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COVID cases on rise among youngsters

HEALTH officials are troubled by the trend of children catching COVID-19 at a greater rate than they did during the first and second waves, Health Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.

Curfew tightens on Family Islands

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday the daily curfew in Andros, the Berry Islands and Cat Island will be 8pm to 5am starting today out of concern for the COVID-19 situation on those islands.

Woman arrested for begging is discharged

A MAGISTRATE yesterday discharged a woman who was arrested for begging in a public place.

Man charged with rape

A 28-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday with rape.

Family suing for $10m after cruise to The Bahamas on super yacht

THE family of a Canadian billionaire is suing a super yacht company for $10 million after claiming they were left “violently ill” and subject to false imprisonment by the “odorous, ill-tempered British captain” of their luxury cruise to The Bahamas.

‘Great success’ as mangrove restoration gets underway

MANGROVE restoration is underway in Grand Bahama and Abaco, where replanting events have taken place, bringing the total number of mangroves planted to over 10,000.

Officers testify about human trafficking investigation

THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.

Man acquitted of rape is awarded $767,000 in damages

A FORMER food store manager who was acquitted of rape was recently awarded $767,000 in damages after he sued the government for malicious prosecution and unlawful arrest.

Software delay for MARCO Alert system

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials are waiting to receive “mass communication software” that will send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the roll-out of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.

Mixed feelings from vendors over conch warning

CONCH vendors have given mixed reviews on the Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s (BAHFSA) advice to stop selling raw conch until the source of contamination leading to food poisoning cases can be determined.

Demolitions ‘with decency’ - but Bannister says it’s not up to him to take care of displaced residents

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister has stressed the demolition of homes in the Farm shanty town in Abaco will be done with decency but said it is not his responsibility to take care of residents displaced by the destruction of their houses.

Wells: We’re trying to hire nurses locally to fix shortage

WITH the country facing a serious nursing shortage amid its third wave of COVID-19, Health Minister Renward Wells says officials are looking to recruit nurses locally as opposed to hiring them from abroad.

September goal for schools

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said he is committed to doing whatever it takes to bring back face-to-face learning in the country’s public education system by this September.

Are the variant strains here? We’re still waiting for results

HEALTH officials are still waiting to receive the test results of several positive COVID-19 samples that were sent abroad to determine which of the new coronavirus strains are present in the country.

Drug lord conviction confirmed

THE Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the conviction of Dwight Major, who was found guilty of several drug related offences over a decade ago.

Student killed in school stabbing

A STABBING incident yesterday at Government High School has left an 11th grader dead and another student in serious condition in hospital.

‘Some will welcome it - but not everybody’

BAHAMAS Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union President Darrin Woods said Atlantis’ decision to lay off 700 workers was inevitable and will be welcomed by the scores of employees who agitated for severance cheques.

ATLANTIS AXE FALLS ON 700: Resort confirms ‘difficult but necessary’ decision to make staff redundant

SEVEN hundred employees at Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island were laid off yesterday, a decision resort officials say was made due to COVID-19’s impact on travel and other economic uncertainties.

Hazelle top in Grand Bahama

TABERNACLE Baptist Christian Academy’s Hazelle Taylor obtained the highest results in the Bahamas Junior Certification exams in Grand Bahama.

$500 fine over 13 grams of hemp

A 29-year-old man, who was found with marijuana yesterday, was fined $500.

Five deny stealing boat worth $50k

FIVE Harbour Island men who denied stealing a $50,000 boat from another man on the island were each granted bail yesterday before their trial.

U.S. man accused of trafficking

POLICE have arrested a 61-year-old American man suspected of human trafficking.

Man arrested after marijuana find

GRAND Bahama police arrested a man for drug possession on Monday.

$2.4m paid out in rent to support Bahamians

THE government has paid out $2.4m in rental assistance to hurting Bahamians amid the COVID-19 pandemic over the last ten months, acting Social Services Director Kim Sawyer revealed yesterday.

Warning: Be cautious over buying or eating conch

THE Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority’s (BAHFSA) Food Safety and Quality Unit has again advised consumers not to purchase or consume any raw fresh conch or conch that they suspect was not properly handled and/or fully cooked.