Physicians: There has not been consultation
THE Consultant Physicians Staff Association has again raised concern over the lack of consultation between healthcare workers and the government on the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conch alert after cases of suspected poisoning
FOOD safety officials are cautioning against the consumption of fresh conch after several suspected cases of conch poisoning.
Teaming up to save the planet
MEMBERS of the House of Rastafari collective helped the Agriculture Department of Programme SURE by donating and planting fruit trees to mark Earth Day.
Celebrating Earth Day
IN celebration of Earth Day, US Chargé d’Affaires Usha Pitts formally announced a $10,000 grant competition for local organisations.
Super Value to ‘terminate’ if COVID rules disobeyed
Super Value has warned its 1,000-strong workforce they “will face termination” if caught disobeying COVID-19 protocols, its principal warning yesterday: “We cannot go back into lockdown.”
‘Nothing to fear for compliant licensees’
Bahamas-based securities dealers that meet existing requirements will all meet the Securities Commission’s enhanced capital adequacy rules, regulators revealed yesterday.
Attorney’s ‘negligence’ cost twins their home
Twin sisters have been given permission by the Supreme Court to enter a default judgment against a Bahamian attorney whose “negligence” cost them their Harmony Hill condominium.
BPC dismisses investor’s exit as old news
The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) yesterday dismissed environmental activist joy over an investor’s divestment of an £11.25m stake in the firm as old news.
New association to tackle demand for $2m coverage
A new association of shore excursion/experience providers will tackle the cruise industry’s $2m liability insurance requirement as a key priority, a tourism executive has revealed.
Speaker hits out at govt after Parliament COVID-19 case
FOLLOWING confirmation that a House of Assembly staffer tested positive for COVID-19, Speaker Halson Moultrie revealed that his protocol recommendations were ignored by the government.
’Employees rights are protected’
LABOUR Director John Pinder has said employees have the right to file trade disputes in instances where employers deem it mandatory for workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
Mass parties show guard is slipping
A LOCAL infectious diseases expert is again urging Bahamians to not let their guards down and become relaxed with current health protocols, insisting that the country’s fight with the novel coronavirus is far from over.
WILL BIDEN HELP? Govt asks Washington to give us share of U.S. excess vaccine supplies
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials have petitioned the United States to give The Bahamas some of its Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
The importance of environment protection
The Building Regulations Act, through its Planning Department, sets out the requirements for obtaining a building permit and makes it an offence to commence construction without a building permit. This includes all elements of physical development, from cutting down a tree to building a city. It includes operating a home office to a theme park.
Brewers top Marlins 5-4, Chisholm Jr strains left hamstring
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Adrian Houser pitched effectively into the sixth inning and hit his first career home run, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Miami Marlins 5-4 last night.
Tennis ace Kevin Major Jr all set for ‘long Germany’
Kevin Major Jr, the top local tennis player in the country, has his bags packed and ready to go to Paderborn, Germany, to test his skills in the Tennis Bundesliga Zone III league.
21 Cubans repatriated
TWENTY-ONE Cuban migrants were repatriated to Havana yesterday.
HOUSE STAFF UNDER QUARANTINE
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie and the majority of House staffers are under quarantine after Chief Clerk David Forbes tested positive for COVID-19, The Tribune understands.
TOUGH TO ATTRACT FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN PANDEMIC
A GRAND Bahama Port Authority executive admits efforts to attract new foreign direct investments to Freeport were challenged to some extent due to travel restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
