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Fraudster is told to pay back stolen money

A 21-year-old woman who defrauded Commonwealth Bank of over $3,000 was placed on two years’ probation and ordered to pay back the stolen money.

Bail denied in assault case

A 23-year-old man who was accused of assaulting his uncle during a domestic dispute earlier this year was denied bail ahead of his trial yesterday.

Man accused of taxi driver killing

A MAN who evaded arrest for two years by fleeing to the United States was arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with the murder of a taxi driver in 2018.

Food kits help to fight hunger in Grand Bahama

A total of 2,400 food kits were secured for a major food distribution initiative on Grand Bahama, through a $50,000 donation from the Lyford Cay Club Charitable Trust (LCCCT).

‘If police and RBDF can be promoted, why can’t we?’

AFTER watching other law enforcement officers advance, the Correctional Officers Staff Association has insisted that now is not the time for the government to withhold promotions for deserving officers.

Wells: we’re looking for best fit in reopening to tourism

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells has defended the government’s November 1 target for more relaxations in the tourism sector despite high COVID-19 figures and an overstretched healthcare system.

'We're here to help'

A team of physicians, nurses, and administrative support from Samaritan’s Purse is set to commence clinical services in a field hospital erected on the grounds of Princess Margaret Hospital today.

Erin's stalker ordeal

A POPULAR radio personality says she’s been living in fear for the past three months after several encounters with a stalker who has left her frightening messages on social media and hung around outside her place of work.

‘Shift row merits an apology’

BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams said the Public Hospitals Authority should apologise for attempting to implement a new eight-hour night shift system, which breached the terms outlined in their industrial agreement.

Another victim of drive-by killers

THE sister of a man who was shot and killed at Dumping Ground Corner on Friday night said the family is reeling over her brother’s death.

42 Haitian migrants deported

THE Department of Immigration deported 42 migrants to Haiti last Friday.

Six deaths added to COVID toll

ONE hundred and eighty-six cases of COVID-19 and eight more related deaths were recorded between Friday and Saturday, pushing the country’s coronavirus tally to 5,703.

Woman injured after crashing into tree

A woman was injured after her car crashed into a tree on Western Road on Saturday night.

243 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths reported on Thursday and Friday

The Ministry of Health reported that there was a total of 243 new COVID-19 cases and four additional deaths on Thursday and Friday.

Samaritan's Purse sets up tent hospital at PMH

Samaritan's Purse in partnership with Princess Margaret Hospital is setting up a 20-bed tent hospital at PMH to assist in management of COVID-19 cases.

'Difficult decisions will have to be made' if healthcare system continues operating beyond capacity

HEALTH officials admitted Friday that tough decisions will have to be made concerning the patients that will be given priority care if the country’s healthcare system continues to operate beyond its current capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHA decides against implementing eight-hour night shift for nurses

THE Public Hospitals Authority has decided not to implement a new eight-hour night shift system, which was vehemently opposed by the Bahamas Nurses Union this week.

30 children return to Grand Bahama Children's Home

THIRTY of the 43 children from Grand Bahama Children’s Home who were relocated to New Providence a year ago after Hurricane Dorian, returned to Freeport on Friday morning.

Former fugitive faces murder charge

A FORMER fugitive alleged to have committed murder was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

Fine for man found with marijuana

A 23-year-old man who was found with over a pound of marijuana was fined $1,300 on Friday.

Woman pleads guilty to fraud charges

A 26-year-old woman was charged with fraud in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday.

Teenager fined for not wearing mask

A TEENAGER was fined $150 on Friday after police found him on a local beach without a face mask late last month.

Man shot by police after chase

A man is in hospital after being shot by police following a chase early on Friday.

13 Cubans held

A total of 13 Cubans were transported to the capital aboard Defence Force patrol craft HMBS Leon Livingstone Smith after being apprehended by a United States Coast Guard cutter in the southwest Bahamas.

On a wing and a prayer

THE Billy Graham Rapid Response Team is sending chaplains to Nassau to help with the Samaritan’s Purse emergency field hospital that is being set up to treat COVID-19 patients.