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Man told to pay $500 marijuana fine

A MAN caught with a quantity of marijuana earlier this month must pay $500 to avoid spending three months behind bars.

PM urges residents to ignore misinformation on vaccines

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pleaded with residents to ignore misinformation during a national address last night and to recognise that the COVID-19 vaccine is the only way out of a pandemic that continues to disrupt societies around the world.

Another delay in payment for frontline workers

FRONTLINE workers employed in the public sector are in for a disappointment as they will not see the much anticipated COVID-19 honorarium in their pay cheques this month as once again, the government has delayed it.

Dames: Dept has not used whiteout on voter cards

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames has defended the integrity of the voter registration process while denying claims that the Parliamentary Registration Department has used “whiteout” to make changes on Bahamians’ voter cards.

Survey: About one in five thinks country is going right way

ONLY 23 percent of Seabreeze residents and 22 percent of St Barnabas residents believe the country is going in the right direction, according to a new survey that shows the majority of residents in those constituencies are also unsure about who they will support in the next general election.

Police probe body find in liquor store

THE body of a man with an injury was found in a liquor store on First Street, the Grove, on Monday night, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force.

Coroner’s court has still to reconvene

THE Bahamas has not had an inquest into a police-involved killing in at least 17 months, despite having one of the highest rates of police-involved killings in the world.

Mandatory vaccines ruled out

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells has said the government is currently not considering making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for healthcare workers even though recommendations have been put forward as vaccine hesitancy among the group remains a challenge.

Three workers ‘killed by fumes’

THREE men died yesterday in an industrial accident in Freeport after possible chemical exposure while cleaning a tank filled with scrap metal.

No decision yet on emergency extension

THE government has not yet decided if it will extend the current state of emergency beyond next month, Health Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.

Tributes to Havard Cooper Sr

THE Grand Bahama community is mourning the loss of well-known Grand Bahamian Havard Cooper Sr.

Conch shell killer gets sentence reduced by ten years in appeal

THE COURT of Appeal has quashed the 30-year sentence of a man who was convicted of bludgeoning another man to death with a conch shell over five years ago.

A year in jail for teen who stashed loaded gun

A TEENAGER who admitted to stashing away a loaded pistol was yesterday sentenced to a year in prison.

Pair granted bail in prostitution trial

TWO men who denied conspiring to exploit a woman through prostitution were yesterday granted bail ahead of their trial.

Burglary accused given bail

A MAN who denied breaking into a woman’s house to steal an assortment of cash was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.

19 migrants plead guilty

NINETEEN migrants found onboard a vessel at sea were charged with illegal embarkation in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court this week.

Bahamian in human smuggling swoop

A Bahamian man and a Haitian man are in US custody in connection with an alleged human smuggling operation last week that resulted in the apprehension of 19 illegal migrants at sea.

Community shocked by death of Sandra Moore

TRIBUTES continue to pour in following the sudden death of Mrs Sandra Moore, which has left her family and the Grand Bahama community in shock.

Reid questions reasons for closing down summer camps

PASTOR Carlos Reid has questioned the rationale for cancelling summer camps and their associated activities after new restrictions that came into force Monday said the programmes are prohibited.

Davis: Follow rules while we test law

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has urged supporters to follow new COVID-19 restrictions, while the party examines avenues for legal recourse against government.

‘Every bed full’ as COVID surge goes on

PUBLIC Hospitals Authority Managing Director Catherine Weech said officials are making makeshift arrangements to handle COVID-19 patients because “every bed is full”.

Munroe: Mandatory vaccinations illegal

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, questioned yesterday how government would justify the enforcement of a mandatory vaccination rule for healthcare workers, telling The Tribune that to do so would not be legal.

Union: Our members not causing power problems

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president has stated that his members are not to blame for any of the supply problems that have hit the power supplier in recent days.

Moultrie ‘worst Speaker in history’

A FORMER Cabinet Minister has accused the current House Speaker of being the worst in Bahamian history.

Captain held after ‘threats to his crew’

POLICE are questioning a boat captain after his vessel was brought into New Providence on Sunday by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for allegedly threatening his crew.