Concern over vaccinations
As a concerned citizen of The Bahamas, I am disturbed by recent events regarding the issue of vaccinations. I understand that the Prime Minister made a statement where he declared that persons who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will be exempted from PCR testing when travelling domestically. He also stated that indoor dining can resume for those who have been fully vaccinated, and that fully vaccinated individuals can interact in closed environments once all individuals in that group have been fully vaccinated.
Tourism chief miscalculated
I read with amazement in The Tribune that your Tourism Minister is lamenting the fact that Air Canada will not be resuming service to Nassau next month. This route is longstanding having begun in 1947. I have operated a travel agency in the Toronto area for fifty years and have been regularly sending clients to Nassau for all that time. Our family are also of Bahamian ancestry.
‘Desperate times’ in South Bimini over BPL power cut
IRATE South Bimini homeowners yesterday slammed Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) as “a joke” after suffering widespread energy outages for four days, adding: “Desperate times call for desperate measures.”
Grand Bahama engineer dies
Well-known Grand Bahama engineer and contractor Philip T English died this weekend while in hospital.
PARCEL POST SECTION CLOSED
THE Parcel Post Section of the General Post Office in Town Centre Mall will be closed for two weeks due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19.
Home port webinar
TODAY all hands will be on deck to ensure the Grand Bahama economy benefits from Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s homeporting initiative during scheduled stops to Freeport.
Travel restrictions
Yet again the Tourism Minister has given rosy predictions about the revival of tourism.
Munnings and Oliveirense even quarterfinals series
TRAVIS Munnings and his UD Oliveirense club evened their Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB) quarterfinals series in thrilling fashion.
Richardson and Giants close out 3-1 series win over ‘Jazz’ and Marlins
ANTOAN Richardson’s San Francisco Giants got the best of Jazz Chisholm Jr’s Miami Marlins in the second series between their respective franchises in as many weeks.
Ayton posts double double in loss to Nets
DEANDRE Ayton delivered another efficient performance for the Phoenix Suns but they fell short of sweeping the top three teams in the Eastern Conference on their recent road trip.
$21m first phase of Rand Memorial Hospital redevelopment officially recommissioned
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Minister of Health Renward Wells were in Grand Bahama on Friday for the official recommissioning of the $21m-first phase redevelopment of the Rand Memorial Hospital.
$5,000 fines for falsified COVID test results
TWO women who attempted to travel to Eleuthera with falsified COVID-19 test results were each fined $5,000 on Friday.
Date set for sentencing over drug possession
CHIEF Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt is next week set to determine the fate of a 32-year-old man who on Friday confessed to being in possession of $26,000 worth of marijuana and cocaine.
60-year-old charged with indecent assault
A 60-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with indecent assault.
EDITORIAL: Shanty town buildings knocked down - but what now?
THE video footage is striking. As people stand by watching, the bulldozers move in, tearing down building after building.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Slow burn
FIRST New York made headlines a few weeks ago, (as we mentioned in this very column) with the legalisation of medicinal and recreational marijuana (cannabis).
Taxis and vendors wary of ‘bubble’ proposal
WITH cruise ships set to arrive in June, a proposed exclusive “bubble” arrangement between the vessels and tour operators at Freeport Harbour is not sitting well with local taxicab drivers and straw vendors.
No Canada flights for another 30 days
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar indicated that after speaking to Air Canada’s senior vice president yesterday it appears flights from Canada won’t be resuming at least for another 30 days.
