KELLYS HANDS OUT BACK TO SCHOOL CONTEST PRIZES
KELLY’S House and Home announced the winners of its back to school giveaways on Friday.
End in sight? PM declares second wave shows signs of ending on day of 151 new cases
AS he declared The Bahamas appears to be nearing the end of the second COVID-19 wave, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said several relaxed measures will precede the expected end to the COVID-19 Emergency Powers Orders on October 31.
Vaughn Miller goes all in and joins PLP
GOLDEN Isles MP Vaughn Miller has joined the Progressive Liberal Party, nine months after quitting the Free National Movement to become an independent representative.
Bahamian in Canada dies after being hit by train
A BAHAMIAN living and working in Canada died after being hit by a train earlier this month.
Going for parts costs man $350 fine
A MAN who claimed he violated the curfew because he was trying to get a part to fix a Mac computer was fined $350.
Man accused of raping child
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday over allegations he raped a child over the span of four years.
Trio denied bail ahead of trial in $3m drugs case
THREE men accused of illegally smuggling drugs into the country in connection with a $3m drug seizure in the Exuma cays earlier this week were yesterday denied bail ahead of their trial.
Poachers fined $20,000 a man
THE captain and crew of two Dominican vessels caught poaching in Bahamian waters late last week were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Test strips could end lockdown
The response to the COVID-19 pandemic has created a public health and economic crisis leading to psychological suffering and economic pain for all Bahamians.
Prison outbreak would be disaster
When the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services was relocated at Fox Hill in 1952, it was built to house a total of 334 inmates, with the main facility having a capacity of 224; a first offender’s facility being able to accommodate 80 inmates and a female’s facility, 30 inmates.
Be opposite of Trump
Re: It’s time people grow up and really throw themselves at this crisis. The Tribune, Insight, September 21, 2020
BAMSI's cassava plan to boost food security
Farmers across The Bahamas have received cassava sticks and sweet potato slips as part of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute’s (BAMSI) Roots and Tubers Distribution initiative.
Don't take data protection lightly
Strong governance requires effective management at its core. Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) have, over the past decade, expanded from standalone and abstract disciplines to arguably the most important functions in a business. They are not a technology platform, fad or catchy phrase for software vendors and professional service providers to generate revenue. Instead, it is about ensuring compliance while strategically pushing the business forward.
'Another weapon' to avoid blacklists
The deputy prime minister yesterday said reforms to the Register of Beneficial Ownership Act give The Bahamas "another weapon in our arsenal" to combat future and present "blacklistings".
Galleria chief: Better to be safe than sorry
Galleria Cinemas president yesterday said he was eyeing a possible December return to coincide with new movie releases, while agreeing that combating COVID-19 must remain The Bahamas' priority.
Eliminate 'bureaucracy bottleneck', urged MP
The Opposition's spokesman yesterday demanded that the Government eliminate the "bottleneck of bureaucracy" for the private sector, as he warned that The Bahamas is “not the only game in town”.
151 new cases of COVID-19, death toll rises to 80
The Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that there were 151 new cases of COVID-19 and two deaths. One death which was under investigation has now been confirmed as COVID-19 related.
Frustrated Bahamians clearing crown land to live on
FRUSTRATED Bahamians in North Andros are apparently clearing Crown land where they plan to construct homes, insisting undocumented migrants are being allowed to do the same without consequence, The Tribune was told yesterday.
Economy of The Bahamas
THE country’s broke. The Bahamas Minister of Finance says there’s lots of money. Some say that there will be a devaluation. Others say they’ll guarantee there will be no devaluation. Many say they’re taking a page about lying out of Trump’s playbook. You be the judge.
