Travelling abroad? Check all travel requirements
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged travellers to check all entry and transit requirements before international travel due to changing restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plea to help ‘Sawyer Boy’ fight COVID
FAMILY and friends of local comedian Timico “Sawyer Boy” Sawyer have launched a GoFundMe page seeking donations to help in his healthcare as he battles COVID-19.
Munroe: There should be a debate between leaders
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ lack of accountability while in office is chief among reasons why he and PLP leader Philip “Brave” Davis ought to go head-to-head in a national debate, according to Wayne Munroe QC.
Signs, signs everywhere . . .
WITH some Bahamians shaking their heads over the proliferation of election paraphernalia on the streets, one environmentalist has branded the excessive signage as “ridiculous” and “over the top”.
Promises by FNM left unfulfilled
A NUMBER of Free National Movement promises made during the previous general election campaign remained unfulfilled when Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis called an early election last week.
Weather blamed for outage
BAHAMAS Power and Light yesterday blamed severe weather for a power disruption that affected more than two dozen residential areas.
Leading health insurer rebounding from 2020 COVID fallout
A BISX health insurer disclosed that the company is rebounding from the 2020 COVID-19 fallout with a near 2,000 percent net investment income increase for the first six months of this year.
Douglas: Andros set to take its place in tourism industry future
A SENIOR Andros manager in the Ministry of Tourism is “excited” for the future of the industry and believes community based tourism is where we need to head.
SBDC plans to launch own crowd-funding platform
A SMALL Business Development Centre (SBDC) executive told the Andros Business Outlook yesterday that plans for the agency to launch its own crowd-funding platform are in development and will be launched “really soon.”
CBL exec. praises company’s healthcare web portal
A Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) executive yesterday praised the company’s virtual healthcare assistant – “Patch” – as a major tool in helping businesses monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nygard suffers new court defeat
THE United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has dismissed a complaint by Peter Nygard made under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organisations (RICO) Act in the United States.
1,500 apply for PM’s housing initiative
ABOUT 1,500 applications have been received for housing lots in the government’s Prospect Ridge community for young professionals.
Funeral homes ‘overwhelmed’
A SIGNIFICANT increase in deaths is overwhelming and distressing funeral home workers, according to Funeral Directors Association President Kirsch Ferguson.
UNION LEADERS SIGN UP TO PLP: Party pledges it will resolve issues and raise minimum wage
UNION leaders representing more than 200,000 workers in The Bahamas yesterday rejoiced in the possibility of the Progressive Liberal Party becoming the next government following the impending general election.
Leadership conundrum
One of the greatest conflicts facing aspiring or “established” leaders is not so much a lack of support, as much as it is a lust of support and power. Too many leaders “live to be liked personally”, as opposed to living to make life better for other persons. As a result of this flawed viewpoint, many of them work harder trying to build their own “Fan Clubs and Ego-centric Empires”, instead of demonstrating a commitment to build healthy organisations and communities that truly empower and inspire others to be their best, even when things are at their worst.
A vote for the people
In light of the recent crash election announced by the Rt Hon Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, there has been an uproar regarding the circumstances in which the announcement has been made. Amidst a number of dire crises, from a healthcare collapse to strikes from a number of agencies, there has been a sudden dissolution of Parliament.
Caution over election campaigning
A PAN American Health Organization official said evidence suggests election campaigning leads to higher transmission of the coronavirus as opposed to actual voting on Election Day.
‘I took $1k of goods so I could play baseball with the kids’
A MAN told a court that he stole more than $1,000 worth of sporting equipment from a local school because he wanted to play baseball with the kids in his neighbourhood.
Officer says he found marijuana in boxes
A 37-year-old man accused of marijuana possession denied the allegations when he was questioned in police custody, a court was told.
