Govt issues new Family Island Emergency Order provisions
The Office of the Prime Minister advises the following measures will begin Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at 5 a.m. for Grand Bahama, Andros, Crooked Island, Acklins, Eleuthera, Cat Island, Exuma, Bimini, the Berry Islands, Mayaguana, Inagua and Abaco.
INSIGHT: A mistake that Dr Minnis can’t afford to repeat
IT was only nine months ago that COVID-19 was still a new phenomenon we were watching from afar.
INSIGHT: Patience runs out as GB businesses demand to be heard
Nearly 200 frustrated Grand Bahama business owners stand ready to protest from today if their pleas to reopen their businesses continue to be ignored by officials at the Office of the Prime Minister in Freeport.
Darville calls for conciliatory approach
A former veteran Bahamian educator is expressing concern over reported threats by the Minister of Education to “hunt down” unregulated educational facilities operating in the country.
BAIC to remain open as long as orders permit
THE Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation will remain open as long as lockdown orders permits it to perform “an essential service in this time of food supply instability,” the corporation said in a statement yesterday.
Brewery chief hits 'double standard'
A Bahamian brewery's principal has slammed the the Government for allowing its main competitor to operate while his firm remains closed, adding: "It doesn't pay to be a Bahamian in your own country." Jimmy Sands, the Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Co
Freeport private sector demands lockdown end
Freeport's private sector yesterday demanded the Government "cease and desist" from further business lockdowns amid fears The Bahamas will "die economically" unless it learns to live with COIVID-19. Some 184 Grand Bahama-based small business owners,
QC urges: End Port/Hutchison tax breaks
An outspoken QC is urging the Government to force the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and Hutchison Whampoa to fulfill their Freeport obligations by ending the tax benefits they currently enjoy.
ActivTrades: The invisible enemy
We tend to think of ourselves, and perhaps understandably so, as the most successful species on the planet, the pinnacle of evolution determined by natural selection.
Hayward’s children launch new court case
The ruinous financial impact of the late Sir Jack Hayward's battle for control of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) has been exposed by the $4m legal bill still owed by his estate over a decade later.
Another six added to virus death toll
THE Ministry of Health confirmed that six more people have died from COVID-19 as the country recorded an additional 155 new cases of the virus, according to dashboard information for Friday and Saturday.
NURSE’S FEARS AS SHE BATTLED COVID: Bernadette’s ordeal left in recording shows that she prayed she’d survive
NURSE Bernadette Rolle left a heartbreaking message describing her ordeal as she fought COVID-19 in a clinic.
Final moments of doomed flight
THE final moments before the helicopter crash that killed billionaire coal tycoon Chris Cline, 60, and six other people have been revealed.
Man shot after argument at friend's house
A MAN is in hospital after he was shot during an argument at a friend’s house, police said.
Gross inexperience and insensitivity
At this point in the global efforts against COVID-19, there is enough information to determine what has worked and what has not.
PM needs our support
The unfortunate illness of Brave Davis and the dramatic rise in deaths and hospitalizations convince all reasonable observers of the Bahamian society that COVID-19 is a serious virus. Frankly, I don’t wish to engage with anyone on this topic who believes otherwise. My advice to such people is that they have private conversations with others who might be able to help them think through this.
Say No to maskholes
Wear a mask. Keep a six-foot distance. Wash your hands.
Gaither and Gardiner victorious in 100m
The coronavirus pandemic may have limited the amount of meets that they compete in, but quarter-miler Steven Gardiner and sprinter Tynia Gaither are making the best of the opportunities they’re provided with.
‘Reno’ might get his wish
IT appears that Tureano “Reno” Johnson might get his wish by getting a bout against elite competition in the middleweight division.
Ray Minus Jr’s Champion Amateur Boxing Club relocates
RAY Minus Jr and his Champion Amateur Boxing Club, the country’s most successful sporting franchise, has been forced to move from a location that has been its hallmark over the past two decades.
