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14 new cases in past two days

FOUR new cases of coronavirus were recorded yesterday - with another ten on Sunday, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

Long queues for pension registration

PENSIONERS crowded outside the National Insurance Board’s headquarters yesterday for pension verification before the January 15 deadline to avoid interruption in benefit payments.

Payments being made after delay in unemployment

AFTER a delay in the disbursement of unemployment benefits from the National Insurance Board, Minister for National Insurance Brensil Rolle confirmed to The Tribune that funds are now available and payments are being made.

Environmentalists granted leave for oil drilling judicial review

A JUDGE has granted environmentalists leave to conduct a judicial review concerning Bahamas Petroleum Company's exploratory drilling on Tuesday morning.

Desperate turning to ‘sex survival’

A SPOKESPERSON for the LGBT+ community says due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many in this grouping have fallen on hard times sparking a proliferation in sex work.

‘Atlantis failed to follow the rules’

THE union representing hotel workers has claimed Atlantis management did not follow provisions set out in an industrial agreement regarding how employees are to be furloughed.

‘RESULTS AREN’T ALL THAT MATTER’: Officials insist exams were success despite criticism over grades

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday staunchly defended the results of the 2020 national examinations, insisting the tests were a “success and remarkable accomplishment” despite the challenges of COVID-19.

Man dies after shooting in Montell Heights

ANOTHER man is dead after a shooting in Montell Heights last night, making him the sixth person killed in five days.

Jailed for four years over unlicenced gun

A 23-year-old man, found with an unlicenced gun and over 50 rounds of illegal ammunition, was sentenced to four years in prison yesterday.

Probation for punching girlfriend in mouth

A MAN who punched his girlfriend after he thought he saw her flirting with a lesbian in a local bar was yesterday placed on probation for a year.

In court over $5 of hemp

AN ABACO man who was found with a marijuana joint during the Christmas holidays has been placed on probation for three months.

Schools open? Why not tell the teaching union?

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has accused education officials of not communicating about today’s reopening of schools.

First cases in San Salvador

SAN Salvador residents are on alert after the tiny island recorded its first two cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.

‘Highly likely’ new strain will reach The Bahamas

A local infectious disease expert believes it is “highly likely” the new variant of COVID-19 already detected in some 33 countries will reach Bahamian shores.

‘Brother’s death leaves us heartbroken’

THE sister of the teacher who was found dead in a classroom of a local government school on New Year’s Day said the news of his death has left their family shocked and heartbroken.

Three men dead in separate shootings

Police are investigating the deaths of three men in separate shooting incidents on Sunday and Monday.

20 feared lost after search is abandoned

THE US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a boat that left The Bahamas last week with 20 people on board, but failed to arrive at its planned destination in South Florida a day later.

UPDATED: Woman shot dead in Abaco, her younger brother injured

AN 18-year-old woman was shot and killed at her home in Abaco on Sunday afternoon in an incident that also left her younger brother in hospital.

THANKS, DOC! Queen’s top honour for doctor leading our fight to combat COVID crisis

MORE than two dozen Bahamians have been recognised in Queen Elizabeth’s 2021 New Year’s Honours list for their outstanding service to the country, with health consultant Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis leading the list.

Coach speaks out over new year killings

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding two shootings that claimed the lives of two men in separate incidents on New Year’s Eve.

TWO HELD OVER GUN FIND

TWO men were arrested for possession of an illegal firearm and ammunition following a search by police of a residence in the Eight Mile Rock area. TWO HELD OVER GUN FIND

Search for Mako vessel suspended

Saturday UPDATE: The US Coast Guard suspended its search for the Mako vessel on New Year's Day. The Coast Guard said that, along with partner agencies, it searched approximately 17,000 square miles, roughly double the size of Massachusetts, for about 84 hours.

Two men shot dead on New Year's Eve

Police are investigating after two men were shot dead on Thursday night.

Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis awarded CMG in Queen's New Year's Honours

DR MERCELINE DAHL-REGIS is among 24 Bahamians named in the Queen’s 2020 New Year’s Honours.

Stapledon School employee found dead in classroom

Police are investigating after a Stapledon School employee was found dead in one of the classrooms on Friday.