Franco commits to join Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
FRANCO Miller Jr ended his time in the transfer portal and committed to join the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles to continue his collegiate basketball career.
Govt allocates $48m to COVID jobless benefits
A Ministry of Finance official yesterday confirmed the government has allocated $48m towards various COVID-19 jobless benefit initiatives in the 2020-2021 budget. Marlon Johnson, acting financial secretary, said a portion of this sum will finance a
Return road 'pretty slow' for bus drivers
Jitney drivers yesterday said their return to the road was “pretty slow” as they await the government’s decision on whether to approve a proposed fare increase.Rudolph Taylor, the Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union’s (BUDU) president, told Tribune Bus
Govt pins hopes on recovery committee
The government is pinning its hopes on the Economic Recovery Committee’s (ERC) work to beat Moody’s projection that GDP will return to pre-COVID levels only after 2024. K Peter Turnquest, deputy prime minister, said: “Last week, we acknowledged the
Biodiesel firm is 'coiled spring ready to explode'
A Bahamian biofuel producer yesterday described itself as “a coiled spring ready to explode” with ramped-up sales after four painstaking years of perfecting its product. Scott Metcalf, Bahamas Sustainable Fuels’ general manager, told Tribune Busines
Tourism industry off to a slow reopening
The Bahamian tourism industry’s post-COVID re-opening made a slow start yesterday with New Providence hotels reporting minimal guest arrivals.Muna Issa, Breezes Bahamas managing director, told Tribune Business via e-mail: “We are open and ready for b
Gyms, fitness centres hail 'smooth' reopening
Gyms and fitness centres yesterday hailed a “smooth” reopening after being closed for more than three months as a result of the COVID-19 emergency measures. Sofia Whitehead, owner of Club One Fitness, told Tribune Business: “We had a really great mo
NIB wage ceiling rise takes effect
The National Insurance Board (NIB) yesterday said only higher-paid workers will be impacted by the latest wage ceiling increase.The social security system, in a statement issued, said only workers earning more than $670 per week or $2,903 per month w
EDITORIAL: Country opens, but resorts stay closed
TODAY is the day. The first commercial flights from the US and Canada will be touching down today, ending the border closure put in place to protect us from COVID-19.
ALICIA WALLACE: We know opening the borders just doesn’t add up: we’re chasing the dollars and it’s a big risk
Is this freedom? Beaches and parks, gyms and spas, places of worship, and businesses are now open. The requirements are different from what we expected.
Smith to step down from University of The Bahamas in 2022
THE UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas (UB) will seek to find “the most qualified candidate” to replace president Dr Rodney Smith, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd said yesterday after it was revealed the president will not renew his contract at the institution,
Some residents are happy to travel - others not so sure
WHILE some Bahamians are ready to take a trip abroad after several months of the country’s borders being closed, others are hesitant to travel overseas due to rising COVID-19 cases in some parts of the world. Paulette Culmer says she plans to travel
EU excludes Bahamas from list of countries allowed to visit
THE Bahamas has been left off the list of countries whose residents are allowed to travel to the European Union when the bloc opens its borders to international travel today. Due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the United States, America has also be
No lapse in state of emergency, says Minnis
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis tabled Governor General CA Smith’s new proclamation of emergency orders in the House of Assembly yesterday and stressed there has been no discontinuity in the enforcement of his COVID-19 emergency regulations. “Many i
Doctors' union fears for juniors and interns
THE Bahamas Doctors Union yesterday raised alarm about the employment status of interns and junior doctors, claiming that over 30 interns and other junior physicians have received letters saying “that their services will no longer be required” as of today.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 1st July: Freeport
STARTS: 07/01/2020 2:10 PM EDT EXPIRES: 07/01/2020 5:30 PM EDT
Officers and marines step up to help colleague with his medical bills
OFFICERS and marines from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force recently came together to financially assist a recently retired comrade with his medical bills. Chief Petty Officer Marvin Newbold was diagnosed in 2014 with a kidney disease known as glomerul
CASUALTIES OF COVID CRISIS: Baha Mar begins mass layoffs just as flights resume
Bahamians were yesterday warned to brace for "more significant casualties" in the tourism industry as Baha Mar started terminating hundreds of workers.
Atlantis plays safe and delays opening
Atlantis has pushed its reopening back a further three weeks to July 30 to allow "a bit more calm to come into a unsettled market", a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
