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More than 2,000 students registered for homeschooling in four years

MORE than 2,000 students have registered for homeschooling over the last four years, according to Education Minister Jeff Lloyd.

Davis defends PLP plan to reduce VAT to 10 percent

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday State Minister for Finance Kwasi Thompson “does not appear to understand the economics” surrounding consumption taxes as he defended the PLP’s plan to reduce value added tax to ten percent for one year if the party wins the next general election.

Rolle: Don’t put officers in position to use deadly force

COMMISSIONER of Police Paul Rolle has responded to renewed concerns about unjustified force in the wake of police killings, urging people not to put police in a position to use deadly force.

‘Race against time’ to find two men missing after plane crash

SEARCH and rescue teams are in a “race against time” to find two men missing since Friday when a plane crashed in waters near Salina Point, Acklins, according to a relative yesterday.

‘A day for the community’ as police conduct walkabout

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle and his officers conducted a walkabout in the Mason’s Addition and Kemp Road area yesterday.

First vaccines arrive in The Bahamas

TWENTY thousand vaccines arrived at Lynden Pindling International Airport shortly before noon on Wednesday, symbolising a new era for the country as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘BEATING’ COP PUT ON LEAVE: Force moves quickly on voice recording of ‘assault’ on suspect

A POLICE officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into an alarming, widely circulated voice note purporting police brutality and alleged assault of a man while in custody.

Double killer launches appeal

A MAN convicted of robbing and killing a married couple in Grand Bahama five years ago has launched an appeal against his 60-year conviction.

Two more victims of COVID

THE nation’s COVID-19 death toll has risen to 185 after two more deaths were recorded.

GB Port Authority making Susan J Wallace Community Center available for vaccinations

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority is making a portion of the Susan J Wallace Community Center available to the Public Hospitals Authority and the Grand Bahama Health Services as a vaccination centre for administering the COVID-19 vaccine.

Woman who gave police wrong name discharged with warning

A 38-YEAR-OLD woman who claimed she gave officers the wrong name because people commonly confused her surname with another name of a similar pronunciation was discharged with a warning.

Man shot dead in his car

A MAN was shot dead last night in Pinewood Gardens, police said.

Ministry lifts moratorium on new scholarships for international studies

THE Ministry of Education has lifted its moratorium on new scholarships for international studies for the 2021/2022 school year, according to Education Minister Jeff Lloyd.

Grand Bahama police warn over marijuana packaging

GRAND Bahama police are warning the public to be aware of “the deceptive and illegal” distribution of marijuana in packaging similar to legitimate snack product brands.

AG advises PLP against voters’ drive

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel said he has advised the Progressive Liberal Party against hosting an unlawful voter registration drive that would have allowed a first-time voter to win a car.

‘Those who are eligible and able to receive vaccine should do so willingly’

Archbishop Patrick Pinder, Catholic archbishop of Nassau, yesterday said people should follow the Roman Catholic Church’s position on COVID-19 vaccines that those “who are eligible and able to receive the vaccine should do so willingly”.

Rupert Roberts backs minimum wage increase

SUPER Value owner Rupert Roberts said while he supports the Progressive Liberal Party’s pre-election proposal to increase the minimum wage, he was left confused by the party’s value added tax plans.

Ministry recognises International Women’s Day

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs recognised Commonwealth Day and International Women’s Day yesterday.

OKAY, DARNELL WHERE’S THE PROOF? Govt lodges robust defence to claims by former BPL chief

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister wants former Bahamas Power & Light chairwoman Darnell Osborne to provide “strict proof” that he acted with malicious intent when he discussed her departure from BPL’s board in 2018, according to a defence filed in the Supreme Court last month.

Parents need to take key role in education

Some public schools have seen student participation drop to “less than 50 percent,” Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday as he urged parents to take their children’s education more seriously.

PM promises more women in Cabinet

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Free National Movement is recruiting more women to run on the party’s ticket in the next general election, as he lamented the “historic low” of women representation in his Cabinet.

FNM claims PLP making promises it does not intend to keep

THE Free National Movement has accused the Progressive Liberal Party of making election promises it does not intend to keep.

Man and woman injured in separate shootings

A MAN and a woman are in hospital after they were shot in separate incidents on Sunday.

COVID-19 DEATH TOLL RISES BY ONE TO 183

THE country’s COVID- 19 death toll rose by one to 183 on Sunday after the death of an 80- year-old man was reclassified.

Six months in prison for former bank supervisor

A FORMER bank supervisor who last week admitted stealing over $35,000 from customer accounts to help pay her own bills was yesterday sentenced to six months in prison.