Quarantine voting - still no decision
ACTING Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson was silent yesterday on whether quarantined citizens or COVID-19 patients will be able to vote in the upcoming general election.
PMH boss warns stress on staff at record high
AN alarming number of healthcare workers forced into COVID-19 quarantine has left Princess Margaret Hospital in a state of “unprecedented stress”, a senior Public Hospital Authority official said.
HOW MUCH MORE DO HOSPITALS TAKE? Minister concedes more beds will be needed and tents may have to be used
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials are looking for ways to add more bed space to the public health sector as the system continues to be challenged with capacity due to increasing COVID-19 hospital admissions, which jumped to a record breaking 191 as of Monday.
LETTER TO THE BUSINESS EDITOR: Baby thrown out with bath water on Freeport incentives
In reviewing the Free National Movement’s (FNM) 2021 manifesto issued on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, special note was taken of their plans for Grand Bahama, wherein the party promised inter alia to “work with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) to improve Grand Bahama’s business processes, especially for micro-enterprise.”
Catering companies in mixed COVID outcome
Bahamian catering companies yesterday revealed mixed COVID-19 experiences for their businesses with performance dependent on their target market.
Sun beat Wings for 10th win in a row
Brionna Jones had 18 points, 10 rebounds and three steals and Connecticut beat the Dallas Wings 83-56 on Tuesday night for the Sun’s 10th win in a row.
Union chief calls for ‘forensic audit’ at Water & Sewerage
A union president yesterday called for a “forensic audit” into the Water & Sewerage Corporation following the allegations made against its executive chairman.
Compass Point close now eight days away
A Cabinet minister yesterday declined to comment on Compass Point’s threatened election day closure as its owner begins preparations for the shutdown.
Compass Point close now eight days away
A Cabinet minister yesterday declined to comment on Compass Point’s threatened election day closure as its owner begins preparations for the shutdown.
Miami donation to school
A MIAMI foundation donated school supplies to a school in Grand Bahama yesterday.
‘Tell emergency staff if you think you have COVID’
THE National Emergency Medical Services is appealing to members of the public reporting a medical emergency through 919 to identify wherever possible the likelihood that they may be COVID positive.
14-year-old says she was ‘indecently assaulted’
A 14-year-old girl has accused her cousin of caressing her near her private parts last year.
Theft accused to face November trial
A 22-year-old man accused of stealing nearly $30,000 worth of car parts from vehicles parked in a mechanic’s yard is set to stand trial in November.
Police ‘found loaded gun’ on suspect
OFFICERS recovered a loaded gun from a man who fled when he noticed a marked police vehicle on patrol, a court was told.
Gibson’s unintended damage to the FNM
Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) executive chairman Adrian Gibson is running in the very safe Free National Movement (FNM) stronghold of Long Island. The only time that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) was ever successful in winning a seat on Long Island was in 1977 with P P Smith in the northern district of that Family Island, I think. Back then, the White establishment had split Long Island, with its small Out Island population, into two constituencies. This was gerrymandering.
Different views on ivermectin
When I read the article written by Dr. Pinto under the headline “You are not a horse - FDA warns against the use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19”, I was surprised to see how little of what he said was evidenced by any science.
What lies ahead for sports after the general election?
THE Bahamas 2021 General Election on Thursday, September 16 will have candidates running for the various constituencies from all walks of life.
Two wins and two losses for Bahamas Mantas
The Bahamas Mantas Water Polo team competed at the Texas Shootout Tournament for the Under-12 mixed age group over the weekend in Texas.
Miller and Brown push each other to success on the track
IT was a season to remember for quarter-miler Wendell Miller and sprinter Carlos Brown. But their Swift Athletics Track Club’s coach Andrew Tynes said what they did this year was just the tip of the iceberg.
