Man arrested for house robbery
GRAND Bahama police arrested a man who allegedly robbed a woman at her home this week.
Parents turn to pods as school solution
WHEN the COVID-19 crisis shuttered schools in March, John Cox worried about his child’s attentiveness to virtual classroom lessons.
Battle 4 Atlantis relocates to U.S.
The Bahamas’ sports tourism product continues to suffer from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic with several major events on the local calendar relocated or postponed. The latest casualties were Complete Sport Management’s Battle 4 Atlantis presented by Bad Boy Mowers and bd Global’s Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. Both events will be relocated to respective locations in the United States.
Activists voice fears over developer EIA 'loopholes'
Activists yesterday voiced "shock" that newly-tabled regulations to safeguard the Bahamian environment contain multiple "loopholes" that will allow "inappropriate development projects to slip through".
Dominic Demeritte to lead men’s cross country, track and field programme
JAYME Pendergast, the director of athletics at Life University, announced yesterday that the leader of the men’s cross country and men’s track & field programme would be Dominic Demeritte.
QC says 'pay to play' undercuts rule of law
A prominent QC yesterday charged "there's no sense in having the rule of law if you have to pay to play" as he seeks the Privy Council's go-ahead for an appeal involving an Abaco marina project.
Club Med closure a 'unique situation'
A Cabinet minister yesterday said Club Med's decision to close its San Salvador property until December 2021 is not indicative of the COVID-19 re-opening prospects for other Family Island resorts.
Bahamians told: Be more scam 'savvy and sceptical'
Bahamians were yesterday urged to become "more savvy and sceptical" to prevent themselves becoming victims of an "uptick" in financial scams as criminals seek to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic.
Out Island resorts eye COVID testing savings
Family Island hotels are exploring how they can "pool resources" to substantially lower the costs associated with testing staff, vendors and suppliers regularly for COVID-19.
'I heard the shots that killed my grandson'
A DAY after her grandson’s murder, 67-year-old Sylvia Outten told The Tribune she heard five shots ring out before finding out her loved one had been fatally wounded.
Island’s shock at Club Med closure
EMPLOYEES at San Salvador’s Club Med yesterday described the resort’s decision to push back its re-opening date to December 2021 as a major “shock” and “big blow” to the island.
Emergency orders to run beyond tourism reopening until end of October
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pleaded with Bahamians to comply with COVID-19 protocols for at least three more weeks as he gave notice that the country’s state of emergency will extend until October 31.
Headknowles partners face new court battle
THE dispute between the founders of the HeadKnowles organisation has taken a new twist with Lia Head-Rigby countersuing her former friend Gina Knowles.
Car thieves told to pay back owners for damage
TWO men who stole two cars in the span of a day were placed on two years’ probation and ordered to compensate the car owners for the damage rendered to their vehicles.
Judge: Get your papers to sell coconuts
A JUDGE discharged three men who were arrested for selling coconuts without a business licence, on the agreement they would apply for the documents they need to work legally by the start of November.
55 new cases of COVID-19, one additional death under investigation
The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that there were 55 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional death under investigation.
EDITORIAL: Are we out of our league?
There is often talk about trying to get The Bahamas to emulate Singapore as a financial success story – but for those dreaming of such things, the words of Gregory Pepin, of Deltec Bank & Trust, are an awakening. A rude one at that.
ALICIA WALLACE: It’s been six months - by now we should know what we’re doing
We are six months in and the government still has not figured out how to respond to the COVID-19. From public health management to addressing economic concerns, there are far too many gaps. The main issue continues to be failure to consult. What does the government have against engaging experts, practitioners and affected people?
Dames insists crime figures for Abaco are ‘quite correct’
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday defended the police crime statistics for Abaco, insisting the crime decline cited by Police Commissioner Paul Rolle “is quite correct”.
