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FNM candidate stands down

THE Free National Movement has replaced its general election candidate for Mangrove Cay, Central and South Andros, Kenneth Smith, with 31-year-old D’Angelo Ferguson.

Schools to reopen but not face-to-face

JUST days ahead of the start of the new school year, the Ministry of Education has announced that all public schools will open with a virtual learning format due to the current resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country.

Sick-outs still affecting healthcare services

AFTER more than a week of staff sick-outs, officials said on Friday that while normal operations resumed at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre and at institutions in Grand Bahama, services at Princess Margaret Hospital continued to be affected by delays.

Police suspect illegal landing

POLICE apprehended a group of foreign nationals on Friday in Grand Bahama for suspected illegal landing after a boat chase.

PM urges public to take COVID-19 vaccine

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis once again urged residents to take the COVID-19 vaccine during a national address on Sunday night.

FNM Chairman defends PM's election decision

FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer on Friday defended Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ decision to call an early election as COVID-19 strains the country's healthcare system, saying: “COVID ain' going anywhere.”

Two plead guilty to drug charges

TWO Jamaican men pleaded guilty in a Magistrate’s Court in relation to several drug related charges on Friday.

Man charged in connection with two separate murders, two attempted murders

A MAN was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court in connection with two separate murders and two attempted murders on Friday.

Couple plead guilty to child cruelty

A GRAND Bahama couple was convicted of child cruelty against a 15-year-old minor and fined more than $15,000 on Friday after pleading guilty in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.

Rush for Pfizer vaccine as demand on the rise

WITH demand for COVID-19 vaccinations continuing to climb, National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Chairperson Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis said officials are now facing the challenge of meeting it as she appealed for more Bahamians to volunteer to assist with the country’s vaccination programme.

38,400 doses of J&J vaccine delivered

ABOUT 38,400 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine arrived in the Bahamas yesterday.

Doctors ‘overwhelmed’ - and distressed at election call

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ announcement of a general election next month has distressed senior doctors who along with other medical workers have shouldered the burden of a COVID-19 induced near collapse of the nation’s healthcare systems.

14 more COVID-19 deaths confirmed

FOURTEEN additional people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.

Unions dangle national strike threat

THREATENING a national strike, union leaders came out in heavy support of the Bahamas Electrical Workers Union yesterday as its members walked off the job for the second time in less than two months.

Okay folks, the race is on. There’s one thing to decide . . . WHO DO WE TRUST?

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced an early election yesterday after Governor General Sir C A Smith dissolved Parliament, a step he said is needed to ensure the next administration has the mandate to address the major economic and health challenges ahead.

Health worker sick-out goes into eighth day

WITH yesterday marking the eighth day of a staff sick out affecting public health services, Health Minister Renward Wells said officials are in discussions with unions.

Accused ‘fired six warning shots’ says police officer

A MAN fired six warning shots after a police officer tried to arrest him for pulling out a gun in a packed nightclub, a court was told.

Man admits unlawful sex with boy aged 15

A 39-YEAR-OLD man who admitted to having unlawful sexual intercourse with a 15-year-old boy was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday by a Grand Bahama magistrate.

Couple plead guilty to child cruelty charges

A COUPLE accused of child cruelty were arraigned on various serious child-abuse related charges in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

20-year sentence upheld for man who shot his victim in head in nightclub

THE COURT of Appeal has affirmed the 20-year prison sentence of a man convicted of fatally shooting another man nearly five years ago.

Officer found marijuana blocks while looking for stolen building supplies

A POLICE officer testified yesterday of finding four packages of marijuana in a man’s home after conducting inquiries for stolen building supplies in his area.

Abaco man accused of murder attempt

AN Abaco man was charged in the Magistrate’s court yesterday with attempted murder.

‘Lift travel ban so we can help Haiti’

HAITIANS in The Bahamas want the Minnis administration to lift the Haiti travel ban so they can help the country in the wake of a massive earthquake that killed at least 1,900 people and injured thousands more.

PAHO does not recommend COVID third booster shot

THE Pan American Health Organization has “no concrete evidence” to recommend a third COVID-19 booster shot at this time for Caribbean countries.

Thompson: Please get vaccinated

STATE Minister for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson is pleading with residents to get vaccinated, amid the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations on Grand Bahama.