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No lapse in state of emergency, says Minnis

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis tabled Governor General CA Smith’s new proclamation of emergency orders in the House of Assembly yesterday and stressed there has been no discontinuity in the enforcement of his COVID-19 emergency regulations. “Many i

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Officers and marines step up to help colleague with his medical bills

OFFICERS and marines from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force recently came together to financially assist a recently retired comrade with his medical bills. Chief Petty Officer Marvin Newbold was diagnosed in 2014 with a kidney disease known as glomerul

Abuse cases increased in lockdown

SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday his ministry has received increased reports of domestic abuse and child abuse since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Teaching may have to adapt

EDUCATION officials are considering class rotations and limiting face-to-face instruction between teachers and students when the new school year begins, Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd said yesterday.

Officer cleared of beating women

AN officer accused of punching two Exuma women in the face last year has been acquitted of the charges brought against him before the police disciplinary tribunal.

Re-opening dates for day care centres and pre-school

BEGINNING July 16, all registered pre-schools and day care centres will be allowed to reopen, according to the Ministry of Education.

Sent to prison for ATM scam

A 35-year-old man was sentenced to 16 months in prison yesterday after he admitted to defrauding three men by depositing empty envelopes to their bank accounts through ATM transactions to deceitfully remove cash from their accounts. Jackson Colebroo

Attempted murder charge upgraded to murder

A 26-year-old man had his attempted murder charge upgraded to murder yesterday. Farron Palmer appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with the death of Jaron Thompson on March 28. Palmer was initially charged with attempted murder in Apr

22-year-old pleads guilty to card fraud

A 22-year-old, man, who was accused of possessing fraudulent Bahamian documents, was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday. OcNeal Box appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner charged with two counts each of possession of forged documents a

Man ordered to pay his child's mother $800 for her injuries

A MAN was ordered to pay $800 in compensation to his child’s mother after he admitted to harming her during a domestic dispute earlier this week. Ray Sands appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney after he was accused of stabbing the mother of his

Two found dead in separate incidents

POLICE are investigating two more homicides after two men were found dead in separate incidents Tuesday.

Lloyd promises school statement by week's end

EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said a statement will be released at the end of the week advising the public on the way forward for children’s education amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents have been speculating, on social media, that when the new s

Bethel says sorry for failing to renew emergency orders

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel apologised yesterday after his office failed to deliver a resolution extending Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ emergency orders in time for last week’s sitting of the House of Assembly, causing the Governor General’s ori

Family and friends remember Zion, 16

FAMILY and friends gathered at the Fox Town Park in Abaco on Saturday for a memorial service for 16-year-old Zion Clarke, who was tragically killed in a traffic accident on that island about two weeks ago. Edith Clarke, the boy’s mother, said the se

Shot toddler still has the bullet inside her

THE mother of the two-year-old girl shot in Eleuthera on Saturday night believes the gunmen were after a man who lived nearby and not her mother’s house. The toddler, Da’Nyla Roberts, was sitting on the porch in her grandmother’s arms when she was s

Atlantis delays opening to July 30

THE Atlantis resort on Paradise Island has delayed its opening to July 30, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced in the House of Assembly on Tuesday.

THE BIG QUESTION: Independence and your hopes for the nation

The 47th anniversary of Independence finds The Bahamas wrestling with the effects of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic. What are your hopes for the nation as it grapples with these issues and beyond?

First arrivals due in from U.S. ‘spike’ zones

SIX flights are due to arrive in the country from the United States when international commercial travels resumes tomorrow, according to officials at Lynden Pindling International Airport.

Straw vendors - keep market closed

STRAW vendors are calling for the government to push back the Straw Market’s re-opening date until the cruise ship industry resumes in September.

'My brother coughed, then died in my arms’

THE brother of a man fatally shot in Nassau Village on Sunday said he will never forget the moment his sibling took his last breath in his arms after being shot in front of their home.

125 police officers expected to retire, with 270 to be recruited

THIRTY-FIVE senior police officers and 90 contracted officers are expected to retire from the Royal Bahamas Police Force this year.

39-year-old man is charged with incest

A 39-year-old man appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with incest and indecent assault. The man, whose name has been withheld to protect the identity of the complainant, was accused of indecently assaulting and engaging in sexual inte

San Salvador pair accused of having sex with minors in separate incidents

TWO San Salvador men appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner after they were accused of having sex with teenagers in two separate incidents. Terreance Storr, 21, was charged with two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse after he was accused o

Alleged child abductor faces court date

ALLEGED child abductor De’Edra Gibson will appear before Justice Bernard Turner next week to receive the date she will stand trial for abducting four boys from various places in New Providence early last year. Last April, Gibson was charged before M