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Pintard to PM, 'Stop flip-flopping on marital rape'
Pintard to PM, 'Stop flip-flopping on marital rape'
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Opposition Free National Movement Leader Michael Pintard slammed Prime Minister Philip Davis for his comments which suggested that divorce is a solution for marital rape, Pintard contends that the response does not address the issue the specific social ill. Davis suggested on Monday that criminalizing marital rape was not "contained" in his [...]
Two juvenile males arrested in connection with firearm discovery
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Authorities have confirmed that two juvenile males were arrested in the Bain & Grants Town constituency on Monday April 15, 2024 following the discovery of a firearm containing ammunition. Police said officers from Operation Ceasefire, inclusive of officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBPF), apprehended a 17-year-old male in the area [...]
Six Presumed Dead After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Six Presumed Dead After Baltimore Bridge Collapse
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, USA - Six people are missing and presumed dead after a container ship hit the landmark Francis Scott key bridge in the us city of Baltimore, causing it to collapse.
Police Commissioner disappointed with allegations of police harassment by Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president
Police Commissioner disappointed with allegations of police harassment by Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander expressed disappointment with allegations of police harassment made by Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Kyle Wilson. Earlier this week Wilson told members of the press that his home had been searched by police on several occasions and he charged that he believed the action was linked to [...]
Update #850 - Ministry of Health & Wellness - COVID-19 Report (19)
COVID 19 update from the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
Man arrested after marijuana find
Man arrested after marijuana find
GRAND Bahama police arrested a man for drug possession on Monday.
July 1, 2020 Marks The Beginning of Single-Use Plastics Ban
Starting today, Wednesday, 1 July, single-use plastic bags, plastic straws, plastic utensils...
Wider lockdown measures announced
Wider lockdown measures announced
Dr. Hubert Minnis.Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced wider shutdown measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, including a five-day lockdown beginning on Wednesday at 9 p.m. and a complete shutdown every weekend in April. The five-day lockdown will end on Tuesday at 5 a.m. Minnis said [...]
Plan outlines 50 operational changes for restaurants and bars
Restaurants and bars will look very different in The Bahamas because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the tourism and hospitality sector’s response to it, with constant sanitizing, physical distancing considerations and the need to introduce new products to aid in virus spread mitigation...
Medical supplies blocked by US will arrive next week
Medical supplies blocked by US will arrive next week
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said a shipment of medical supplies ordered by the Ministry of Health but blocked by US officials will arrive in the country next week...