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Celebrating Earth Day

IN celebration of Earth Day, US Chargé d’Affaires Usha Pitts formally announced a $10,000 grant competition for local organisations.

Speaker hits out at govt after Parliament COVID-19 case

FOLLOWING confirmation that a House of Assembly staffer tested positive for COVID-19, Speaker Halson Moultrie revealed that his protocol recommendations were ignored by the government.

’Employees rights are protected’

LABOUR Director John Pinder has said employees have the right to file trade disputes in instances where employers deem it mandatory for workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Mass parties show guard is slipping

A LOCAL infectious diseases expert is again urging Bahamians to not let their guards down and become relaxed with current health protocols, insisting that the country’s fight with the novel coronavirus is far from over.

WILL BIDEN HELP? Govt asks Washington to give us share of U.S. excess vaccine supplies

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials have petitioned the United States to give The Bahamas some of its Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.

Man in hospital after shooting

A MAN is in the hospital after he was shot on Monday night.

21 Cubans repatriated

TWENTY-ONE Cuban migrants were repatriated to Havana yesterday.

HOUSE STAFF UNDER QUARANTINE

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie and the majority of House staffers are under quarantine after Chief Clerk David Forbes tested positive for COVID-19, The Tribune understands.

TOUGH TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN PANDEMIC

A GRAND Bahama Port Authority executive admits efforts to attract new foreign direct investments to Freeport were challenged to some extent due to travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

SHIPPING RELIEF AID TO HELP ST VINCENT

AS a part of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s mission to provide disaster relief assistance, HMBS Lawrence Major left the country on Saturday to assist in delivering relief supplies to St Vincent and the Grenadines.

Siblings attacked neighbour

TWO siblings who attacked their neighbour during an altercation last week were ordered to keep the peace and compensate the woman.

Man ‘paid $150 for fake stamp’ to stay in country

A JAMAICAN man who paid another man $150 for a fake immigration stamp he tried to use to extend his stay in the country was yesterday sentenced to six months behind bars.

Man denies hitting girlfriend

A MAN who denied harming his former girlfriend was yesterday granted $3,000 bail ahead of his trial.

Pair accused of robbery

A WOMAN and a teen were charged with armed robbery in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

831 COVID citations issued so far this year

COVID-19 ambassadors and police officers have issued 831 citations so far this year for breaking COVID-19 emergency rules, a number that corresponds to $551,800 in fines.

Bimini man dies and 55 new cases recorded

FIFTY-FIVE new COVID-19 cases and one more virus-related death were recorded in the country on Sunday.

$73,000 of suspected marijuana found

A WOMAN was arrested by officers of the Drug Enforcement Unit after they found more than $73,000 worth of suspected marijuana at her residence.

Limit on vaccine supplies announced

DUE to “limited” vaccine supplies, at this time the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine will be restricted to Bahamian citizens and permanent residents 18 and older, as well as residents in the previously stated priority groups.

University rejects FNM criticism over debate

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has rebuffed the Free National Movement’s criticism of the pre-election series of debates it has organised with Verizon Media Group.

Alarm as relative searches for detained Cuban woman

A RELATIVE of a Cuban woman who is allegedly being detained at an immigration facility in the country is appealing to officials to allow her to speak with her loved one.

Computers donated by U.S. schools

FIVE Virginia based high schools have donated 119 Dell touchscreen notebook computers along with power supplies to the Ministry of Education.

Teenagers accused of fatal stabbing

FOUR teenagers were yesterday charged in the Magistrate’s Court with murder in connection with two separate incidents.

Demolition - then what do I do?

LIFE is full of uncertainty for Abaco resident Gerald François, who fears for his future on the island with a looming eviction and inevitable demolition of his newly built home in The Farm shanty town.

WE’RE ON THE RIGHT COURSE: Dahl-Regis addresses concerns over easing of controls on ‘vaccinated’

THE chairperson of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee has responded to health professionals’ concerns surrounding the removal of the PCR testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers to The Bahamas, saying the government is relying on the latest science.

Indian families tell of nation’s virus struggle

WITH India confirming more than 300,000 cases of COVID-19 in a 24-hour period, the Indian community here in The Bahamas says it has been affected by the loss of loved ones in that country.