‘It’s a blessing to have two of us representing the country again’
DONALD Thomas said there was never any doubt in his mind that his performance would have enabled him to make the Bahamas team for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Country needs plan to ‘salvage development’
The Bahamas is facing “a salvage development plan” rather than a National Development Plan, a former Chamber executive said yesterday, as the nation seeks to “pick up the pieces” post-COVID-19.
Ayton and Suns grab Game 1
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul delivered an NBA Finals debut that was well worth his lengthy wait.
Christian Independence is right thing for celebration
I am not sure why secular musicians and irreligious Bahamians are all riled up over the Independence Day Committee’s decision to feature a Christ-centered motif for our upcoming Independence Day celebrations.
Gardiner picks up big win, Miller-Uibo 2nd
Men’s 400 metre world champion Steven Gardiner had to grit it out from behind for a great win yesterday against a noteworthy field of competitors as he prepares for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
PLP: Local entertainers should not be left out
THE Progressive Liberal Party said the government must involve local entertainers in independence celebrations amid complaints about the apparent exclusion of secular artists from the upcoming events.
65 Haitians repatriated
SIXTY-FIVE Haitian migrants were repatriated yesterday.
Judges reject Archer appeal
THE Court of Appeal yesterday rejected Omar Archer’s appeal against a Supreme Court judge’s decision to dismiss his motion for constitutional relief concerning a criminal libel charge brought against him six years ago.
Teenager accused of rape attack
A 19-year-old resident of Grand Bahama was charged with rape, burglary and causing harm in Freeport yesterday.
‘I grew marijuana by accident’
A 32-year-old man who was found with several marijuana plants claimed they accidentally sprouted when he threw the seeds out after smoking.
$1,000 fine for running bar after curfew
A businessman who was caught running a bar after curfew hours earlier this year was yesterday fined $1,000.
FACE TO FACE: Remembering ‘Sir Coaks’ who put Bahamians front and centre
AS The Bahamas gears up to celebrate another Independence anniversary, I wanted to take the time to take a look back in history at the man who helped to organise our very first Independence celebration cultural extravaganza.
EDITORIAL: Hesitancy among our health workers
IN yesterday’s Tribune, we reported on the concerns of nurses with a number of workers sick with COVID, and one having recently died. Those are valid concerns indeed – so why is it that in today’s Tribune, we hear that there is a hesitancy within healthcare workers to take the vaccine?
PETER YOUNG: Beating the Germans at Wembley, dare we dream of more?
AFTER writing last week about the then upcoming clash between England and Germany at the European football championships, the extraordinary events of recent days demand a return to the subject today.
Police force goes cashless in Grand Bahama
AFTER going cashless in New Providence, the Royal Bahamas Police Force has extended the initiative to Grand Bahama and will no longer accept cash from citizens.
4,000 approved for funding from DRA
NEARLY 4,000 approved homeowners on Grand Bahama and Abaco have been assessed and funded through the Disaster Reconstruction Authority’s Small Home Repair Programme.
Nurses chief: Why do PMH issues take so long to resolve?
THE president of the Bahamas Nurses Union has chided public health officials for the length of time it takes to address issues within Princess Margaret Hospital.
Govt ‘in talks’ with Caribbean country for 20k doses
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the government is currently engaged in talks with another Caribbean country to secure additional 20,000 vaccines to shore up its vaccine supplies, as officials await shipment for the remaining doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from the COVAX Facility.
Why aren’t more health workers taking vaccine?
A PUBLIC Hospitals Authority official has lamented vaccine hesitancy as an ongoing challenge for the healthcare sector, telling The Tribune more healthcare workers should want the jab having witnessed the effects of COVID-19.
