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Man who refused to put out fire is bound to keep the peace

A MAN who refused to extinguish an open fire he started after being instructed to do so by police officers was yesterday bound to keep the peace for six months.

Former PM Hubert Ingraham has COVID-19

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is in Doctors Hospital with COVID-19 but is expected to make a full recovery, according to his personal doctor, former Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.

Man dead and woman in hospital after shooting

A MAN is dead and a woman is in serious condition in hospital after a shooting on Monday.

Students return - but up to 25 schools still shut

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said there are approximately 20 to 25 schools on four islands that did not see students return to campus today for face-to-face instruction due to needed repairs.

Cat Cay Yacht Club in ‘self-imposed lockdown’

CAT Cay Yacht Club’s manager says the community is in “self-imposed lockdown” after a spike of COVID-19 cases emerged last week.

Man shot dead by police as car ‘speeds through checkpoint’

A MAN was shot dead last night in a police-involved shooting after reportedly racing through a checkpoint at speed.

Grieving mum begs: Give yourself up

THE mother of Omar “Punch” Penn is calling on the gunman who killed her son “like an animal” to turn himself in to the police.

One-shot rollout likely for vaccines

THE country is expected to receive its first doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine by the end of the week, according to Health Minister Renward Wells - and Mr Wells said the government will likely use all doses at once to give 100,000 people their first shot.

‘The FNM is not falling apart’

SEVERAL Cabinet ministers yesterday dismissed speculation that the Minnis administration is “falling apart” following Lanisha Rolle’s resignation, with one MP saying “not everyone is going to make the full five-year term”.

‘LOCK IT DOWN’: Rolle quits after PM ‘shut’ ministry and ordered in auditors

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis ordered a lockdown of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture just days before an internal audit he requested uncovered findings that led to the resignation of Sea Breeze MP Lanisha Rolle, The Tribune can confirm.

UNIVERSITY ACCUSED OF ENDING AGREEMENT

THE Public Managers Union has accused University of Bahamas of abruptly discontinuing a legally binding financial agreement to a segment of the union’s bargaining group.

Guilty of riding around in car with loaded guns

A MAGISTRATE yesterday convicted a man who was caught riding around in a car with two loaded guns.

STAY OUT OF TROUBLE, MAN TOLD AFTER THREAT TO KILL BOAT MATE

A 45-year-old who threatened to kill his boat mate during a drunken argument was yesterday discharged on the agreement that he would stay out of trouble.

MAN DENIES POSSESSION OF GLOCK GUN

A 47-year-old man who denied being in possession of an unlicensed firearm was granted bail ahead of his trial.

64 Haitian migrants are repatriated

SIXTY-FOUR Haitian migrants were repatriated from New Providence yesterday morning.

Mitchell slams court delays with 2013 shooting still unresolved

SENATOR Fred Mitchell has raised concern about the time it takes for matters to close in the judicial system, noting how the trial into the killing of four Fox Hill residents in a 2013 mass shooting has still not reached resolution.

Ministry building renamed to honour Sir Orville Turnquest

THE Ministry of National Security building was officially renamed in honour of former Governor General Sir Orville Turnquest during a special ceremony yesterday.

Women praised for bravery in accusing Peter Nygard

THE first women to come forward and expose Peter Nygard’s alleged international sex trafficking ring are being celebrated for “their incredible bravery in the face of unimaginable odds,” becoming the inaugural recipients of Rotary International’s Action Group Against Slavery Hero Award for Outstanding Courage.

Wells: More nurses for Family Islands planned

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said yesterday his ministry plans to send additional nurses to the Family Islands to administer COVID-19 vaccines once doses become available.

Bethel: Govt ‘close’ on bill to replace COVID restrictions

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel says his office is close to completing a post-Emergency Orders Bill that will replace current COVID-19 restrictions.

Davis says candidates committee will decide over Vaughn Miller

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis said criticism of Golden Isles MP Vaughn Miller does not “go to the root of whether he will be nominated or not.”

Culmer aims for McAlpine seat

A LOCAL government representative in Grand Bahama thinks he is the best choice to run on the Free National Movement’s ticket in Pineridge, as the party interviews candidates in Nassau to replace incumbent Rev Frederick McAlpine.

UPDATED: Cabinet Office confirms Lanisha Rolle's resignation, says 'certain matters' are under investigation

IN a statement confirming Lanisha Rolle’s resignation as minister of youth, sports, and culture, the Cabinet Office said “certain matters have been brought to the attention” of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and are now “under investigation”.

Wells: Vaccine will be in the country by end of the week

MINISTER of Health Renward Wells says the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine will be in the country by the end of this week.

Suspect held in double shooting

A MAN is dead and another is in hospital after a double shooting last night on John Road off Hospital Lane.