Tour operator hits out at COVID capacity inequity
A Bahamian tour operator yesterday complained that a double standard is being imposed through the stipulation that buses and vehicles can only operate at 50 percent capacity.Marvin Gibson, general manager of Marvelous Tours, told Tribune Business thi
Resorts back narrowed COVID-19 test window
Bahamian resorts yesterday backed the Government’s decision to narrow the COVID-19 testing window for tourists from ten to seven days prior to travelling even though the move has caused some market confusion.Matthew Brear, Cape Santa Maria’s general
Six flights for LPIA on first reopen day
The Bahamas’ major airport is set to receive six inbound international flights from key US tourism source markets on the first day that the country’s borders reopen.The Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD), Lynden Pindling International Airport’s
Andros remains the final frontier
Andros, vast and barely touched by modern society, remains one of the least densely populated areas in the Caribbean and the last true frontier of The Bahamas. It is the ultimate blank slate for nature enthusiasts and those looking to truly get off-t
Training Agency gains 55% job placement rate
The National Training Agency (NTA) boasts a 55 percent job placement rate, a Cabinet minister has revealed, with nearly 6,000 Bahamians trained over the past year.Dion Foulkes, Minister of Labour, told the Senate: “The NTA continues to effectively ca
Two in custody after man shot dead
Two men are in custody after a man was shot dead in Nassau Village on Sunday night.
AG's office fails to deliver emergency orders extension in time
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel apologised Monday after his office failed to deliver a resolution extending Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' emergency orders in time for last week’s sitting of the House of Assembly, causing the Governor General’s original proclamation of emergency to end at midnight.
EDITORIAL: Safe to come in but not to go out?
There was a contradiction at the heart of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ national address yesterday.
WORLD VIEW: CCJ offers parties in Guyana pathway to the rule of law
There have been unhelpful and destructive attacks by leading members and zealous supporters of the APNU-AFC caretaker government in Guyana against all with whose position they disagree. The targets are international organisations, CARICOM Heads of Government, other governments that have been major partners with Guyana and their diplomatic representatives.
INSIGHT: The number of cases are skyrocketing and, to put it bluntly, reopening as planned will cost lives
As a concerned Bahamian citizen living in one of the southern states in the United States currently experiencing an unprecedented spike in COVID cases, I am deeply worried about the potential consequences of The Bahamas opening its borders to international tourists, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
Rotary’s putting the ‘R’ in Dorian recovery
Rotary International to spend approximately $10 million on the recovery of the island of Abaco, immediate past president, Barry Rassin has told The Tribune.
INSIGHT: We can’t stay closed for ever but now isn’t the time to roll the dice
As we stand on the doorstep of the day of reckoning, anxiety is in the air. On one hand, many Bahamians are ready to get back to a place that can be considered normal. On the other, those taking a considered approach to the government’s decision to reopen the country are deeply uneasy. As we think about our loved ones and other citizens – those with compromised immune systems in particular - it is frightening to witness the coronavirus uptick continue with record-shattering force in the US.
Davis criticises Minnis over hotel redundancies
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has attacked Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis for the “heartless and mean-spirited” way in which redundancies are being happening at the Grand Lucayan hotel. He called on the Minnis administration
Two-year-old girl in critical condition after she was shot while being held in her grandmother's arms
A FAMILY is desperately appealing for blood donations for a two-year-old girl left in critical condition after she was shot by gunmen in Eleuthera on Saturday night. A relative has identified the child as Da’Nyla Roberts. According to police, offic
Blaze destroys $500,000 boat
POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a boat fire near Valentines Resort and Marina in Harbour Island on Saturday. A party of five was on board the boat when it became engulfed in flames, however no one was injured, police said. Ac
Police find body of man in a van
ABACO police discovered the body of an adult man in a van Saturday afternoon. However, the officer in charge of the island said foul play is not suspected at this time, but an autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death. A video sur
Moody’s warn COVID impact will remain beyond 2024
Bahamian economic output will not recover to pre-COVID-19 levels "until after 2024", Moody's has warned, in a stark illustration of the economic devastation unleashed by the pandemic.
VAT's 'blood from stone' for commercial landlords
A Bahamian realtor says the VAT Department sought to get “blood from a stone” by rejecting pleas from commercial property landlords to switch to cash-based filings/payments at COVD-19’s peak. David Morley, Morley Real Estate’s president, told Tribun
