Resort founder debuts new seaplane service
A high-end boutique resort's founder yesterday unveiled the February launch of a seaplane service that aims to further unlock Family Island tourism's multi-million dollar potential.
Just $1m small business COVID relief to distribute
The Prime Minister yesterday said the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) has just $1m of COVID-19 relief funding that remains to be distributed to successful applicants.
Crisis management to be permanent tourism feature
A top tourism official yesterday said crisis management will be a permanent part of the Ministry of Tourism’s strategy moving forward due to the fall-out from COVID-19.
Small plane makes emergency landing at LPIA
A PIPER Aztec was forced to make an emergency landing at Lynden Pindling International Airport on Thursday.
EDITORIAL: Building for a future after COVID
IT is difficult to assess the past year in comparison to other years – and that holds true in the court system too.
STATESIDE: America’s had enough
THE man with the political death wish may have finally been granted that wish.
FRONT PORCH: Dark religious and political forces in America
THERE is a disturbingly iconic image from last week Wednesday’s violent invasion of the US Capitol Building of a man clad in black abseiling from the public gallery to the floor of the United States Senate.
Warning to prepare vaccination plan
A PAN American Health Organisation official said countries in the region should start preparing for the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine and focusing on the prioritisation process ahead of its arrival, as full vaccinations of their citizens “will not happen overnight”.
Davis: National address just a campaign speech
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis slammed Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ national address on Tuesday night as a “campaign speech” that did not provide a way forward for the country.
Cold storage equipment for vaccine to arrive soon
COLD storage equipment to facilitate COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in The Bahamas shortly, Health Minister Renward Wells told The Tribune yesterday.
Sands: We must educate public on vaccine
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands says a successful coronavirus vaccination programme hinges on the launch of a comprehensive public education campaign that addresses the concerns of Bahamians.
‘Judiciary modernising - but COVID-19 was a challenge’
CHIEF Justice Brian Moree said the judiciary made significant strides in fulfilling its mandate to modernise and reform the court system, despite facing challenges brought on by COVID-19.
Bahamas 'pushes' for U.S. COVID exemption
The Bahamas is pushing "to be at the front of the queue" should the US introduce exemptions from its new COVID-19 testing policy that threatens to be "a significant deterrent" to tourism.
DPM: BPL initials no longer a 'bad word'
A Cabinet minister has voiced optimism that Bahamas Power & Light's (BPL) initials will no longer be "a bad word" as it readies to break ground on its latest power plant once a $535m bond is placed.
BPC director: Oil resistance 'futile'
A Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) director yesterday blasted "the frightening lengths" that oil exploration opponents will go to demean its project, as he branded their resistance "futile".
Two dead after fire off Cowpen Road
Two women are dead and a man is in hospital after a fire at a residence off Cowpen Road early on Thursday morning.
Bring home the bacon for Exuma's swimming pigs
Tour operators were yesterday urged to "show good faith and pay their way" by paying a newly-imposed fee that will help ensure the welfare of Exuma's famed swimming pigs.
Abaco nurses ‘sick out’ over clinic concern
MORE than a dozen trained nurses in Abaco engaged in a “sick out” yesterday due to “poor” working conditions and safety concerns at the Marsh Harbour Clinic.
Wells: Only W.H.O.-approved tests allowed
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells says his ministry will not make a move on approving any form of additional COVID-19 testing unless first receiving the nod from the World Health Organisation to which it is aligned.
