Ferguson praises new govt’s labour relations
THE new Davis administration has already started to “put money where their mouth is” as it relates to labour relations, Trade Union Congress president Obie Ferguson said yesterday.
EDITORIAL: Ask those on front line how to make food aid scheme better
OBIE Wilchcombe wants to reinvent the wheel.
‘What did Fitzgerald do that was so bad?’
A TOP Progressive Liberal Party Queen’s Counsel says former Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald did nothing that should disqualify him from a senior post in the Davis administration.
PAHO: Haiti needs vaccines
WITH droves of Haitians showing up in the southern Bahamas, the Pan American Health Organization has revealed that fewer than one percent of that country’s citizens have been inoculated against COVID-19.
Davis Gov’t ‘decider if we sink or swim’
The Davis administration’s actions will “be the decider as to whether this country sinks or swims” amid its ongoing COVID-related health, economic and fiscal crises, a governance reformer argued yesterday.
‘Keep politics out of contract review’
A governance reformer yesterday urged the Davis administration to keep politics out of its contract and promotion reviews, adding: “It’s so critical that’s looked at with the most objective eye”.
Bank chief pushes back on imminent debt default
A prominent banker yesterday said there are no signs the international capital markets agree with a Caribbean economist that a Bahamian sovereign debt default is imminent.
Gov’t opens up Sunday trading
The Davis administration last night further re-opened the Bahamian economy by abolishing the restriction that prevented construction and retail businesses from working on Sundays.
Man shot dead while walking
A MAN was shot dead on Windsor Lane last night, the second person to be killed in the area in the past two days.
Gov’t intervention sought on Atlantis COVID testing
The hotel union last night said it has referred Atlantis’ plan to make all unvaccinated staff pay for weekly COVID-19 tests from tomorrow to the Department of Labour as it seeks the Government’s intervention.
FNM youth’s support must be earned
THE Free National Movement’s youth association president wants young FNM supporters to carefully consider who should be the party’s next leader and to support someone who will acknowledge the party’s mistakes and commit to addressing them.
Inagua residents fear over refugees influx
SOME Haitians in Inagua have been disorderly while being detained, according to Island Administrator Marlon Leary, who told The Tribune accommodating a large number of migrants has been challenging.
Doctors warn COVID drop off is not clear
THE head of the Consultant Physicians Staff Association has said it is too early to determine if COVID-19 infections are trending downward, noting several factors could be contributing to the drop in confirmed virus numbers seen over the last few days.
‘FOOD ASSISTANCE COSTS TOO MUCH’: Obie questions why aid programme bill is $800k per week
SOCIAL Services and Urban Development Minister Obie Wilchcombe has questioned spending related to the government’s National Food Distribution initiative as his ministry prepares to take over the programme.
Miss Most Valuable
Jonquel Jones continues to relish in her historic achievement of claiming the WNBA’s Most Valuable Player award but is also using her time in the spotlight to highlight the continued lack of development in sports at a national level.
Lucius Fox Jr nearly hits for the cycle, Thomas and G’Hoppers are runners-up
LUCIUS Fox Jr continued his offensive production for the Omaha Storm Chasers over their “Final Stretch” of the AAA season, while Tahnaj Thomas and his Greensboro Grasshoppers finished as runners-up in the High-A East League.
The FNM quagmire
I am not and have never been an FNM member or supporter. I have long seen that entity as an unapologetic enclave for the so-called political elite and middle and upper classes. Not that anything is inherently wrong with that but the unwashed masses in the inner city areas of New Providence and Grand Bahama have always excited my public sensibilities and passion.
A looming refugee crisis ahead
A potential crisis and grave political embarrassment for the new administration has collided with hundreds of Haitian refugees entering our waters. We are facing a refugee crisis of historic proportions and it does not involve the coronavirus.
More than 800lb of beach trash is cleared
MORE than 800 pounds of debris and trash were collected on Grand Bahama beaches during the 36th International Coastal Cleanup, with the help of various civic groups.
State-recognised funeral for Rev Timothy Stewart
A STATE-RECOGNISED funeral for Reverend Timothy Stewart, senior pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, will be held on Friday at 11am.
