BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 6th September: Nassau
STARTS: 09/06/2021 3:16 PM EDT EXPIRES: 09/06/2021 5:00 PM EDT
Extra hours to vaccinate schoolchildren
SELECT COVID-19 vaccination centres on New Providence will offer extended hours this week to better accommodate school-aged children eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine.
‘Forget the manifestos, what about National Development Plan?’
GOWON Bowe, Group CEO for Fidelity Bank & Trust, has said he is not moved by the 2021 Manifesto and Blueprint for Change released by the two major political parties as they gear up for the next election, but instead wishes they would carry out the policies of the National Development Plan initiated in 2016.
Hubert: Sands is my man
FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has publicly endorsed incumbent Free National Movement candidate for Elizabeth Dr Duane Sands, stating he is hopeful the former health minister can be re-elected and possibly follow in his footsteps to become prime minister one day.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 6th September: Freeport
STARTS: 09/06/2021 1:59 PM EDT EXPIRES: 09/06/2021 3:30 PM EDT
Aviation ‘golden goose on menu’
A prominent aviation executive is voicing fears that The Bahamas is placing the private plane “goose that has been laying the golden eggs on the menu” over the proposed fee rise at its main gateway.
Loss-making SOEs suck up near $118m
The Government spent more than $118m in combined subsidies to keep Bahamasair and the Water & Sewerage Corporation afloat at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was revealed last night.
Bahamasair off 35% against pre-COVID
Bahamasair’s peak summer revenues were down by 35 percent compared to pre-COVID19 figures, its chairman has revealed, although passenger occupancy on its US routes averaged around 80 percent.
National debt breaks $10bn
The Government last night confirmed that The Bahamas’ national debt had breached the $10bn mark due to the borrowing blow-out inflicted by the combination of COVID-19 and Hurricane Dorian.
COVID death toll jumps by 27
THE Ministry of Health reported 27 additional COVID-19 related deaths over the weekend, bringing the number of people who have died from the virus in the country to 439.
Desmond - I’m clean but what about PLP?
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Works Desmond Bannister, pictured, has accused the Progressive Liberal Party of launching a “misleading and defamatory” attack on him in an attempt to distract the Bahamian people.
Doctors condemn weekend’s rallies
AFTER a weekend filled with political rallies, motorcades and other campaign events, the Medical Association of The Bahamas is expressing “grave concern” that those activities might turn out to be “super spreaders”.
Culmer says PLP ‘goons’ threatening electorate
THE war of the political chairmen continued this weekend with Free National Movement chairman Carl Culmer accusing opposition supporters of intimidating Family Island voters – a charge his counterpart in the Progressive Liberal Party quickly denied.
GLOVES ARE OFF – Minnis: Davis ‘running scared’ and Chester is eyeing leadership role
WITH the general election just nine days away, the Free National Movement held two rallies over the weekend in Grand Bahama and Andros, with much of the rhetoric lambasting the Progressive Liberal Party.
Political risk management critical as election looms
Managing political risk was the subject of a column I wrote more than a year ago. Since then, COVID-19 has transitioned from a disruptor to a consistent and daily reality for the world. The political risk landscape has changed, as have all other risk categories, and businesses face a fragmented and different geopolitical environment. Forecasts and models may have been useful in the past, but recent events make their limitations abundantly clear. Locally, pre-emptive management of political risk is also critical as The Bahamas enters a general election scheduled for September 16, 2021.
It’s a double for Trilogy
With the Atlantis Resort and The Bahamas as its backdrop, the BIG3 concluded its fourth season in thrilling fashion and crowned its first two-time champion in league history.
Olympics are done, time to focus on Panam
WITH the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games over and done with, the4 Bahamas Olympic Committee is now concentrating on putting together the team to represent the Bahamas at the inaugural Junior Pan American Games.
Rondre gets season off to a winning start
Rondre Knowles-Tener and his Virginia-Wise Cavaliers football programme got their 2021 campaign off to a record setting start in an opening day win.
‘I didn’t anticipate that’ as Hefley throws ten TDs
NOT even new Presbyterian football coach Kevin Kelley expected the record-setting offensive fireworks from his team and quarterback Ren Hefley on Saturday.
