30 new cases of COVID-19, one additional death reported on Saturday
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 30 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one additional death on Saturday.
90 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths and five deaths under investigation reported on Friday
The MInistry of Health reported that there were 90 new COVID-19 cases, five additional deaths and five deaths under investigation on Friday.
Govt signs heads of agreement for $400m Jack's Bay project in Eleuthera
THE government signed a heads of agreement with Eleuthera Properties on Friday for the development of the Jack's Bay Resort, Golf Course and Marina project in South Eleuthera worth some $400 million.
Man rescued after driving off Montagu ramp in 'attempted suicide'
A CONCERNED citizen rescued a man from his car after he drove off Montagu Ramp into waters below in an attempted suicide, police said.
Two Dept of Immigration employees accused of fraud
TWO employees from the Department of Immigration were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday after being accused of committing a number of fraud-related offences.
Three face armed robbery charges
THREE men were remanded to prison on Friday after being accused of robbery.
Small business owners go on the march
A GROUP of small business owners marched in Nassau on Friday due to grievances with recent lockdowns and other issues stagnating business.
Police officer on administrative leave amid investigation
A POLICE officer has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into excessive force after surveillance footage showed a man being body slammed and kicked during an arrest.
EDITORIAL: A high price to pay for faking being ill
A high price to pay for faking being ill
DIANE PHILLIPS: A year later - the Abaco couple now living totally off-grid
One year ago this week, Daphne de Gregory-Miaoulis and Nick Miaoulis rode out monster Hurricane Dorian atop their Abaco Neem production centre and retail store in Marsh Harbour. For nearly five long days and nights, they clung to balcony doors and occasionally each other. On the last day, a Friday they will always remember, the exhausted husband and wife managed to make it to their farm 15 miles south of the city.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Chinese want out, Brave wants back . . . and Flying Fred wants lunch
What a topsy-turvy week it was.
Construction of 100 homes in Abaco 'to start this month'
THE Disaster Reconstruction Authority said construction of 100 modular homes in Spring City, Abaco, is expected t0o begin this month.The units are intended to replace the 100 recreational vehicles (RVs) presently at the Government Complex and will ho
'Too soon to tell full impact of COVID-19'
IT is too early to predict COVID-19’s full impact on the business sector, according to Bahamas Chamber of Commerce CEO Jeffrey Beckles.With more areas of the economy allowed to reopen on Monday - but many areas still closed - Mr Beckles said stakehol
Police hand out meal vouchers
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle and a team of officers distributed 200 meal vouchers to residents in the Nassau Village and Montell Heights communities yesterday.The initiative, according to the police chief, is a part of the Royal Bahamas Police Forc
Dive 'institution' closed over $9m court award
A 55 year-old Bahamian diving "institution" has been forced to permanently close its doors with the loss of 15 full-time jobs after a $9m judgment was enforced against it over a customer's drowning. Matthew Whiteland, owner of Bahama Divers, which w
Getting 'back into business' critical to poverty battle
The Bahamas must get its economy "back into business as quickly as we can" to combat the rising poverty and inequality exposed by a recent household survey, the deputy prime minister said yesterday. K Peter Turnquest told Tribune Business this was t
Planning bottlenecks a 'recipe for disaster'
A prominent developer yesterday said its "frustration level is super high" over planning "bottlenecks" that present "a recipe for disaster" in efforts to revive the Bahamian domestic economy. Franon Wilson, Arawak Homes president, told Tribune Busin
Harbour Island legal war settled
A Harbour Island developer and his former project manager have this week settled their $1m legal dispute in the California courts, Tribune Business can reveal. Documents obtained by this newspaper reveal that Michael Wiener, 4M Harbour Island's prin
