Immigration Minister has caught COVID - while Munroe is discharged
IMMIGRATION Minister Elsworth Johnson has confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19.
Mother queries testing for kids
A BAHAMIAN mother wants the government to revisit the age requirements of its mandatory testing policy for people travelling to The Bahamas after reportedly being told by numerous medical facilities abroad that COVID testing for children aged two is not offered.
Delta variant fears drives vaccinations
CONCERN about contracting the Delta variant was among the reasons residents turned up at Loyola Hall yesterday to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
Clinical nurse has reportedly died from COVID
ANOTHER healthcare professional has reportedly died from COVID-19 while working on the frontline at Princess Margaret Hospital.
Rastafarian community unhappy with Marijuana Bill delay
A RASTAFARIAN leader has expressed his disappointment in the delay of the much-promised Marijuana Bill being tabled in Parliament.
Water Corp ‘author of own demise’ on supply cut-off
The Water & Sewerage Corporation has been blasted as “the author of its own demise” over $644,000 in unpaid bills that resulted in water supply to central Eleuthera residents being cut-off for several days last October.
Ministerial ‘intervention’ call as Morton Salt releases 24
The minister of labour was yesterday urged to “intervene” in the planned termination of 24 Morton Salt workers amid union complaints that the company had failed to follow the law or their industrial agreement.
NAD plans $28 private aviation passenger fee
Aviation operators yesterday described fees as “a dirty word” after Nassau’s main gateway unveiled plans to create equality between commercial and private plane passengers by levying a $28 charge on the latter.
Pearl Island happy to have ‘survived’
A Bahamian destination provider yesterday said it is preparing to receive its first post-COVID cruise ship guests this Thursday after hotel clients kept it afloat over the past several months.
Bahamas First severs Colina General tie-up
Bahamas First has issued Colina General Insurance Company with 90 days’ notice that it plans to terminate their agency relationship because of the latter’s parent re-entering the underwriting business.
Officials keep watch on potential tropical storm formation
OFFICIALS at the National Emergency Management Agency are closely monitoring one of two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean, one of which could be in Bahamian waters by Wednesday.
One dead, man hurt in ambush
A MAN is dead and another rushed to hospital after being shot off Marshall Road last night.
BPL | SKYGuard Projected Track, Intensity, Direction for Future Tropical Cyclone (eAlert #5)
Tuesday, 10th August, 2021.
Cyclists in top gear for the Caribbean Elite Championships
NATIONAL champions Lorin Sawyer, Marla Albury and Antinece Simmons will head a five-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the Caribbean Elite Men/Women Road Cycling Championships in the Dominican Republic.
Twenty participants complete Fulbright Training Programme
TWENTY participants completed the first Fulbright App Development Training programme in Grand Bahama, creating more human technology capacity and young entrepreneurs on the island.
Pandemic trauma
Since the turn of the century, warnings have been given about the powerful effects of virus and influenzas. Such diseases have killed billions throughout human history. Black Plague, Spanish Influenza to name a few you may recognise. Various Governments have not ignored their powerful destructiveness, and established agencies to study, catalogue and research these viruses and their cures. Much has been done to understand these powerful predators and governmental responses have saved the lives of many in the past.
BICA president: Tough times increase fraud
The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) president yesterday said tough economic times often result in an increase in fraudulent activity as persons turn to such activities to “make ends meet”.
Inspection outsource to cut approval ‘bottleneck’
Construction professionals yesterday said that allowing licensed engineers and architects to perform third-party building inspections will help “reduce the bottlenecks in the Ministry of Works”.
Pair behind bars as they wait bail ruling
TWO men who claimed they stabbed a third man in self-defence were yesterday remanded to prison pending their bail hearing.
Man accused of abducting teen
A 45-year-old man who denied abducting a teenage girl who was reported missing was yesterday granted bail ahead of his trial.
