Ministry of Works closed after COVID-19 exposure
The Ministry of Works has been closed after exposure to COVID-19.
North and Central Abaco Administrator and staff in quarantine
NORTH and Central Abaco Administrator Terrece Bootle-Laing and around ten staff members are in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 earlier this week.
Bahamas confronts 'Sir Stafford Sands moment'
COVID-19 has created “a Sir Stafford Sands moment” for The Bahamas to transform its economy and “leap” into the 21st century, an ex-Cabinet minister argued yesterday. Alfred Sears QC, a former attorney general, told Tribune Business that the country
Ex-AG: Govt agencies must 'raise their game'
Key government agencies that form The Bahamas’ commercial hub were yesterday urged by an ex-attorney general to rapidly “step up their game” in adapting to COVID-19’s digital business demands.John Delaney, now principal at the Delaney Partners law fi
Business payroll relief gets $19.5m IDB funding boost
Some $19.5m in Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) funding has been reallocated to payroll support for Bahamian businesses amid COVID-19, the deputy prime minister confirmed last night. K Peter Turnquest told Tribune Business that the multilateral
Digital payments provider eyes 50k year-end users
A Bahamian digital payments provider yesterday said the COVID-19 pandemic has helped it exceed first-year expectations “by almost 100 percent” as it targets 50,000 active users by 2020 year-end.Keith Davies, Kanoo’s chairman and chief executive, told
Jobless Bahamians fume at third-party benefits provider
Irate jobless Bahamians have blasted a third-party digital payments provider for its failure to provide them with much-needed benefits and income support amid the COVID-19 crisis.Island Pay’s Facebook page has been inundated with postings by angry Ba
PM QUARANTINES: Turnquest also in isolation and staff urged to follow suit
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest voluntarily entered self-quarantine “out of an abundance of caution” yesterday after someone who works at the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre tested positive for COVID-19.
Experts confirm border move to blame for surge
A PAN American Health Organisation official has attributed the alarming number of COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas to the opening of borders allowing non-essential travel and citizens visiting destinations where the virus has skyrocketed.
Police shootings ‘part of the job’
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday called the latest police-involved shooting that led to a man being killed and two officers injured “unfortunate” but noted such incidents are “the nature of the business”.
Early move on medical marijuana?
THE Bahamas Marijuana Commission is resuming its work this week with its co-chair Quinn McCartney admitting it will be challenging to fully decriminalise the substance in two years even though “low-hanging fruits” like medical marijuana can be legalised in that time.
27-year-old accused of indecent assault
A 27-year-old man has been remanded to prison over an allegation he indecently assaulted a woman earlier this week.
Firearm charges
A 33-year-old man was charged with illegal firearm and ammunition possession in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Strachan: ‘I see things that I need to improve on’
IN what could be considered her “saving grace” as she continues to revitalise her promising young career, Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan said she finds herself in the right atmosphere at the right time.
Man fined $6,000 for marijuana possession
A 55-year-old man who was found with over three pounds of marijuana was fined $6,000 in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Fined $500 for going to get food for his children
A 28-year-old man who said he violated national lockdown to get food for his children was fined $500 yesterday.
We need to care for those who have hit rock bottom
The Tribune broke the story that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will be going into self-quarantine due to possible exposure to COVID-19 at the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre.
Some fast food for thought
Yesterday morning while shopping at the Golden Gates shopping centre I noticed that Super Value wasn’t the only hub of activity.
Life can't go on like this past September
So, we are on lockdown until September 30, 2020. Let’s pray that everything works out by then. We are really a lockdown-weary people right now. Life cannot continue on this road beyond September – in my opinion.
Ayton and Suns 7-0, stay in hunt for play-in spot
Bahamian centre Deandre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns kept their playoff hopes alive with a 130-117 rout over the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday in the National Basketball Association’s bubble at the ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.
