Homepage for the Visual Studio Code Flask tutorial.

Four more COVID deaths confirmed

THE Bahamas recorded 60 new cases of COVID-19 and another four virus-related deaths on Wednesday, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

Man ‘hit his baby in face with beer bottle’

A MAN accidentally struck his baby in the face with a beer bottle after he stalked and tried to assault the young child’s mother earlier this year, a court was told.

Pair accused over guns and drugs

TWO men and a woman who denied being in possession of two loaded firearms and a quantity of marijuana will stand trial later this year.

$100k of marijuana found

GRAND Bahama police discovered more than 100 pounds of suspected marijuana worth over $100,000 in Freeport this week.

Sears asked for WSC notes

PUBLIC Works Minister Alfred Sears said he has requested “turnover notes” from Water & Sewerage Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson to view the state of the corporation.

Govt house repairs due by first quarter of next year

REPAIRS at Government House now have a completion date of sometime within the first quarter of 2022, according to Public Works Minister Alfred Sears.

Murder accused also faces charge of attack on officer

A MAN accused of committing murder will also stand trial for allegedly assaulting a police officer.

Davis: I did not know Munroe represented deputy commissioners

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis did not know that National Security Minister Wayne Munroe’s law firm represented two deputy commissioners of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services in a 2019 lawsuit that sought to quash Charles Murphy’s appointment as commissioner of corrections before Mr Murphy was placed on administrative leave last week.

Davis: We have asked Atlantis to reconsider test charge

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he has asked Atlantis to reconsider its requirement that employees pay for weekly antigen tests if they are not vaccinated.

Another 57,000 doses of vaccine by early November

HEALTH officials who recently sounded the alarm on the low supplies of vaccines left in the country can breathe a sigh of relief as authorities in the Pan American Health Organization are promising the arrival of 57,300 doses in the first week of November.

Christie: I am willing to help Davis

FORMER Prime Minister Perry Christie said he is willing to help Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis in whatever way necessary should the nation’s leader deem it appropriate.

Minnis: Speech just a rehash of my plans

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Speech from The Throne read during the opening of the new session of Parliament yesterday was mainly a rehashing of plans he had promised on the campaign trail.

History made as women lead House and Senate

FOR the first time in Bahamian history women will lead both the House of Assembly and the Senate simultaneously.

UPDATED: Govt promises to increase pensions, enhance social assistance

THE government has promised to increase pensions for the elderly and raise benefits for the disabled community as a part of its plan to improve social assistance.

Another 23 COVID deaths confirmed

Twenty-three new COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the country between Monday and Tuesday, pushing the nation’s toll to 582 since the start of the pandemic.

Fox: I’ve donated to FNM and PLP

ISLAND Luck co-founder Adrian Fox says he has donated money to senior Progressive Liberal Party and Free National Movement politicians, insisting yesterday that donations are not what prompted Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis to write a letter as leader of the opposition urging a US judge to end a legal pursuit of him.

Minnis doesn’t rule out leader bid

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis refused to say whether he would accept or reject a nomination for leader of the Free National Movement at the party’s next convention if someone nominates him on the convention floor.

‘We will cut VAT and save economy’

THE Davis administration has pledged to “rescue” the economy, stabilise public finances, decrease value added tax, as well as ensure anti-corruption and government transparency.

Teenage boy dies in shooting

A TEENAGE boy died in hospital after being shot on Tuesday night, police said. He was the second homicide victim that day.

Canadian says he thought medical marijuana was legal

A CANADIAN who claimed he brought $230,000 worth of marijuana into the country because he was under the impression that medicinal marijuana was legal in The Bahamas was yesterday fined $50,000.

Theft claim ‘was mistaken identity’

A man accused of stealing a woman’s purse five years ago vehemently denied the allegations as he gave closing arguments at the end of his trial.

‘Grand Lucayan our only hope’ say vendors

STRAW vendors at the Port Lucaya Marketplace said the situation is dire there and the opening of the Grand Lucayan resort is their only hope of survival.

Sears: No way forward yet over shanty town demolition

NEWLY appointed Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says he has not as yet been advised on the way forward as it relates to shanty town demolition in the country.

‘We’re still reviewing promotions’

PIA Glover-Rolle, State Minister for Public Service, said yesterday that government is still reviewing all public sector promotion and hiring exercises carried out in the lead up to the general election, saying all assessments will be conducted fairly and in a transparent manner.

‘End Columbus celebration’

ANTIGUA and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the Organisation of American States, Sir Ronald Sanders, has called for an end to the celebration of “The Encounter of two Worlds”, an annual event promoted by the Government of Spain to mark the so-called discovery of the new world by Christopher Columbus.