‘Only open schools when safety measures in place’
AS public schools prepare to reopen for hybrid instruction with face-to-face learning next month, a Pan American Health Organization official said this can be done once adequate safety and health measures are in place.
BOB to expand branch network
Bank of The Bahamas yesterday revealed it plans to buck the industry’s downsizing trend by opening two new branch locations on New Providence by September 2022.
Bahamas provider probed on $77m securities fraud
Regulators are investigating a Bahamas-based financial and corporate services provider that allegedly helped to conceal and transfer proceeds generated by a $77m securities fraud.
Nassau airport loss up 8-fold to $37.4m
The Nassau Airport Development Company’s (NAD) net loss rose more than eight-fold to $37.396m for the year to end-June 2021, exposing the full extent of COVID’s devastating travel impact.
Welcome back, you did the nation proud
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper revealed yesterday that Miss Bahamas Universe Chantel O’Brian will be offered a job at his ministry starting Monday.
Six more deaths blamed on COVID
COVID-19 deaths have increased by six, bringing the overall count to 714.
Nurses’ concern at hospital security
BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams says one nurse was injured and others have been left mentally shaken after a fight broke out between patients in the Emergency Department of Princess Margaret Hospital.
Carnival left to wait on approval decision
HEALTH officials were still in meetings last night and up to press time no decision had been made on a new application from operators of the Christmas Carnival who are still seeking to open despite being denied permission by the Ministry of Health last week.
THE GREAT RETURN: Airport to be swamped with arrival of 6,000 passengers on Saturday
The Bahamas’ major aviation gateway is confident it can escape another debt default waiver as it readies for “numbers we’ve not seen for two years” with 6,100 arrivals anticipated this Saturday.
Man ‘panicked’ and gave wrong name
A 24-year-old man who gave police the wrong name earlier this week was yesterday ordered to complete 100 hours of community service to avoid spending a month behind bars.
BTC helping spread Christmas cheer
BTC HAS announced its corporate donations to 18 organisations for the holidays to help them to spread Christmas cheer to families across the Bahamas. Among the organisations are five children’s homes and eight groups committed to feeding those in need.
A changing world and The Bahamas
The world is changing rapidly and the way forward for countries like The Bahamas needs to be reinvented. As a nation, we are impacted by global warming and need to find ways to both protect and take advantage of this challenge.
Lunatics are still running the asylum
Reference my letter dated 25/03/2021 captioned The Lunatics are running the asylum.
McAlpine hoodwinked by voters
I recently came across a Facebook post by a former Free National Movement (FNM) MP in which this individual was mocked by a slew of rude commenters.
$2.5m trial for woman accused of defrauding Cable Bahamas adjourned
A magistrate yesterday adjourned the trial of a woman who was accused of stealing from and defrauding Cable Bahamas of more than $2.5m over a 12-month period.
Discharge after stealing car part
A 31-year-old man who admitted to stealing a car part from a woman’s vehicle last year was granted an absolute discharge yesterday.
Spend $500 on another man’s card? Pay up $5,000
A 22-year-old man who admitted purchasing over $500 worth of items using another man’s bank card was fined over $5,000 yesterday.
Attempted murder conviction quashed at Court of Appeal
THE Court of Appeal has quashed the 2017 attempted murder conviction of a juvenile who was sentenced to 35 years in prison, ruling the Supreme Court judge in the case was wrong to let the trial continue in the young man’s absence.
Supplies business celebrates decade of Freeport operation
GRAND Bahama Industrial Supplies has reached a ten-year milestone in Freeport, rebuilding its operation from scratch after suffering severe flood damage two years ago during Hurricane Dorian.
Prime Minister’s Trophy up for grabs
Final practice sessions are in the books, and the return of the Bahamas Bowl is just hours away from kickoff as teams vie for the Prime Minister’s Trophy.
