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• Morrison: Govt has no authority to tell church what to do
  Zion Baptist Church Pastor T.G. Morrison yesterday blasted new protocols that permit churches on New Providence to hold services in parking lots amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying that the government “does not have the power” to tell the church what to do. “…No government has […] The post Morrison: Govt has no authority to tell […]
• DRA defends funeral for storm victims
  A wreath was placed on the caskets of 55 victims of Hurricane Dorian who were buried at a public cemetery in Central Pines, Abaco on Friday morning. KYLE WALKINEDisaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) officials yesterday defended the widely criticized ecumenical service held for Hurricane Dorian victims on Abaco on Friday, during which 55 victims were buried. […]
• Bus driver fined $800
  FILE PHOTOA bus driver arrested with slightly more than a pound of marijuana paid an $800 fine yesterday to avoid spending four months in prison. Charles Williams, 29, of Yamacraw Drive, pleaded guilty to drug possession with intent to supply at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel […] The post Bus driver fined $800 appeared first […]
• Vagrant arrested for violating curfew let off with a warning
  A magistrate on Friday cautioned and discharged a vagrant accused of violating the curfew and failing to wear a mask. Police arrested Albert Miller on the premises of Purity Bakery on Market Street at 1:15 a.m. on May 21 after receiving a call from a […] The post Vagrant arrested for violating curfew let off […]
• One hundred and thirty-five Bahamians come home
  A Bahamasair plane sits on the runway in this file photo. Another 135 Bahamians and residents returned home from abroad on a Bahamasair repatriation flight on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In a statement released yesterday, the ministry said that 14 of the 60 people who returned to Grand Bahama and 42 […]
• WSC signs $2.3 million in contracts for work on Abaco
  Adrian Gibson. The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) on Friday signed over $2 million in contracts for repairs to water and sewerage infrastructure on Abaco, which was damaged during Hurricane Dorian last September. In a statement issued on Saturday, WSC stated: “…WSC Executive Chairman Mr. Adrian Gibson, […] The post WSC signs $2.3 million in […]