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International Bazaar is an embarrassment
Fire fighters of the Grand Bahama Fire Services, the Grand Bahama Shipyard and Buckeye Bahamas averted an unmitigated disaster by quickly outing the fire blaze at the once popular International Bazaar.
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Funeral worker loses ‘300lb corpse’ claim
A funeral home worker has lost her bid to obtain damages from her former employer over an injury suffered when she had to “catch” a 300-pound corpse.
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Surge of COVID admissions at Princess Margaret Hospital
THE Public Hospitals Authority has confirmed that Princess Margaret Hospital is experiencing “a spike in COVID-19 cases requiring admission” leading to the implementation of measures to manage the increase in cases.
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Update on onion safety alert
THE Bahamas Agricultural Health and Food Safety Authority has issued an update on the ongoing trace back investigation regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella oranienburg infections linked to whole, fresh onions distributed throughout the US.
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Visitor must pay $1,500 or go to jail
A VISITING North Carolina man who admitted smoking cannabis cigarettes must pay $1,500 to avoid spending four months in prison.
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Govt house repairs due by first quarter of next year
REPAIRS at Government House now have a completion date of sometime within the first quarter of 2022, according to Public Works Minister Alfred Sears.
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Prime Minister encourages honest reporting at Press Club
DURING a courtesy call on Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, president of the Press Club Anthony Capron asked the nation’s leader to assist the group in sourcing a space for its headquarters.
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Cruise port chief: ‘We’ll ignite fuse’
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday pledged that Prince George Wharf’s $268m transformation will “ignite the fuse” to spark the downtown improvement both Bahamians and cruise lines desire.
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Barriers stop Bahamas travel
We have been attempting to come to stay at our holiday property and visit Bahamian relatives for nearly two years without success. Every time we are able to travel your Government has restrictions which make it impossible to comply with your draconian entry rules.
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The rules of entry
Your Minister of Tourism is quoted in The Tribune as saying he is “thrilled” at cruises set to return to The Bahamas.
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Newton presents play tennis at JTI Global Workshop
THE International Tennis Federation (ITF) extended an invitation to president Perry Newton to speak at the 2021 National Junior Tennis Initiative(JTI) Global Workshop.
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Murder probe as body found in parking lot
POLICE are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday night after a man’s body was found in the parking lot of an apartment building.
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Carnival chief: Nassau needs more than port
A senior Carnival Corporation executive yesterday warned Nassau needs to improve more than just its port facilities given that three-quarters of passengers declined to book excursions pre-COVID.
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Downtown chief ‘not as negative’ as Carnival boss
The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday said he was “not as negative” as senior Carnival executives on the city’s prospects although he agreed “there’s room for improvement”.
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PMH forced to restrict services as cases surge
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital has suspended all elective surgeries and only emergency cases are being allowed in response to an influx of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
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COVID rule fines bring in $1m
VIOLATORS of COVID-19 rules have paid the government $1,020,550 in fines, according to National Security Minister Marvin Dames.
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Tourism figures
We have visited The Bahamas for fifty years and our family has owned a holiday property for a long time.
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Sears: No way forward yet over shanty town demolition
NEWLY appointed Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears says he has not as yet been advised on the way forward as it relates to shanty town demolition in the country.
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Darville: I’ll speak to Sandilands for those in need
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said he would speak to administrators at Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre to see if something can be done to help individuals who are in dire need of admission to the facility.
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Welcome back, Royal Caribbean
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis welcomed Royal Caribbean International back to The Bahamas after a year-long shutdown of the cruise industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
