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SECOND DOSES ONLY - FOR NOW: Supply shortage forces temporary halt in issue of first-time vaccines

FACED with “low” Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine supplies, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee has decided to offer only second dose jabs in New Providence and Grand Bahama.

‘Give a date for Straw Market’

STRAW vendors are once again calling for the government to provide a timeline on the re-opening of the Nassau Straw Market, saying it’s “unfair” that other tourism businesses are allowed to operate while their place of employment remains closed.

Man filmed fighting policeman jailed for eight months

THE 23-year-old man who was filmed fighting an officer who attempted to arrest him over a traffic violation was yesterday sentenced to eight months in prison.

Suspect in arms case is denied bail

A 24-year-old man who denied importing firearms and ammunition into the country was remanded to prison overnight pending a bail hearing.

Man ‘stabbed his landlord in neck’

A TENANT stabbed his landlord in the neck multiple times during a confrontation last month, a court was told yesterday.

Bail granted for customs broker in $2.5m fraud case

A CUSTOMS broker who denied stealing from and defrauding Cable Bahamas of more than $2.5m over a 12 month period was yesterday granted bail ahead of her trial.

Marine honoured

MARINE Seaman Jerard Forbes has been recognised as the Marine of the Quarter for the Military Aid to Civil Authority (MACA) Department.

Celebrity artist is an icon

THE Celebrity Artist, Jamaal Rolle, who is also the daily cartoonist for The Tribune, is to be named as a cultural icon in a ceremony tonight.

Man shot dead in Elizabeth Estates

A MAN became the country’s latest murder victim after he was killed outside a home in the Elizabeth Estates community on Thursday.

'We must change how we deal with crime’

LOCAL community activists are calling for a shift in the way the country deals with crime following a recent spate of murders.

Hospital changes to social distance protocols at morgue

PRINCESS Margaret Hospital has put in place “more effective social distancing measures” at its morgue as part of COVID- 19 prevention requirements.

Two more COVID-19 deaths confirmed

THE country’s COVID-19 death roll has risen to 256 after two new deaths were confirmed.

PAHO: Don’t reopen fully when cases are on the rise

A PAN American Health Organization official has warned countries against fully reopening economies while COVID-19 cases are rising.

RBDF: Submersibles and drones used in search for missing jet skier

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has revealed that aerial and submersible drones as well as RBDF divers are being used in search activities for a missing jet skier.

No retrial in Exuma murder acquittal

THE Court of Appeal yesterday directed the acquittal of a man who was accused of robbing and killing another man in Exuma seven years ago.

Minnis buoyed by polls - so will he go early?

THE Free National Movement is expected to ratify four candidates for the next general election tonight amid anticipation from FNM insiders that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis - buoyed by favourable polling numbers - may call an early election very soon.

Govt olive branch on citizenship cases

THE government has offered not to detain or deport any person from The Bahamas who claims to be entitled to citizenship under Article 6 of the Constitution pending the Privy Council’s ruling on the Court of Appeal’s recent citizenship decision as long as the Court of Appeal simultaneously stays the effect of its ruling.

Independence Day murder suspect faces court

A 28-year-old man was charged with murder yesterday in connection with a shooting incident that left a man dead on Independence Day.

Got a disability? Govt wants you to register

OFFICIALS have made a plea to the disabled community to participate in the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development’s ongoing voluntary registration of persons with disabilities.

Former postal chief tells of passbook ‘discrepancy’

A FORMER Acting Postmaster General testified yesterday that the passbook copies Bahamian businessman Rudolph “Rudy” King submitted when a discrepancy was found in his account did not appear to be genuine.

Customs broker faces $1.8m fraud accusation

A CUSTOMS broker was arraigned yesterday over allegations she stole and defrauded more $1.8m from Cable Bahamas over a 12-month period.

30-year sentence stays for trying to kill ex-girlfriend

A MAN who was convicted of trying to murder his ex-girlfriend has been unsuccessful in appealing his 30-year prison sentence.

Diplomats return home from Haiti

FOUR Bahamian diplomats who were stationed in Haiti are now safely back home after the shock assassination of Haitian President Jouvenal Moise last week, said Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield.

Airlines fined thousands for visa failures

CHIEF Superintendent of Police Zhivago Dames said commercial airlines have been fined thousands of dollars for letting passengers enter this country without the required documents, such as the travel health visa.

‘My grandson went to the store - and was shot dead’

A GRANDMOTHER is in mourning after her grandson was shot dead in Ridgeland Park on Saturday.