Homepage for the Visual Studio Code Flask tutorial.

Water sales up ahead of storm’s passage

WITH Hurricane Dorian expected to begin impacting the southern Bahamas tonight, some businesses in New Providence have already seen an increase in water sales since the storm was announced.

Grand Bahamians get ready for hurricane

GRAND Bahamians are not taking any chances and have started heading to grocery and hardware stores to purchase water and necessary hurricane supplies as Dorian approaches.

UPDATED: Govt’s appeal of Frank Smith acquittal dismissed

THE Court of Appeal has unanimously rebuked the Crown’s appeal of former PLP Senator Frank Smith’s acquittal of multiple bribery and extortion charges, marking the state’s second loss in what PLP supporters have called a political “witch hunt” against him.

Injunction delay keeps strikers out

PUBLIC healthcare services remained limited to emergencies only for most of yesterday despite a court injunction ordering junior doctors back to work.

Senior officer to face action over ‘assaults’

POLICE Commissioner Anthony Ferguson has brought disciplinary charges against a senior officer accused of punching two women in an Exuma incident that recently went viral.

$250m agreement signed for cruise port management

THE Minnis administration signed a Heads of Agreement yesterday for a $250m project with Global Ports Holding to redevelop and manage the Nassau Cruise Port.The project will anchor the administration’s efforts to revitalise downtown Nassau.Through it

Girl says her sex claims against cop were not true

THE teenage girl at the heart of an unlawful sexual intercourse allegation against a police reservist yesterday told a court that the claims against the accused in her statement to police are not true.The teenager, testifying by video link before Jus

Thieves hold man at knifepoint after car accident

A MAN was able to escape armed thieves who took him to his home at knife-point after a car accident, police said yesterday. The incident began shortly after 10pm on Tuesday, when a man was driving on Acklins Street, Coconut Grove. Police said the vic

80 pre-schools sign up to join partnership with ministry

MORE than 80 private pre-schools have entered into partnership with the Ministry of Education this year. The announcement was made at the Ministry of Education’s private pre-school contract presentation and official signing ceremony. The Ministry o

100 migrants repatriated

MORE than 100 Haitian migrants were repatriated to Port-au-Prince yesterday under a deportation order. A press release from the Department of Immigration said a joint team of law enforcement officers departed Lynden Pindling International Airport at

Haitians rescued after freighter runs aground

EIGHT Haitian nationals were rescued during a combined effort by members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and OPBAT yesterday morning after their vessel ran aground in the southern Bahamas. The 57-ft wooden cargo freighter ‘SHAMU TOO’ was en route

'We're eating ourselves into an early grave'

BAHAMIANS are eating themselves into an early grave, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday, noting that more than 70 percent of the population is overweight. He gave the sober news as he presented the results of the 2019 STEPS Survey. The re

More than one in ten has had sex act against will

MORE than one in ten Bahamians have been the victim of a non-consensual sex act, according to the Ministry of Health’s recent STEPS survey. Health Minister Duane Sands yesterday described this as a “disturbing number”. The survey found 13.1 percent

Unified bus system pilot plan to cost $600,000

THE government’s unified bus system study will cost about $600,000, Transport Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.He said the government expects to reap about $300,000 from the programme while Cabinet has already approved that amount for it.The stu

Get back to work: Govt wins court order forcing halt to strike action

BAHAMAS Doctors Union has been blocked from taking further industrial action against the government and ordered to return to work after an injunction was granted yesterday by Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder.

Suicidal thoughts - 17,000 have them

MORE than 17,000 Bahamians “seriously considered” attempting suicide in the last year, according to the Ministry of Health’s recently conducted STEP survey.

Dorian’s path may miss us

IT IS still too early to tell whether Tropical Storm Dorian will strengthen into a hurricane in time to affect the country.

UK’s envoy: So much to work on together

ACCESS to British visa and consular services will remain unchanged despite the return of a resident High Commissioner to the capital.

BPL could miss target for engines back on line

BAHAMAS Power & Light has encountered difficulties bringing its engines online and has been forced to reassess the time it will take to repair the units, the company said yesterday.

Bahamian pair given Chevening scholarships

THE British High Commission in Nassau is pleased to announce that two Bahamians have been awarded Chevening Scholarships to pursue master’s degrees in the United Kingdom.Confirmation of the scholars, Dwaneisha McGregor and Ashley Sturrup, comes after

Workshop to tackle the abuse of children

BAHAMAS Against Crime announced yesterday that it will host a national workshop to address and bring awareness to the abuse and exploitation of children in the Bahamas.The workshop will be held at the Holy Trinity Activities Centre, tackling many chi

Pair accused of $2,000 fraud

AN immigration officer and an air-conditioner technician were charged yesterday with defrauding another man of $2,000. Edwin Morley, 31, and Clive Schroeter stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt on one count each of fraud and conspirac

94 Haitians told not to come back illegally

NEARLY 100 Haitians were granted a conditional discharge yesterday after admitting to entering the country illegally earlier this week. The 94 Haitian migrants — 79 men and 15 women — have been ordered not to return to The Bahamas in the manner they

Man with gun 'planned to hand it in to police'

A MAN has been given a conditional discharge for being caught with a loaded firearm because he planned to “do the right thing” and turn it in to police, but was afraid to do so. On Monday, Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis ordered Vaughn Johnson

'Total radar coverage' by 2020

DOPPLER weather radars will be installed in Mayaguana and Ragged Island “early next year” - meaning by 2020, the Bahamas will have “total radar coverage” for approaching systems, Department of Meteorology Senior Deputy Director Jeffrey Simmons confir