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‘If you can sort out BPL – what about us?’

DOZENS of members of Bahamas Public Service Union demonstrated outside Princess Margaret Hospital yesterday, citing unfair promotion practices, outstanding industrial agreements and other unresolved grievances.

3,000 expected to vote in Grand Bahama today

ABOUT 3,000 people are expected to vote in the advanced poll in Grand Bahama today.

Expired passport reported stolen lands woman in court after flight

A WOMAN seeking permanent residency in the United States found herself in court after she returned to The Bahamas on an expired passport which she had previously reported as lost, the court was told.

Five-year sentence for gun and drugs upheld

THE Court of Appeal yesterday confirmed the five-year prison sentence of a man convicted of illegal drug and firearm possession over four years ago.

$700 fine for marijuana and pills

A 26-year-old man caught with marijuana and Percocet pills must pay $700 to avoid spending four months behind bars.

Two accused of robbery plot

TWO women, accused of plotting to commit robbery, were sent to prison to await trial.

BPL signs deal with union

BAHAMAS Power and Light officials signed an industrial agreement with the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union yesterday.

Urban renewal donates backpacks

URBAN Renewal distributed over 500 backpacks with school supplies on Grand Bahama as many students headed back to school this week

READY FOR THE VOTE

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force is currently preparing to mobilise marines throughout the country alongside the police force to assist with providing security during the general election.

Nursing union chief thanks govt for honorarium

BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams estimates more than 500 nurses have received an honorarium for work done during the COVID-19 pandemic and has thanked the government for the gift.

Rolle: We kept our promises

PUBLIC Service Minister Brensil Rolle maintained yesterday the government has lived up to its promises to the Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) regarding the issue of increment pay outs after concerns were recently raised by the union.

Ex-disclosures chairman says Bahamas lags on corruption

FORMER Public Disclosure Commission chairman Myles Laroda said The Bahamas lags far behind other countries in the region regarding anti-corruption legislation, adding the Progressive Liberal Party plans to enact a bill to change that.

Watson: It’ll be a close race – but FNM will win election

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Frank Watson says he is confident the Free National Movement will be returned to office after next week’s general election, but predicts it will be a close race.

PLP candidate laments state of graveyard

PLP candidate for Central Grand Bahama Kirkland Russell raised concerns yesterday over the neglect of the Lewis Yard Public Cemetery, where graves are no longer accessible because of thick ground cover and overgrown shrubs.

Barbados early poll day delayed

THE Minnis administration has amended the Parliamentary Elections Act through an Emergency Powers Order to allow an advanced poll in Barbados to be rescheduled.

Quarantine voting - still no decision

ACTING Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson was silent yesterday on whether quarantined citizens or COVID-19 patients will be able to vote in the upcoming general election.

PMH boss warns stress on staff at record high

AN alarming number of healthcare workers forced into COVID-19 quarantine has left Princess Margaret Hospital in a state of “unprecedented stress”, a senior Public Hospital Authority official said.

HOW MUCH MORE DO HOSPITALS TAKE? Minister concedes more beds will be needed and tents may have to be used

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials are looking for ways to add more bed space to the public health sector as the system continues to be challenged with capacity due to increasing COVID-19 hospital admissions, which jumped to a record breaking 191 as of Monday.

‘Tell emergency staff if you think you have COVID’

THE National Emergency Medical Services is appealing to members of the public reporting a medical emergency through 919 to identify wherever possible the likelihood that they may be COVID positive.

Police search for missing man

POLICE are searching for a missing 79-year-old man.

Miami donation to school

A MIAMI foundation donated school supplies to a school in Grand Bahama yesterday.

14-year-old says she was ‘indecently assaulted’

A 14-year-old girl has accused her cousin of caressing her near her private parts last year.

Theft accused to face November trial

A 22-year-old man accused of stealing nearly $30,000 worth of car parts from vehicles parked in a mechanic’s yard is set to stand trial in November.

Police ‘found loaded gun’ on suspect

OFFICERS recovered a loaded gun from a man who fled when he noticed a marked police vehicle on patrol, a court was told.

Moultrie: Don’t believe what you hear on social media

HALSON Moultrie has denied social media speculation that he is linked with the Coalition of Independents.