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Bran: 'No justification' for curb-side retailing
The DNA's former leader yesterday argued there was "no justification at all" for restricting merchants to curb-side operations - a move expected to cause a 15-20 percent sales fall at his family's pharmacy.
$45,000 fine for marijuana discovery
A 47-year-old man was fined $45,000 when he was found with 46 pounds of marijuana last week.
Man charged over marijuana
A 24-year-old man was charged with marijuana possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Several accused over drugs after police operation in Grand Bahama
SEVERAL people were arrested for possession of dangerous drugs following a police operation in three drug hotspots on Grand Bahama.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles as teen gets probation over marijuana
A TEENAGER who was found with marijuana cookies and batter was yesterday placed on a year’s probation and ordered to attend drug counselling classes.
Pintard plans discussions on industrial hemp
AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard said on Thursday he plans to discuss the economic potential of industrial hemp with Cabinet ministers while the issue of legal marijuana is still being deliberated.
Pharmacies will be COVID 'hot spots', Gov't now warned
Pharmacists yesterday warned the Government that forcing them to offer curb-side services only could transform patient queues into "COVID-19 hot spots".
FRONT PORCH: The tragicomedy and farce of Trump’s America
The denouement of Donald Trump’s shambolic and dangerous presidency intensified with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting calamitous economic fallout, twin crises managed more adroitly and seriously by the Chinese rather than the American Government.
Three months in jail for store break-in and theft
A SPANISH Wells man was sentenced to three months in prison for breaking into his father’s shop and for stealing an assortment of vodka from another business last week.
Spare us the drivel
THE humble Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel gave the world guidance about the inaccurate retelling of history that could serve as a balm for those choking on still more hogwash from Kevin Evans.
Testing plan to escape COVID 'sledgehammer'
A non-profit coalition yesterday unveiled an "end-to-end" workplace testing and management solution in a bid to help The Bahamas to escape the "sledgehammer approach" of COVID-19 lockdowns.
Fourth man on drugs charge
A FOURTH man was arraigned in connection with a $3m drug seizure in the Exuma cays last month.
Man fined $250 over marijuana joints
A man who claimed he found several marijuana joints while walking through a shortcut on his way home from work was fined $250.
Lockdown 'death sentence' fears
The Government was yesterday warned that it will hand "a death sentence to an economy already teetering on the edge" if it reimposes a full New Providence lockdown to curb COVID-19's spread.
Prison chief Murphy has COVID-19 virus
COMMISSIONER of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services Charles Murphy has tested positive for COVID-19.
Date rape victim’s warning to women
A GRAND Bahama woman who was left emotionally traumatised and physically scarred is warning other women to be careful at bars and nightclubs after she was reportedly drugged and raped by a stranger while celebrating at a local nightspot last year.
$1,500 fine for theft attempt
A 48-year-old man was fined $1,500 after officers caught him attempting to steal a water heater during curfew from a local restaurant last week.
Killing fields of Nassau
Crime does not belong to any political party as it affects all Bahamians without regard to race; politics or creed. The recent uptick in homicides, especially involving young children is troubling and a matter of grave public concern.
Trump, still infectious, back at White House — without mask
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he was receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the nation should not fear the virus that has killed more than 210,000 Americans — and then he entered the White House without a protective mask.
Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has forced his hospitalization and killed more than 209,000 Americans.