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‘Leave Nassau and boost Exuma skills’

A senior tourism official yesterday urged Nassau residents to move to Exuma and improve service levels that are “lacking” in a market increasingly catering to high-end tourists.

House committee membership named

HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux has announced the House of Assembly’s sessional committees.

Man says he found cocaine on the beach

A MAN who was caught with cocaine told police officers that he found the drugs on a Family Island beach, a court was told.

Blaze rips through stalls at Cat Island regatta site

POLICE are investigating after a structural fire destroyed five stalls at a local regatta site in Cat Island early yesterday morning.

Public service pension rise by Dec 1

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday said public service pensions will increase effective December 1

180 tests were used in free pilot scheme on Inagua

HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said 180 rapid antigen tests were administered last week during the government’s pilot free testing programme on Inagua, resulting in three positive COVID-19 results.

Pandemic has had ‘cataclysmic’ impact on education

EDUCATION Technical and Vocational Training Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said COVID-19 has had a “cataclysmic” impact on education as she pledged to ensure the country does not produce “a lost generation of Bahamian youth.”

PAHO offers advice on dealing with island clusters

AS health officials are dealing with COVID-19 clusters in some Family Islands, a Pan American Health Organization incident manager pointed to ways to deal with this issue.

63-year-old man is latest COVID-19 death

THE Ministry of Health reported one new COVID-19 death and 27 new cases yesterday.

‘$1bn hole in pre-election report’

AS he declared his administration’s plan to steer the country out of crisis, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government is faced with a $1 billion difference between numbers provided by the previous administration’s pre-election report and the true state of government liabilities.

1st Annual Potcake Golf tourney goal to raise $100,000 for BAARK

A SMALL group of avid golfers is taking a swing at combining their love of the sport with their respect for animals – they’ve announced the first annual Potcake Golf Tournament.

ALICIA WALLACE: We must do more to stop domestic violence

EVERYONE is familiar with the term “domestic violence”. It, unfortunately, comes up often enough that it is a regular part of our vocabulary and we believe we know what it means. Domestic violence is violent or aggressive behaviour between people in the same home, and it usually involves partners. We know that it can be physical, but it can take other forms that are often not recognized as domestic violence, and it disproportionately affects women.

Govt unsure if it will carry on with Abaco domes plan

MYLES Laroda, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, who has responsibility for disaster management, said the government has not decided if it will continue with the temporary dome housing project in Abaco.

BPL scrubbed 5,000 vendors due to fraud

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) scrubbed some 5,000 suppliers from its vendor database in response to the $1.9m “fraudulent cheques” scam that relied heavily on non-existent companies.

Darville considering a new quarantine system

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said his ministry is working closely with the Royal Bahamas Police Force to locate another digital monitoring system to better enforce quarantine rules as surveillance continues to remain a challenge.

Holiday ends in court over drugs

AN American couple’s honeymoon in paradise was cut short when they were caught with $30 worth of marijuana last week.

Activist slams climate hypocrisy on oil drilling

An environmental activist yesterday accused slams the Government of hypocrisy for its stance on oil exploration ahead of the upcoming global climate change summit.

PETER YOUNG: Small island developing states should speak with one voice

HAVING written only last week about COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference which opens in Scotland in less than one week, I hesitate to return to the subject today for fear of repetition. But there has been a significant new development and it may also be worth reiterating the importance of the conference to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which include, of course, The Bahamas.

EDITORIAL: Dr Darville needs to take charge of COVID fight

WHEN Dr Michael Darville rises to give his first speech as Health and Wellness Minister in the House of Assembly tomorrow, there will be a lot riding on his shoulders.

Fruit trees planted in Fox Hill ahead of climate conference

OFFICIALS from the government, the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute, Bahamas National Trust and the British High Commission recently partnered to plant fruit trees in the community of Fox Hill.

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