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COVID shutdown for auto dealer’s ‘major generator’
One of an auto dealer’s “two major generators” has likely been forced to close until tomorrow after almost one-third of staff tested positive for COVID-19 amid the latest case surge.
Minnis: Govt priority should be those who have not been paid
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the Davis administration’s priority should be on people who have not been paid for contracted government work and not on sending a large delegation to Dubai.
Bahamian teacher finds strength to face man who sexually abused her as child
New book details her journey to forgiveness
IT WAS through a letter written to her mother when she was 16 years old that Markel Williams finally unburdened herself of the terrible secret she had been carrying for over a decade.
Ayton: ‘My feet were burning’
DEANDRE Ayton returned to the floor following his time in the NBA’s health and safety protocols for COVID-19 but is still working his way back to peak conditioning to help his Phoenix Suns back to the win column.
‘Scared to death’: Marina call for 5-day test return
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president yesterday urged the Government to revert back to a five-day COVID testing window as moving to three days has “scared everybody to death”.
Another family left to mourn
A MAN is dead after being shot several times outside his home on Tuesday night.
A rose that grows from concrete – Bahamian blogger launches successful shop and events company during pandemic
INSPIRED by a poem by the late iconic rapper Tupac Shakur, Bahamian Kiara Rose launched a blog in the midst of the pandemic which has evolved into a popular beauty and lifestyle website and produced an accompanying accessories shop.
Josh Saunders chasing NFL dreams
THE latest prospect in the Grand Bahama to the University of Charleston pipeline has high expectations for his game at the next level of football.
FACE TO FACE: Having a bad hair day? Not if Ronnie can help it
THEY call her “Fabulous Ronnie”, and it is by no mistake. She is more than a local cosmetologist who is known for making women look fabulous. When you meet her, you understand why her clients rave about her, why her family is so devoted to her and why she has become so successful.
DIANE PHILLIPS: The Great Resignation – is The Bahamas vulnerable?
ALL the talk about everything COVID has made us weary.
Seeking to build skills for youth
THE Bahamas Association for Social Health marked its 31st anniversary with a dedication programme for the start of the BASH Youth Build-A-Skill programme yesterday.
Food prices: ‘What goes up may not come down’
Super Value’s principal has warned Bahamian shoppers to brace for the possibility that increased food prices may be here to stay, warning: “I don’t believe in what goes up must come down.”
Cabinet yet to decide on jobless benefit extension
Cabinet will likely decide today whether to further extend the Government-funded COVID-19 unemployment benefit that was due to expire at end-December 2021.
SHOT MARINE HAD ‘MENTAL ISSUES’: Body cam footage backs up officer’s version of events
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the leading seaman police killed on Monday had mental challenges that were known to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and had been addressed by the agency.
Call for inquiry on COVID-19 spending
BAHAMAS Bar Association President Khalil Parker has called on the government to establish an independent public inquiry into the former administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Over 100 make up delegation to Dubai Expo
MORE than 100 people, including Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, made up a delegation that went to Dubai to attend a world expo that showcased the country’s cultural and technological offerings.
Price? All we want is to see Lucayan sold
GRAND Bahama Chamber of Commerce president Greg Laroda believes that getting the Grand Lucayan resort sold is more important to Grand Bahamians than the proposed price tag of $150m.
Man waved cutlass
A MAN was ordered to attend counselling after he was charged yesterday with unlawfully carrying arms and brandishing a weapon.
Tennis ace Justin Roberts earns Battle of Boca title
After taking almost a year off to recuperate from a hamstring injury, top-ranked Bahamian tennis player Justin Roberts returned to the international scene in grand style, winning the Battle of Boca Men’s Open Championships.
Defence Force COVID-19 cases peaked at 216 in first week of January
DURING the first week of this month, COVID-19 infections within the Royal Bahamas Defence Force peaked at 216 cases, according to its Commodore Raymond King.