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GB election turnout slow but steady
VOTER turnout on Grand Bahama was a bit slow but steady at the various polling stations on the island, particularly during the first half of the day.

STATESIDE: Early sign Democrats may be safe in the mid-terms
There was a lot of political news in the US on Tuesday. Pundits and commentators from both the left and the right had plenty to talk about. The big question is whether any of the news was really significant. It might be.

Minister: We stopped developer ‘free for all’
A Cabinet minister says the Minnis administration stopped a development “free for all” by introducing new laws and regulations similar to what foreign investors must comply with in their home nations.

Man changes plea over gun and drugs
A Grand Bahama man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to a number of serious offenses, including possession of a firearm, ammunition and dangerous drugs in Freeport this week.

Curfew campaign row in Grand Bahama
THE Progressive Liberal Party is accusing two Free National Movement candidates and their campaign workers on Grand Bahama of unfairly campaigning after curfew and violating rules.
Atlantis incentivises staff to get vaccine
Atlantis launched a Vax for Cash incentive to encourage its 6,600 staff to all become fully inoculated against COVID-19. Team members who take the vaccine have the chance to win cash prizes.

McAlpine confident in Pineridge
INDEPENDENT candidate Frederick McAlpine claims that history will be made in Pineridge this week, confident that he will be re-elected.
Social workers stage sick-out
SOCIAL workers at the Department of Social Services in Grand Bahama called in sick yesterday, joining their other colleagues in a sick-out that affected many parts of the country.

Educators protest over issues at BTVI
MEMBERS of the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas protested outside the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute yesterday over a litany of outstanding staff issues with the school.

Six arrests in connection with shop-breaking, stealing
GRAND Bahama Police arrested six persons for shop-breaking and stealing after numerous items were discovered at a residence in Eight Mile Rock.

Pintard: FNM remains best option
FNM candidate Michael Pintard believes the FNM is still the best party to govern in the midst of these difficult and challenging times in the Bahamas.

GB voters waiting hours
THERE were complaints about long waiting times from voters in Grand Bahama who queued for hours to vote in the advanced poll.

Next Gov’t requires ‘real come to Jesus moment’
The Bahamas needs a “real come to Jesus moment” under the next administration to prevent its economic and fiscal woes from becoming insurmountable, a governance reformer warned yesterday.
Corruption in Zimbabwe
Sadly, the Kenyan national who goes by the name African Tigress visited Zimbabwe for tourism on the 31 August 2021. At the Robert Mugabe International Airport, the immigration officials threatened her with deportation unless she gave them something. It is obvious that many people are being deprived of their money by immigration officials.
3,000 expected to vote in Grand Bahama today
ABOUT 3,000 people are expected to vote in the advanced poll in Grand Bahama today.

PLP candidate laments state of graveyard
PLP candidate for Central Grand Bahama Kirkland Russell raised concerns yesterday over the neglect of the Lewis Yard Public Cemetery, where graves are no longer accessible because of thick ground cover and overgrown shrubs.

Miami donation to school
A MIAMI foundation donated school supplies to a school in Grand Bahama yesterday.
GB attorneys fear voter disenfranchisement
THREE Grand Bahama based attorneys have expressed concerns about voter disenfranchisement on the island, particularly concerning those displaced residents of East End and West End.