Miller-Uibo shuts down season
In her second straight meet, Bahamian Olympian 400 metre champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo was unable to complete the finals of her event, prompting her to put a lid on the coronavirus-laden track and field season on Saturday.
INSIGHT: The right call, yes. But it’s down to each one of us to get it right this time?
PRIOR to the Prime Minister’s address last week, as rumours flew around the country about a potential week-long lockdown, Dr Hubert Minnis surprised us all. A shocking but much welcomed course reversal was in order. Following what would have been a 21-day lockdown had the competent authority not had a change of heart, we are now in the process of a phased opening.
INSIGHT: No problem, Mr Dames? Abaco residents disagree
For months, reports have leaked out of Abaco of increasing levels of crime which are leaving residents on the main island and surround cars desperate.
INSIGHT: One year on
A YEAR after Hurricane Dorian made landfall in Grand Bahama, the island is still declared as a disaster zone with many residents and businesses picking up the pieces.
Marijuana field discovered in Abaco
A TEAM of officers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Bahamas Defense Force found a marijuana field in Abaco on Saturday. According to a police report, shortly after 9am, a team of officers acting on information, went to an area calle
Defence Force recruits quarantined as training halts
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force has discontinued new entry training due to the “quick spread of COVID-19” among its latest intake of recruits. “New entry training has been discontinued at this time, to allow the proper management and treatment of th
Tragedy of new mum Shakinah
A WOMAN is looking for answers after her daughter, who tested positive for COVID-19, died in Princess Margaret Hospital shortly after giving birth.
SUNDAY UPDATE: 32 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths under investigation
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 32 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three additional deaths being investigated on Sunday.
Body found off Carmichael Road
POLICE discovered a body in bushes in the Carmichael Road area Sunday afternoon.
National debt reaches $8.24bn
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that the national debt has ballooned to $8.24bn for the fiscal year 2019/2020 in its fourth quarter fiscal snapshot. This places government debt at 68.4 percent of GDP, up from $7.527bn in fiscal year 2018/2019.
Fiscal deficit soars 259%
The government’s deficit widened by 259 percent from last year’s $788m, the Ministry of Finance has revealed.
Jitney’s to resume today following protest
A public transportation stakeholder is excited to be “back in swing” as jitneys will be allowed to operate with limited capacity today after the second COVID-19 related shutdown in six months.
Hayward family vow commitment
The family of the late Sir Jack Hayward insist a new legal fight over fees owed to them from their father’s estate will not impact their commitment to the Grand Bahama Port Authority.
Treasury revenues slumped 55% in year's final quarter
THE COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to a 55.2 percent contraction in receipts across taxed industries, according to the Ministry of Finance’s budgetary performance report for the fourth quarter of the 2019/2020 fiscal year.
Court rejects grandmother killer's appeal
A MAN who was sentenced to 40 years in prison for stabbing his grandmother to death seven years ago has lost his appeal over the matter.
Can YOU do more to beat this thing?
WHILE announcing more businesses are allowed to operate beginning today under relaxed measures, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urged people not to let their guards down especially in New Providence where COVID-19 cases remain high.
Dorian pledges - just $109k in cash
SEVEN months after the Hurricane Dorian Pledging Conference was held, a government official said of the $1.77bn in pledges received at January’s event only $109,000 were actual cash donations.
Beach party organisers face being prosecuted
THE people responsible for hosting a beach party near Sweeting’s Cay over the weekend will be brought to court for organising a large public gathering in breach of the COVID-19 emergency orders, police said.
