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Friday, 24th September, 2021.

Darville: Drop in cases may be result of low testing

HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville urged Bahamians not to become overly optimistic about the slight drop in recent COVID-19 infections, saying the declining numbers could be a result of low virus testing.

Here come the jabs

THE Bahamas government and the United States began a joint mission yesterday to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses to several Family Islands, including Abaco, Bimini, Long Island, Exuma and Eleuthera.

Mitchell: Political appointees have been asked for resignations

FOREIGN Affairs and Public Service Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday said all political appointees were recently asked to submit resignations as a matter of routine with the Davis administration’s election to government.

Davis: We have seen damage from rule by just one man

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has revealed that his government will follow a “servant-leadership” concept, saying “we have all seen how the rule by one man has damaged our country”.

Davis ‘discomfort’ at end of ceremony

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis experienced “a bout of discomfort” at the end of a ceremony where parliamentary secretaries were sworn in at Baha Mar yesterday.

Bowleg to create advisory council in ministry

NEWLY appointed Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said he wants to create an advisory council in his ministry where all stakeholders can be involved to help transform the entertainment and cultural industry.

New government holds its first Cabinet meeting

THE Davis administration held its first Cabinet meeting at the Tradewinds Building yesterday.

Culmer blasts ‘Gussie Mae’ Cabinet

FREE National Movement chairman Carl Culmer criticised the Davis administration’s “Gussie Mae” Cabinet, which he says contradicts the Progressive Liberal Party’s promises of fiscal prudence.

Davis: VAT cut coming - once the dust settles

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his administration will work on implementing campaign promises such as increased minimum wage and reducing value added tax to ten percent “as soon as the dust settles”.

Lewis first to hint at run for leadership

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP-elect Iram Lewis said if he has the support, he would possibly challenge the leadership post of the Free National Movement when it becomes available at a convention in November.

‘FUNDS NEEDED FOR COVID FIGHT’: Darville warns that health system needs money in a hurry

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said there is a need for emergency funding for the public healthcare system as it grapples with the COVID-19 crisis.

Davis leads trip to UN

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis will lead a delegation today to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations in New York.

70 Haitians held after boat stopped

ANOTHER vessel was intercepted where 70 Haitian migrants were apprehended in the southern Bahamas by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force yesterday afternoon.

Police probe suspected suicide

ABACO Police are investigating an apparent suicide on that island on Thursday after a man was discovered dead at a residence in Marsh Harbour.

U.S. tourist caught with cocaine

AN American tourist caught with cocaine he claimed he purchased from a local taxi driver must pay $500 to avoid spending three months in prison.

Murder suspect to face Supreme Court

A 31-year-old man accused of killing a man in Andros last year will answer to the charges in the Supreme Court next month.

Teenager admits having ammunition

A TEENAGER who admitted having an assortment of ammunition must pay $7,500 worth of fines if he doesn’t want to spend two years of his life behind bars.

Man ‘dressed like drag queen’ robbed John Bull

A supervisor at the John Bull Store testified that a man dressed like “a drag queen” had entered the establishment moments before it was robbed of over 70 luxury timepieces.

TWO FACE COURT OVER ATTACKS

TWO young men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s court yesterday with murder and attempted murder.

Doctors ‘hopeful’ after meeting with new PM

CONSULTANT Physicians Staff Association President Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler says the group feels hopeful after discussions with Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis and Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville.

Police chief ‘elated’ at return of officers

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said he was “elated” to announce yesterday that three assistant commissioners who had been reassigned will return to active duty on Monday.

New Cabinet recruits say they are ‘happy to serve’

THE Davis administration now has five women in Cabinet, with four of those sworn in yesterday saying they are happy to serve.

Coleby-Davis: We’ll review Prospect Ridge

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said yesterday her ministry will review the former government’s Prospect Ridge development project before it makes any decision relating to the housing programme.

Obie: Too many are below the poverty line

NEWLY appointed Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Obie Wilchcombe yesterday pledged to revamp social assistance initiatives for hurting Bahamians, saying there are too many people “living below the poverty line.”