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Minister shrugs off union strike threat

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd said he is not concerned “whatsoever” by recent comments made by Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson, who warned that the union could take industrial action if schools are not ready before the new school year or if increments are not paid.

PMH has ‘passed breaking point’

A TOP doctor at Princess Margaret Hospital described the strain COVID-19 has on the hospital in stark terms yesterday, insisting the institution has “passed the breaking point”.

Pair in human trafficking case to learn trial date

A MAN and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking will learn their new trial date on Friday.

Repeat offender to face investigation

A MAGISTRATE yesterday ordered the Department of Social Services to conduct an investigation on a repeat drug offender who admitted struggling with marijuana addiction.

Report on dumped wood forwarded to police force

A REPORT from the Department of Customs about the unlawful dumping of contaminated wood in Freeport, Grand Bahama, last month has been forwarded to the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Department of Public Prosecutions for review.

Some schools to reopen with mix of virtual and face-to-face

AS students prepare to return to the classrooms later this month, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd said public schools on some islands will re-open under a hybrid model, while others will feature face-to-face instruction.

Family Island doctor dies from COVID-19

NOTED Family Island physician Dr Charles Edward Wildgoose III lost a short battle to COVID-19 on Sunday, leaving behind a wife and two children.

Abaco workers ‘overwhelmed’ in poor conditions

THE increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Abaco has overwhelmed healthcare workers who are already strained by “poor” working conditions coupled with ongoing staff shortages.

Unions question vaccination statistics

UNIONS representing healthcare workers have challenged official statements that claim that only 50 percent of their members have been vaccinated.

A-C grades increase in exams

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday that the number of BGCSE students receiving A, B and C grades this year increased by more than 10 percent compared with 2019.

Wells asks his aides to forego payment

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said he has asked his driver and personal assistant to return the $1,158.40 the government gave them in honorarium payments as a sickout persisted among some 300 healthcare workers in New Providence and Grand Bahama for a fifth day yesterday.

Governor General struck by COVID-19

GOVERNOR-General Sir Cornelius A Smith has tested positive for COVID-19.

BOYS DEPORTED DESPITE ORDER: Six-year-olds in landmark case were sent to Haiti and now stuck in quake

THE deadly earthquake in Haiti has attorney Wayne Munroe concerned about the well-being of two young boys in a landmark citizenship case who were deported to that island in defiance of a Supreme Court order and not returned to The Bahamas as requested.

Families of health workers who died in first wave given funds

THE families of Nurse Sherrilyn Charlton-Bain and custodian Marion Burrows-McKinney who died during the first wave of COVID-19 were presented with cheques totalling $100,000 yesterday.

No extension for thief’s appeal bid

THE Court of Appeal yesterday refused the extension of time application of a man attempting to appeal the sentence he received for breaking into a humanitarian aid organisation in Abaco to steal building supplies.

Indecent assault charge

A 23-year-old man, who denied indecently assaulting a minor, was yesterday remanded to prison pending a bail hearing.

26-year-old accused of drive-by murder

A 26-year-old was charged in the Magistrate’s court yesterday with murder and attempted murder.

‘Pay up for breaking AC’

A CONTRACTOR who damaged his ex-girlfriend’s AC unit was yesterday ordered to attend anger management classes and pay for the repairs.

Teens accused of robbery

TWO teenagers were remanded to prison accused of robbing a man of $300 worth of jewellery earlier this month.

Bahamas ready to do ‘whatever is necessary’ to assist Haiti

THE Bahamas is ready with CARICOM to do “whatever is necessary” to assist Haiti following the earthquake that shook the country on Saturday, killing more than 700 people.

Hopes that 60,000 can be fully vaccinated over the next six weeks

THE National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee is seeking to fully vaccinate 60,000 Bahamians and residents over the next six weeks, with the addition of the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

Fire destroys Church of God Bahamas in Cat Island

A FIRE destroyed the Church of God Bahamas in Orange Creek, Cat Island yesterday morning.

UPDATED: Woman dead, man injured after Saturday morning shooting

A WOMAN is dead and a man is in hospital after a shooting in Victoria Gardens on Saturday.

Assistant Commissioner of police ends tenure in Grand Bahama district

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade has ended a successful tenure in the Grand Bahama district during his command as the officer-in-charge of the northern Bahamas district.

UPDATED: 1,297 dead and 5,700 injured in Haiti earthquake

MONDAY UPDATE: Haiti's Civil Protection Agency said 1,297 dead from the magnitude 7.2 earthquake had been counted by Sunday, a day after the temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off frantic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm.