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Ten more victims on COVID toll

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths over the weekend, three of which were previously classified as deaths under investigation.

FUN TIME: BLTA ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ springs into action

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) “Play Tennis Bahamas Programme” Spring Session opened to a strong start. Young children ages 5-16 enter this introductory session with a goal to learn tennis and have some fun.

Ministry to offer on-the-spot vaccinations after walkabouts

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness’ social mobilisation unit will set out for a third weekend on a walkabout in key communities to offer on-the-spot vaccinations and educational resources to its residents.

Disaster Reconstruction Authority set for forensic audit after 'gross incompetence'

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority Executive Chairman Alex Storr said UHY Bain & Associates, an accounting firm, will forensically audit the authority after an operational review found many signs of mismanagement.

‘I’ve nothing to fear from DRA auditors’

TYCOON Waste Management Company’s Ed Curling was on the defensive yesterday as he issued a full-throated rejection of claims that the work he did to clean up portions of Grand Bahama was overpriced and not up to standard.

Disaster Authority gets ‘big punch list’

The Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said the newly-appointed Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) board has been given a “big punch list” of issues to take care of.

'Red flags’ raised on recovery work

THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority is in the process of investigating several contracts that were issued to manage debris management sites in Abaco and Grand Bahama after “red flags” were detected from comparisons between the large sums of money paid out and the work that was actually done.

Land ownership: ‘Nothing infuriates Bahamians more’

The Opposition’s Senate leader yesterday argued “nothing infuriates Bahamians more” than obstacles to land ownership amid bipartisan agreement that reforms in this area are “a vexing issue”.

Exclude Dorian-hit Bahamians from VAT construction ‘dragnet’

An ex-Cabinet minister yesterday pleaded with the Government to exclude Bahamians from “the dragnet” created by VAT’s reimposition on construction services in the Dorian-devastated islands.

EDITORIAL: Was the DRA’s work worth the salary paid?

THE argument over the salary of the former managing director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA), Katherine Forbes-Smith, is missing the point.

SUPER SALARY - DISMAL JOB: DRA blasted over MD’s pay package and recovery work

CENTRAL and South Abaco MP John Pinder says it is “shameful” there remain duties unfulfilled in storm ravaged Abaco while the former managing director of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority took home an “extravagant” salary.

World Central Kitchen provides new grants

WORLD Central Kitchen has announced its latest round of funding for nine food production projects in The Bahamas. The recipients of its fourth round of grants are based in Abaco and Grand Bahama.

Twelve-year-old Finley Lambert sails away with Optimist National Championship title

AFTER returning since it was postponed in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, 12-year-old Finley McKinney Lambert clinched the Optimist National Championship title in the waters of Montagu Bay.

Minister backs Grand Bahama students to excel

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin is optimistic Grand Bahama and Abaco students will excel, despite the double ordeal of Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Dawn Davies – an unassuming collector with wicked sense of humour will leave an indelible mark on the world of visual arts

THE first thing Dawn Davies says when you walk into her home which is less house and more living museum with art everywhere - on walls, tables, in hallways, even on the ceiling - “Among the important art works displayed, I like a bit of whimsy, including the folksy, kitsch and craft.”

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