INSIGHT: Out of order, Madam Speaker
THE Speaker of the House took centre stage last week – and not in a good way.
EDITORIAL: Thin margins as high prices drive people to cut back
WE do not need to tell you that the price of gas has been going up, and up – and up.
Fuel operators: We might have to shut down
FUEL operators yesterday warned gas stations may have to shut down if prices do not stabilise soon, insisting they cannot wait months for this crisis to be resolved.
Doctors: $50m COVID test boost set for ease
Doctors Hospital yesterday confirmed it will adjust its COVID testing workforce to “match” the anticipated demand fall-off after generating “north of $50m” in revenues from 1.3m such screenings over the past two years.
COVID entry testing end ‘back on table’
A Cabinet minister yesterday said eliminating The Bahamas’ COVID entry testing requirements will “come back on the table” for discussion this week in the wake of the US decision to eliminate such a mandate.
Subsidies jump despite $31.5m Bahamasair fall
Subsidies to loss-making state-owned enterprises (SOEs) increased by more than $25m during the nine months to end-March 2022 despite an even greater drop in taxpayer support for Bahamasair.
Munroe: We are on cusp of transformation
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says The Bahamas stands on the cusp of transformational change and will be depending on young Bahamians to take the country to the next level.
Suspected monkeypox patient airlifted out of country
A FOREIGNER who was being monitored for suspected monkeypox was airlifted out of the country last week, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville confirmed yesterday.
114 new COVID cases
THERE were 114 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in the country on Friday and Saturday.
Poitier named to Foreign Affairs post
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday announced the appointment of Eugene Poitier as its new permanent secretary.
Over 35% of Gov’t local debt comes due in year
More than one-third of the Government’s domestic debt holdings, equivalent to around $2.3bn, is due to mature within the next year as it moves to eliminate “spikes” in principal redemption that place undue strain on its finances.
Taxi drivers to push for 25% fare raise
The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union’s (BTCU) president says it is seeking a 25 percent fare hike to ease the burden of higher gas prices and soaring inflation.
Choppy waters
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Downtown Nassau and its cruise port have seen some signs of life during recent months. The berths are full, and the tourists were roaming the streets and supporting the local economy once more.
US ends requirement to test before entry
THE United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced passengers entering the country no longer need to get tested or show documentation of recovery from COVID-19 in order to enter the US.
Gas price crisis wiping out retailers’ profits
Bahamian gas stations say “no business operates” on the unsustainable seven percent gross margins they are enduring amid warnings the sector may have to cut jobs and operating hours to survive.
Bahamas ‘stands out like sore thumb’ over COVID entry testing
Tourism executives are warning The Bahamas “stands out like a sore thumb” over its continued COVID entry testing measures after the US eliminated such restrictions with effect from midnight yesterday.
Killings prompt plea to families
THREE murders occurred within 24 hours in New Providence this weekend, the latest of them a man who was killed after a basketball game at AF Adderley Junior High School yesterday - prompting a call for people who know relatives possess illegal firearms to “do the honourable thing”.
I’VE NOTHING TO APOLOGISE FOR: Speaker insists she stands by criticism of NEMA’s director
HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux yesterday maintained she sees nothing wrong with her criticism levelled at National Emergency Management Agency director Captain Stephen Russell and sees no need to apologise.
Young Bahamian scientists are losing their jobs
Because of a knee jerk, silly law passed by the former FNM government, our brightest young scientists are finding themselves out of work and at risk of permanent serious damage to their careers.
Speaker’s comments were wrong
I would appreciate the publication of this open letter in The Tribune addressed to House Speaker Patricia Deveaux for her criticism of Public Officer Mr. Stephen Russell, Director of The Bahamas National Emergency Agency, for his handling of the recent tornado that hit our island.
