Miller-Uibo opts out of 100m final at Sprint Showcase
AS a precautionary measure after a sub-par performance in the preliminaries, Bahamian Olympic 400 metre champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo opted not to compete in the women’s 100m final at the Star Athletic Sprint Showcase.
Bahamians told: Brace for 100% lumber hike
A Nassau-based building supplier yesterday warned consumers to brace for at least a 100 percent increase in lumber prices during this hurricane season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Raymond Collins, Tops Lumber and Plumbing’s general manager, told Trib
Bahamas in southern boating 'travel bubble'
The Bahamas is promoting its COVID-19 free southern islands as a “travel bubble” for visiting boaters in a bid to retain at least some tourism business, a top official said yesterday. Joy Jibrulu, pictured , the Ministry of Tourism’s director genera
Regulator probes meat, rubbing alcohol 'gouging'
Price regulators yesterday said they were probing potential cases of meat and rubbing alcohol gouging by pharmacies and food stores.Danny Sumner, the Price Control Commissions (PCC) chairman, told Tribune Business: “I have gotten a few complaints thi
44 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Tuesday
The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that there are 44 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.
EDITORIAL: When does a good deal become a bad deal?
BACK in July 2018, there was a bold promise.
PETER YOUNG: We can’t be held hostage to fear, waiting for a cure while the economy dies
If you mention The Bahamas to people in Britain, there is likely to be a positive reaction because the country is seen as a most desirable tourist destination. Such is the country’s fine reputation, it is no exaggeration to say the name itself seems to carry a certain aura. Last week, however, it hit the headlines for the wrong reasons.
FACE TO FACE: From ‘playing doctor’ as a child, Theresa’s now in the frontline of our battle with COVID
If all is well the latest national lockdown will lift next week. For that to happen experience tells us we will need to have seen a period when there were no new cases. This is what allowed our southern islands to be taken out of lockdown on Sunday.
Second COVID-19 wave is worse, warns Bartlett
Dr Frank Bartlett, the coordinator at the GB Health Services COVID-19 Task Force has revealed that patients contracting the coronavirus in the second wave are “more sicker” and are hospitalized “much longer” than those in the first wave. He also dis
Biden selects Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
First Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party's presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.
PM and Deputy PM to self-quarantine after Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre exposed to COVID-19
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest will go into self-quarantine after the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre closed following exposure to COVID-19.
Long lines of jobless queue for assistance
HUNDREDS of unemployed workers flocked to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium yesterday, queuing in long lines to collect assistance cheques from the National Insurance Board after weeks of waiting to receive payouts.This comes after NIB Minister
We won’t ’Shell’ Bahamas short
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) "will not sell the Bahamian people short" in negotiations with Shell North America over New Providence's new power plant.
Lawyers losing out in lockdown
Commercial lawyers have seen business volumes plunge by up to 80 percent amid the latest COVID-19 lockdown, two ex-Cabinet ministers disclosed yesterday, describing the impact as “tremendous”.
FDI’s 33% decline ‘horrendous signal’
The 33 percent decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2019 is “an horrendous signal” for The Bahamas’ prospects of replacing tourism’s earnings, a governance reformer has warned.
Cruise lines urged: Come to our cities once you return
A Cabinet minister yesterday promised to “encourage” the cruise lines to visit The Bahamas’ major cities immediately upon the resumption of sailing despite the sector’s preference for its private islands.
Pharmacies push govt for easing of patient pains
Pharmacies yesterday urged the government to permit five days per week opening and to better define what “curbside service” means for the industry during the present COVID-19 lockdown.
COVID alcohol bar cuts Brewery revenue 48%
Commonwealth Brewery has disclosed that the COVID-19-related bar on alcohol sales slashed its 2020 second quarter revenues by 48 percent year-over-year, dropping it to a $3.16m first half net loss.
One-year's probation for drug possession
A 20-year-old man caught by police with a weed brownie was placed on one-year probation by a magistrate yesterday. Chrishon Forbes was charged with drug possession after officers seized 1.58 ounces of Indian Hemp from him on August 1. The court was
As cases rise to 945, one resident urges young people to take it seriously
AS COVID-19 cases in the country yesterday climbed to 945, an Abaco resident who has the virus says he wants young people to take it more seriously, saying it is “nothing to play around with” even for those with strong immune systems. According to t
