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Several accused over drugs after police operation in Grand Bahama

SEVERAL people were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs following a police operation in three drug hotspots on Grand Bahama.

28 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, one additional death

THE Ministry of Health said 28 additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday while another person died from the disease.

Good Samaritans to bring tent facility to expand patient capacity

THE Samaritan’s Purse organisation - which offered assistance in Abaco and Grand Bahama in the wake of Hurricane Dorian - has partnered with the government to provide a 28-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment unit.

D’Aguilar - PLP is all criticism, but no plan

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday defended the government’s decision to restart the tourism industry next month against criticisms from the opposition party, saying he has yet to hear a plan from the PLP.

Rising deaths and younger patients - a bleak picture of COVID-19

THE Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation has raised alarm about the country’s COVID-19 crisis, citing an eight-fold rise in deaths since July and a shift towards younger people catching and dying from the disease.

Turnquest criticises ‘misleading’ reports on loans

FINANCE Minister Peter Turnquest yesterday criticised reports accusing the government of acquiring loans from banks caught up in controversy, insisting such claims are “very incorrect” and “misleading”.

Wells: we’re not trying to overwork healthcare staff

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said the Public Hospitals Authority’s controversial shift system is designed to get the maximum amount of work from healthcare workers without overworking them.

Decision awaited on Junkanoo during pandemic

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle said officials are awaiting Cabinet’s decision on how Junkanoo can still be celebrated this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

SYSTEM ERROR: Virtual learning fiasco as pupils are unable to log into online classes

AFTER weeks of preparation by the Ministry of Education, the virtual learning system crashed on day one for thousands of public education students who tried to log on.

‘Lockdowns work - but need to find balance’

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells yesterday defended the government’s use of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic saying the tough measures have been proven to work.

COVID? I could give a sermon

BISHOP Simeon Hall has made a plea from his hospital bed for Bahamians to take COVID-19 seriously after he contracted the disease.

Davis pays tribute as ex-minister dies, 77

FORMER Cabinet minister Darrell Rolle died at his home yesterday at 77 years of age.

BROADCASTING HQ SHUTS AGAIN FOR CLEANING

THE Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas’ headquarters at Harcourt “Rusty” Bethel Drive was closed yesterday for cleaning and sanitisation after another staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

PARK GETS A FRESH LOOK

ALTHOUGH New Providence parks and playgrounds are not open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the country’s most historical parks in the Over-the-Hill area has recently been remodeled by the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies.

That’s the way the cookie crumbles as teen gets probation over marijuana

A TEENAGER who was found with marijuana cookies and batter was yesterday placed on a year’s probation and ordered to attend drug counselling classes.

Homeless man discharged after violating curfew

A magistrate yesterday discharged a man for violating the curfew after he explained that he was homeless.

Dominicans detained after vessel sinks

THREE Dominicans were detained by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in Inagua after they were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter stationed in Matthew Town, after their vessel is reported to have sunk.

Showing a message of love

VOLUNTEERS at the Bahamas Feeding Network have been getting shirty with COVID-19.

COVID limits show need for Freeport cancer centre

THE inability of cancer patients to receive oncology care during the COVID-19 pandemic due to travel restrictions and the lockdown has highlighted the urgent need again for an oncology centre in Freeport.

Pointe’s Chinese workers fly home

TWO hundred and seventy-eight Chinese nationals, including more than 100 former workers of The Pointe, travelled to China on Friday as the West Bay Street development nears completion, according to Chinese counsellor Haigang Yin.

Ministers clear of COVID-19

ALL government ministers who were directly exposed to Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira on September 29 have tested negative for COVID-19.

Dialysis patient found dead in car

A PATIENT was found dead in his car in a parking lot at Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday.

Nurses anger over recruits’ new rota

THE Bahamas Nurses Union could be gearing up for another fight with the Public Hospitals Authority after more than 100 nurses were allegedly put on a shift system that the union has consistently opposed, according to BNU president Amancha Williams.

Davis: Govt not living in the real world

AFTER a meeting with Pan American Health Organisation officials yesterday, Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis accused the Minnis administration of not doing enough to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

Sands: We need to reset our strategy

AFTER New Providence and Abaco spent the weekend in lockdown, former Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands said the country needs a national reset to deal with the rising COVID-19 cases which are “at least twice the amount” reported.