PARTY’S OVER: Police blame youngsters for problems caused at illegal lockdown events
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said his officers will be out in full force to enforce new COVID-19 restrictions, as he revealed that officers have faced challenges recently with young people hosting parties.
‘Sorry - $20 vouchers were a mistake’
NATIONAL Food Distribution Task Force chairperson Susan Larson said miscommunication caused 1,500 food assistance recipients in parts of New Providence to get under-valued vouchers this week.
‘Why need guns at Atlantis protest?’
OPPOSITION Senator Fred Mitchell yesterday questioned why police blocked protestors from walking over the Sidney Poitier Bridge on Wednesday and decried officers being armed with “assault weapons” at a “peaceful” demonstration.
Family questions sister’s ‘drowning’
A SISTER of a woman whose body was found washed ashore on a beach in Eleuthera last month is questioning police who say they did not find any signs of foul play and that her sibling had drowned.
Haitian jailed for six months for hammer attack
A HAITIAN who attacked a man with a hammer during a dispute over a cell phone was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday.
Rutherford ready, set...
AFTER graduating from Providence Academy as a two-sport star in track and field and basketball, Peter ‘JP’ Rutherford Jr, pictured, is now making his transition at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas where his concentration will be solely on track as a sprinter.
Chisholm can’t stop Marlins exit
Jazz Chisholm made his Major League Baseball postseason debut in what turned out to be the final game of the season for his Miami Marlins as they were eliminated from the playoffs.
Tributes are paid to coach McPhee
GEORGE McPhee, a former veteran player, who went on to coach a number of the rising young players in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association, passed away at his home on Wednesday morning two days before his 69th birthday today.
THE PRESS BOX: All quiet about the Cowboys
Mum’s the word on my Cowboys, we are in a bad state right now. In fact if the Cowboys were a horse they would have to be put down humanely, to put their fans out of their suffering. Now back to mum’s the word!
Hard questions for a COVID recovery
Once the COVID-19 emergency has passed, and your business can safely open without interruptions, you are considered to be in the recovery phase. By all accounts this could take anywhere from 12 months to four years to complete. For a country such as The Bahamas, which relies so heavily on travel, tourism and hospitality, the road ahead is certainly going to be a challenging one.
Exempt Abaco cays from COVID curbs, private sector urges
Abaco's Chamber of Commerce has urged the Prime Minister to exempt some of the island's major cays from the new restrictions due to the presence of tourists and minimal number of COVID-19 cases.
Gas station restrictions 'final nail in the coffin'
A gas station operator yesterday branded the reinstated COVID-19 ban on in-store customers and reduced hours as the “final nail in the coffin".
American resumes flying to three Bahamas destinations
American Airlines yesterday restarted flights from its Miami hub to three Bahamian destinations, and plans to resume service to Nassau and Marsh Harbour before month's end despite their lockdowns.
'Landmark' Bills set to overhaul Gov't finances
The Government yesterday launched consultation on two "landmark" Bills that are intended to transform how The Bahamas' public finances and national debt are governed and managed.
151 new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that there were 151 new COVID-19 cases and 39 recovered cases.
EDITORIAL: Paying now for missed opportunities earlier
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has made his move – and once again we prepare for a diet of curfews and lockdowns.
STATESIDE: Even for Trump this is all starting to look completely ridiculous
No one in Washington has ever witnessed anything like what is happening with and to Donald Trump these days. The US President, long suspected of sociopathic behaviour and tendencies by mental health professionals, seems to be lurching out of control in an increasingly desperate attempt to cling to office.
FRONT PORCH: The tragicomedy and farce of Trump’s America
The denouement of Donald Trump’s shambolic and dangerous presidency intensified with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting calamitous economic fallout, twin crises managed more adroitly and seriously by the Chinese rather than the American Government.
For some of us, this is going to be game over
ONE local gym owner says he doubts his business will recover after Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced in Parliament that gyms will have to once again have to close their doors due to new COVID-19 restrictions.
