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More than 21,000 people have received vaccinations

MORE than 21,000 people have been inoculated against the COVID-19 virus to date, as the government awaits the second shipment of COVAX-generated vaccines scheduled to arrive in May.

‘Don’t like my policy on worker vaccines? Sue me’

SUSHI Rokkan co-owner Michael Scott is standing firm against the backlash his restaurant has received to its mandatory vaccine position for employees, telling The Tribune “if they feel that strongly about it, someone should sue me”.

‘No cluster of cases in public education system’

EDUCATION officials say health officials have not reported the existence of any cluster of cases in the public education system nor any connection between the positive cases identified, which are in different institutions.

Minister blames Easter festivities for third wave

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells has said the spike in COVID-19 cases that helped to launch the country into a third wave can be attributed to Easter holiday festivities.

From sports leaders to political hopefuls

THE next elections will see a number of sports figures vying for constituencies.

Haitian migrants arrested after turning school bus into home

THREE Haitian male migrants found in a school bus turned into a home on Abaco were arrested and pleaded guilty to illegal landing before the Magistrate’s Court.

‘Reckless’ posts on massacre

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames says he’s disturbed by social media reports naming police officers as responsible for the murders of six men last week and cautioned the public against spreading unsubstantiated claims.

Probe into detainee’s rape claim

A WOMAN was allegedly raped while detained at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, sparking an investigation into the claim by the Department of Immigration.

Officers’ ordeal in Dorian recovery

A CRIME scene investigator testified in the Coroner’s Court yesterday how he and a team of officers retrieved numerous bodies of victims who were trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after Hurricane Dorian in 2019.

Virus variants are cause for concern

NEW infections during the county’s third wave of COVID-19 are driven by international travel and a relaxed adherence to current health protocols, a health official said.

SAHARA DUST BRINGS HAZY CONDITIONS

HAZY conditions will persist throughout the country for the next few days due to the yearly inflow of Sahara dust, the Department of Meteorology advised yesterday.

Brother of shooting victim in court for crossing crime tape line

THE brother of one of the men who was shot and killed during a suspected gang attack last Thursday was yesterday placed on probation after he admitted going beyond the crime scene tape in an attempt to get to his dying sibling.

Fraud accused granted bail

THE 35-year-old woman who was charged with over 100 fraud-related offences in connection to the recent trend of fake COVID-19 test results was yesterday granted bail prior to the reading of the remaining charges brought against her.

Suspect denies firearm possession

A 27-year-old man who denied being in possession of an unlicensed firearm and quantity of ammunition was granted bail ahead of his trial.

Four accused over gun find

FOUR Freeport men were arraigned on the charge of possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life on Tuesday.

Alarm over rise in attacks on police

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade has expressed concern about the recent increase in assaults on police officers on Grand Bahama, particularly during routine traffic stops.

FNM dismisses PLP campaign ‘rhetoric’

THE Free National Movement has deemed an opposition statement on restricting campaigning because of the pandemic “politically driven rhetoric”.

Lloyd: No concern about an outbreak in schools

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said he has “no concern at all” that an outbreak will occur at schools open for face-to-face learning despite a health official believing the country is experiencing a third wave.

Investigators return to crash scene

INVESTIGATORS will return to Bimini today to continue their probe into a plane crash that killed one of two men on board.

Man killed in stabbing

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident that left one man dead on Collins Avenue early yesterday morning.

‘Assault’ officer retires

THE attorney representing one of the victims of an alleged police brutality incident captured on audio fears the Royal Bahamas Police Force will not bring disciplinary action against the accused senior officer involved in the matter.

BTVI faces action on dismissal

BAHAMAS Technical and Vocational Institute is being accused of wrongful dismissal after making good on its warning and firing an employee of the IT department, citing him for breach of an internal policy on open communication.

Five schools found to have COVID cases

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson yesterday expressed concern with the number of suspected COVID-19 cases being recorded in public schools across New Providence, claiming that most of the cases are students, some “as young as five-years-old”.

‘DON’T GO THERE’: U.S. puts Bahamas back on top level alert as cases rise

THE US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has told Americans to avoid travel to The Bahamas, citing a very high level of COVID-19 in the country.

Man accused of attack on police officer

A 34-YEAR-OLD man was charged with assaulting a police officer, causing damage, making death threats, resisting arrest and using obscene language.