EDITORIAL: Dr Dahl-Regis deserves her honour
IN Thursday’s Tribune, our columnist, Front Porch Simon paid tribute to the “expert, clear and steady leadership” provided by Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis as he hailed her as his person of the year.
INSIGHT: Bring on the vaccines as it’s our only realistic route back to a life of normalcy
IF I had only a dime for how many times I’ve heard 2020 called “the worst year ever” or “a year to forget”. Indeed, 2020 inflicted what seemed to be an unending loop of trauma on people all over the world. It wasn’t until the end of the year that we were all ready to remove our hands from our eyes to see the possibility of change in the near future as a result of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
INSIGHT: A season of goodwill - you can’t be serious
THE people of Long Island awoke on Christmas Day with a present from Haiti!
Schools open? Why not tell the teaching union?
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has accused education officials of not communicating about today’s reopening of schools.
First cases in San Salvador
SAN Salvador residents are on alert after the tiny island recorded its first two cases of COVID-19 over the weekend.
‘Highly likely’ new strain will reach The Bahamas
A local infectious disease expert believes it is “highly likely” the new variant of COVID-19 already detected in some 33 countries will reach Bahamian shores.
‘Brother’s death leaves us heartbroken’
THE sister of the teacher who was found dead in a classroom of a local government school on New Year’s Day said the news of his death has left their family shocked and heartbroken.
Gov't pays 'millions' to solve land scam
The Government has paid "several million dollars" to a private developer to "bring order out of chaos" and secure the homes of several hundred families who were swindled in a massive land scam.
Atlantis returns some staff to furlough status
Atlantis last night confirmed it has had to place multiple workers back on temporary furlough with effect from today due to "unfavourable occupancy forecasts" for January 2021.
Gov'ts reversal over 'substance' file compliance
The Government made an abrupt about-turn within 48 hours in extending the deadline for corporate Bahamas to comply with "substance reporting" demands by one month to end-January 2021.
'Blind' attorney fails to overturn sanctions
A Bahamian attorney has failed in his bid to overturn Supreme Court-imposed sanctions relating to his management of a $30m estate despite arguing he is "legally blind".
Will a phoenix rise from the flames of 2020?
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AFTER a black swan event dominated this year, could 2021 see the phoenix rise out of the flames?
Proper risk assessments vital to 2021 performance
There is little doubt that 2020 drove individuals and businesses of all sizes to financial, human, technical and strategic limits. Corporate leaders were stretched to either "pivot or perish”. In 2020, company strategies were tested, frameworks were challenged and, in many cases, resources strained and depleted. These changes must be considered as supervised financial institutions (SFIs) prepare to complete annual risk assessments as prescribed by their regulators.
'ShopLocal' efforts beat expectations
Retailers who participated in the initiative to encourage Bahamians to shop at home over Christmas say the returns exceeded expectations, ShopLocal's director told Tribune Business.
Chamber chiefs 'hopeful' COVID's worst now over
Family Island Chamber of Commerce presidents are viewing The Bahamas' 2021 economic prospects with cautious optimism amid hopes the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic may be over.
Restaurants: Closure reasons must be valid
Eleuthera and Exuma-based restaurants say the Government must show valid reasons for closing them down after it gave permission for Fish Fry-based eateries to open in time for New Year's Eve.
Sand Dollar firms expanding to nine
The Central Bank says a total of nine firms will likely be approved to start distributing Bahamian digital dollars, thereby significantly increasing their availability to the public, by early 2021.
BISX adds new listing to mutual fund roster
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has added another listing to its investment funds roster.
Three men dead in separate shootings
Police are investigating the deaths of three men in separate shooting incidents on Sunday and Monday.
