To vaccinate or not?
The salient question that is now foremost in most Bahamians and residents minds is: “Do I voluntarily take the recommended vaccine and just how safe is it?” During the past two weeks I have been polling listeners on my radio talk show: ExpressYourself @ 99.5 FM on exactly that same question. So far, in excess of 75% of the responders stated that under No Circumstances, except mandated by the law, would they be injected with the vaccine, Astrazeneca, now available in limited quantities in The Bahamas.
Tourism figures
We have visited The Bahamas for fifty years and our family has owned a holiday property for a long time.
Cardinals rally past ‘Jazz’ and Marlins 4-2
MIAMI (AP) — Yadier Molina hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly off former batterymate Sandy Alcantara to cap a three-run rally in the sixth inning that sent the St Louis Cardinals over Miami Marlins 4-2 last night.
Brianne: ‘Bahamas could win this 4 x 4, we could win’
GRAND Bahamian quarter-miler Brianne Bethel is hoping that she can help the Bahamas get a women’s 4 x 400 metre relay team on the global stage again.
Coach Tynes: ‘I really knew that he was going to do something special’
HE has produced times so far this year that are faster than the under-20 competitors, but Swift Athletics’ head coach Andrew Tynes said Carlos Brown Jr’s performances are just a tip of the iceberg.
EDITORIAL: We must do all we can to stop third wave
THE concerns over mounting cases of COVID-19 continue – with 92 new cases over the holiday weekend.
PETER YOUNG: A deep dive on racism comes up with a surprising answer
Since the issue of race is invariably controversial and induces strong emotions, conversations about it are often heated and difficult. Britain is no exception in dealing with problems of racial disharmony. In some of its local communities historic racism continues to create resentment and mistrust.
FACE TO FACE: Holding hands with old friends from Harlem
In celebration of Women’s History Month, I had the privilege of being invited to speak at a special forum hosted by the Bahamian American Association.
Davis backs boundary change
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said he supports changing the boundaries of the Golden Isles and Killarney constituencies to ensure voter parity before the next general election.
Vaccinations to resume
COVID-19 vaccinations will resume tomorrow on New Providence and Grand Bahama.
Confusion over Eleuthera emergency orders
MANY residents left Eleuthera yesterday without having to show proof that they had a negative COVID-19 PCR test result despite last week’s change to the COVID-19 Emergency Order making this a requirement for travel.
Cubans detained by U.S. Coast Guard
ANOTHER group of Cubans was recently intercepted off Anguilla Cay in the Cay Sal Banks by the United States Coast Guard and subsequently handed over to Bahamian authorities.
‘We have to exercise a bit of faith in the government’
The new RT-PCR COVID-19 testing requirement for Eleuthera will have an impact on visitors coming to the island, but one airline executive said “we have to exercise a bit of faith in the government”.
Concerns raised over SERZ ending in June
AN international homebuilder in Abaco has raised concerns over the Special Economic Recovery Zone (SERZ) ending in June as “we need to do whatever we can to get Abaco back on its feet”.
Anderson: Locals will ‘support’ Crystal Cruises initiative
CRYSTAL Cruises’ president has sought to allay fears that this summer’s planned visits to Exuma and Harbour Island don’t fit the islands’ tourism model and believes locals will “support” his company’s initiative.
The fragility of the monster
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BORN in 1460 in Sines, a small town on Portugal’s West coast, Vasco da Gama is one of the greatest explorers of all time. His journey by sea, from Western Europe to India via South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, was an incredible feat of courage and seamanship. Sailing through seas never before navigated, Da Gama eventually reached the Indian port of Calicut on 20 May 1498, almost a year after setting off from Lisbon.
Gunned down playing dominoes
THE FAMILY of a man who was shot and killed while he was playing dominoes over the holiday weekend said although he had his challenges, nothing he had done could have justified the way he was killed.
Signs of revival as 60,000 visit in March
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said 60,000 non-residents bought travel health visas to visit the country in March, double the number that did so in December 2020.
Concern mounts on possible third wave
THE nation recorded 92 new COVID-19 infections over the holiday weekend — bringing the total number of cases to 9,263.
