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After Trump failed to show leadership during the deadly Capitol riots, several social media companies kicked him off their platforms. Twitter permanently banned Trump’s personal account on Friday amid the violent Capitol Hill riots. Facebook and Instagram also blocked the President “indefinitely” from posting for at least two weeks. Now, Youtube is also giving him […]
On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV. The drug had been authorized for use on an emergency basis since spring but now, it has become the first drug to win full US approval for treating […]
The CDC has revised its guidelines regarding the spread of COVID-19 and has acknowledged that the virus can spread beyond 6 feet. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention revised these guidelines after making an error last month claiming that the virus could be spread through aerosols but was quickly removed due to draft changes. […]
A manager at the National Insurance Board in Andros is accused of orchestrating a $123,809.94 unemployment benefits fraud scheme. Dino Dean, 40, allegedly authorized false unemployment claims for 15 people, who cashed the benefit checks. Dean denied charges of forgery, falsification of accounts, money laundering, fraud by false pretenses and conspiracy to commit fraud by […]
The Ministry of Health reported a record-breaking 21 new cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas. The total number of cases now stands at 174. Forty-five of those cases were confirmed between Saturday and Monday. The ministry noted that 20 cases were reported on Grand Bahama and the remaining case on New Providence. Investigations are ongoing […]
Two-year-old DaNyla Roberts was shot in the abdomen while at home sitting on the porch with her grandmother on the island of Eleuthera. According to police, a vehicle approached McQueen’s home on Baby Johnson Lane shortly before 10 p.m., when two men emerged and one made a few comments before firing. Maxine McQueen said two […]
If you’ve got stock with Apple, you may want to begin following closely. The company is now blaming the coronavirus outbreak for slowed iPhone production and lack of sales, heading into Q2. Today, the company stated that it does not expect to meet its second-quarter revenue forecast ($63-67B), citing global supply constraints for iPhones and […]
French Montana has reportedly been rushed to hospital after suffering ‘cardiac issues’ at his home in Los Angeles. The rapper, 35, had been visited by police after they were called out to a possible robbery at his home in Calabasas, and the officers had to call him an ambulance while they were there. TMZ reports […]
Deputy Leader Chester Cooper of the Progressive Liberal Party in the (242) is vexed because of the increase in light bills from Bahamas Power and Light Company. The company which can’t seem to keep the lights on, on a normal sunny day demands an increase after they said they’re in debt and need a total […]
John Witherspoon was dealing with several heart-related ailments when he suffered his fatal heart attack … according to his death certificate. TMZ obtained the document which says the beloved actor was battling coronary artery disease. It also says he had hypertension, although that’s not listed as a direct cause of the heart attack … but it […]
