all food items would be free of the tax one day.

MAN SHOT DEAD BY POLICE ‘FIRED FIRST’: Officers’ vehicle struck by bullets during gun battle

A MAN, who allegedly shot at police, was killed by officers on Antigua Street yesterday.

Two accused in cases of causing harm

TWO men were granted bail after being charged in Magistrate Court’s yesterday on separate charges of causing harm.

Man denies series of Paradise Island thefts

A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a series of thefts on Paradise Island that included over $5,000 worth of smart TVs and almost $200 worth of alcohol.

Man in court over assault rifle find

A MAN was charged yesterday after being found in possession of a prohibited assault rifle and 33 lbs of drugs.

Jamaica studying Bahamas unemployment insurance

JAMAICAN officials are in The Bahamas studying its unemployment insurance programme as part of their feasibility study concerned with introducing the benefit to their country.

Celebrating our heritage

CLIMATE change’s potential impact to Bahamian culture was highlighted at a ceremony at Clifton Heritage National Park celebrating World Heritage Day yesterday.

Sears: I’m not involved with WSC operations

WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says he is not personally involved in the operations of the Water and Sewerage Corporation, however, he is confident the utility provider’s board of directors will handle any issues and turn them over to the proper authorities if needed.

Miller: We won’t let the world decide our future

THE Climate Change and Carbon Markets Initiatives Bill 2022 demonstrates that The Bahamas will not sit idly by and allow the rest of the world to decide its future.

Hanchell: We need help

BISHOP Walter Hanchell said his organisation needs help to fight the stark rise in homelessness and hunger in New Providence over the past few years.

Celebrating Earth Day at Botanical Gardens

THE Botanical Gardens proved the perfect space for students and their teachers to celebrate Earth Day.

Cartwright threatened with removal

DEPUTY House Speaker Sylvanus Petty threatened to have St Barnabas MP Shanendon Cartwright removed from yesterday’s morning sitting of Parliament after the member continuously stood to argue with Englerston MP Glenys Hanna Martin as she made a contribution.

Work permit clampdown in restaurants, construction

LABOUR Director Robert Farquharson says his department has denied labour certificates in all restaurant manager applications and in the vast majority of applications for construction site supervisors and project managers since September, preventing the applicants from getting work permits.

GOING GLOBAL: PM hails potential of crypto industry for The Bahamas

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the arrival and presence of FTX underscores the “readiness of The Bahamas to be a home for global leaders in the crypto space.”

Boy cursed caretaker on day he was spanked

A BOY who testified in court yesterday of his alleged beating at the Children’s Emergency Hostel admitted to cursing one of the caretakers and calling her a “b----” on the day he got spanked.

Teenage thief ordered to pay back victim after car raid

A TEENAGER was yesterday ordered to compensate a woman whose car he broke into last month and stole over $1,000 worth of items.

Woman ‘stabbed boyfriend in eye’

A WOMAN was remanded to prison yesterday after she was charged with stabbing her boyfriend in his right eye.

$400,000 donated to encourage backyard farming

THE Agricultural Development Organisation and Solutions AE donated nearly $400,000 to churches to promote backyard farming yesterday.

Food kitchens are planned throughout Family Islands

AGRICULTURE, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said his ministry is working with other government entities to promote national food sustainability and to introduce food kitchens throughout the Family Islands.

Public to see liveable wage proposals ‘this year’

LABOUR Minister Keith Bell said he expects legislation to introduce a liveable wage in The Bahamas to be presented to the public this year.

‘Apology was promised to Osborne’

FORMER Works Minister Desmond Bannister allegedly promised to publicly apologise for the “wrong information” he gave about Darnell Osborne, but never did so, a former Bahamas Power and Light consultant claims in a new witness statement.