Tourism chief looking to an October upturn
THE Ministry of Tourism is eyeing late October as the return of its global marketing strategies, hoping by then the country is ready to reopen, Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Travis Robinson said yesterday. “We are looking at around late October fo
Dozens wait at church for food vouchers
SCORES of people waited for hours yesterday at Church of God Auditorium on Joe Farrington Road to receive food vouchers from the National Food Distribution Task Force.
Mitchell: I am appalled by the scenes of chaos on the streets
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said some people have asked the party to move a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis over the chaos that erupted over his seven-day lockdown of New Providence and subsequent U-turn.
Pinder predicts 'a silver lining behind dark clouds'
LABOUR Director John Pinder said officials expect more job layoffs in the coming weeks, but he appealed to employers to have patience as a “silver lining is behind these dark clouds”. This comes just a few weeks after he said unemployment “will not
IDB: 100,000 workers 'vulnerable' to job loss
More than one in every six "formal" jobs in The Bahamas could be lost due to COVID-19, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has warned, making 100,000 workers "vulnerable" to the fall-out. An IDB report on the repurposing of more than $19.5m to
Regulators reject Sebas on gaming ad restriction
Regulators have rejected arguments by Sebas Bastian's web shop and media empire that a 5am to 9pm bar on gaming advertising is "discriminatory, arbitrary and capricious". The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), in an announcement
COVID's open/close cycle just 'too taxing'
A major Bahamian insurer yesterday said its office will function with a "skeleton crew" despite being granted permission to return because the COVID-19 opening/closing cycle is simply "too taxing".
Small business: Second funding release for 63%
The Government's small business assistance initiative stopped taking new applicants from June 15 as it concentrates on distributing the $38.264m in loan and grant funding already approved.
ActivTrades: Is data the new oil?
The 20th Century was the golden age of oil. The black gold, as it became known, drove the ambition of ruthless tycoons and was the reason that lead countries to war. Fortunes were made and lost and maps had to be redrawn, as oil rich regions were able to punch above their weight in terms of geostrategic importance.
MP Hank Johnson tests positive for COVID-19
CENTRAL and South Eleuthera MP Hank Johnson is in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19.
BPL/ SkyGuard Projected Track, Intensity & Arrival Time of Tropical Storm Laura
Thursday, 20th August, 2020.
Bahamas Power & Light | SKYGuard Tropical Cyclone Watch ( 92 hours Away)
Thursday,, 20th August, 2020.
‘Hurricane’ may arrive by Sunday
THE National Emergency Management Agency is closely monitoring a weather disturbance projected to threaten The Bahamas by Sunday.
Sands accuses govt of blundering by: • Having no coherent plan to tackle crisis • Vilifying public for COVID spread
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said Monday’s sudden lockdown and subsequent policy reversal will make it “infinitely more difficult for the government now to win the public confidence again”.
Dame Joan - rights are being broken
DAME Joan Sawyer has insisted the government has infringed upon the constitutional rights and freedoms of Bahamians who have been subject to lockdowns, leaving a window open to sue the state over this infraction.
Ms Kelly should retract
Catherine Kelly, in a recent column, obviously thought she was dispensing good natured business advice that would help us during the pandemic-forced shut-down of our tourism economy.
UPDATED: 107 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Wednesday, two more deaths
ONE hundred and seven COVID-19 cases were confirmed yesterday and the death total from the virus increased by two for a total of 22.
Police car damaged at protest
A POLICE vehicle was damaged during a protest near Windsor Park on Tuesday. Police said 39 people were arrested during the short-lived protest because they did not have lawful permission to demonstrate. “The officers questioned the purported leader
TV union boss leads calls for BCB chief to resign from job
THE president and members of the Bahamas Communication and Public Officers Union are calling for the immediate resignation of the general manager of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas. The union has alleged bullying, threats and a lack of e
Two men deny firearm possession charges
TWO men were arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday on firearm possession charges. Eric Arthur, 21, and Elvardo Deveaux, 22, stood before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis yesterday, charged with being in possession of an unlicenced firearm. D
