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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The recent spate of shootings in the country are believed to be connected to gang activity, according to police. During a press briefing at CID, Assistant Commissioner of Police Solomon Cash advised that police are making headway in their investigations. Cash noted the majority of recent shooting incidents have occurred in the south-central and southern divisions, including Englerston,...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government will distribute all 20,000 doses of the first tranche of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine initially, opposed to holding two shots for only 10,000 people, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis. Minnis was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the opening of the Inagua Passport Office in Matthew Town yesterday. The Bahamas received...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal has upheld a magistrate’s decision to authorize the taking of a DNA sample of a man for a police investigation involving incest with his niece. The judgment, delivered by Justice Jon Issacs on March 1, was centered around the June 14, 2020 ruling of Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux. Turnquest-Deveaux granted a police application authorizing...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Several men were arraigned in the Magistrate's Court today on separate charges of rape and unlawful sexual assault of young girls and women between the ages of 14 and 47. Divon D'emon Seymour, 39, of Red Street, Ida Street, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney and was charged with three counts of rape, assault with intent to rape...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Four men were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court today on drug trafficking charges for 336 pounds of marijuana. Emmanuel Brown, 32; Andy Glinton, 37; Peter Joseph Lewis, 47, of Fire Trail Road; along with Jamaican national Collin Russell, 42, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes. The men were charged with possession of dangerous drugs with intent...

Another man dies in separate shooting NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 10-year-old boy was killed in a shooting incident on Finlayson Street and Bola Avenue, Bain Town, last night. Police are also investigating a second murder at a residence on Barger Lane off Cox Street, Fox Hill. According to preliminary reports, the first incident took place sometime after 9pm. "Units responded...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Health Renward Wells said yesterday that the suspension of a batch of AstraZeneca vaccines in some European countries represents a near-zero occurrence statistically, while the Ministry of Health assured the AstraZeneca doses in The Bahamas differ from the reportedly affected batch. “The ministry operates on the advice of medical professionals, so the vaccine committee are...

New affidavit seeks to protect “ethnic Haitian organic communities” on island NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister yesterday gave notice to Parliament that the government will take “decisive action” against a shantytown on Abaco known as The Farm, insisting the effort “is going to be relentless”. The minister said there were “legal maneuvers” in the courts. “Mr...

NASSAU,BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday dismissed as “an outright fabrication” assertions by Opposition Leader Philip Brave Davis that he had informed ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) of an early election before informing the Bahamian people. “That is an outright fabrication. Elections are not due until May of next year,” Minnis said in Parliament yesterday. “When that...

Ministry of Health assures 20K AstraZeneca COVID vaccines donated to Bahamas meet all "requirements and standards" NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Consultant Physician Staff Association President (CPSA) Dr Sabriquet Pinder-Butler said yesterday that the batch of Oxford AstraZeneca that has been suspended in some European countries as a precaution amid some cases of blood clotting in vaccinated people is “concerning”. She noted...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — An increase in armed robberies is being investigated by police, according to Assistant Commissioner Solomon Cash. This trend was announced in a press conference held by the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) updating the media on the crime management strategies and investigations for the year. Assistant Commissioner Solomon Cash. (FILE PHOTO) Cash said: “You will notice that...

Passengers will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and test negative before boarding NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Miami-based luxury cruise line Crystal Cruises will offer seven-night all-Bahamas cruises in early July, a move Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said could serve as a “tipping point” for the country’s stalled tourism industry. “This is a milestone achievement, one we are most honored...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee is expected to have its COVID-19 vaccination rollout plan by today, according to committee Co-Chair Ed Fields. Fields, along with National Immunization Manager Ruth Bastian, appeared as guests on ILTV's "Beyond the Headlines" with host Clint Watson Wednesday night, just hours after the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Several furloughed hotel workers protested in Rawson Square on Wednesday, once again calling on the Atlantis resort to pay out workers who want to be made redundant after nearly a year of the hotel’s limited operation. Several furloughed Atlantis employees stage a demonstration in Rawson Square on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Since the pandemic hit The Bahamas...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bank of The Bahamas (BOB), through its attorney Gail Lockhart-Charles, has sought to clarify that a judgment awarding $9.8 million in damages to former Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller for the breach of leases at his Summerwinds Plaza property contained no statements against the BISX-listed lender. “Bank of The Bahamas wishes the public and the press...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday suggested that once all individuals are vaccinated against COVID-19, there will no longer be a need for restrictive protocols such as limited dining at restaurants, wearing masks or socializing. Minnis was responding in Parliament to a question from House Speaker Halson Moultrie over the first COVID-19 vaccine guidelines announced by the...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has announced the launch of RBC Caribbean Financial Advisory Services (CFAS), a new business line offering expert financial consulting advice to business clients and corporate clients across the Caribbean. CFAS will offer consultancy services in mergers and acquisitions, financial consulting and debt and equity financing. These services are designed to meet the...

EU’s medicines regulator said there is no indication the vaccine is linked to an increased risk of blood clots NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A day after The Bahamas received its first allocation of Oxford's AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, several European Union (EU) countries have suspended the use of a batch of AstraZeneca as a precaution after reports of some people having blood...