EDITORIAL: The inequality of the pandemic
SINCE the start of the penalties for breaching curfew, there has been some unease about the application of some of the fines – and two cases have brought that to a head.
STATESIDE: The great game’s new players - the US and China
Is China in the process of replacing Russia in the political and geo-strategic life of the United States? Are the Americans about to get enmeshed in another decades-long Cold War with a new opponent to joust with in the ring of world affairs?
FRONT PORCH: Forget the naysayers, Lawrence Rolle’s spirit and joy delivers a message to uplift us all
The late Joseph Campbell, a professor of literature whose groundbreaking work in comparative religion and comparative mythology included the book and companion PBS series, The Power of Myth, recalled an exchange at an international conference in Japan.
Govt is fumbling, misstepping and backtracking, claims PLP leader
PLP leader Philip “Brave” Davis criticised the government as “mis-stepping, backtracking” and “fumbling” in a pre-budget statement he delivered last night. He claimed the Minnis administration has cut the Ministry of Works’ capital budget, saying this hampers the work Bahamians could be doing.
PM urges country to go digital
DECLARING that the country will have to make “deep and far-reaching structural changes” to the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday it is “absolutely necessary” that the Bahamas becomes fully digitised.
Bimini adjusting to life under lockdown
RESIDENTS of Bimini are no longer anxious, but adjusting well to life in COVID-19 lockdown, according to Island Administrator Cleola Pinder. The island has been under a strict 14-day lockdown since Monday. “Everybody is indoors,” said Ms Pinder. “T
'It made me feel like a criminal even though I'm trying to do right . . . to stay out of harm's way and to help my family'
GOOD Samaritans raised $700 to pay court fines for a teenager who was arraigned earlier this week and convicted for selling coconuts roadside without a business licence and in violation of the 24-hour curfew.
FOCOL scouting for capital raise
BISX-listed FOCOL Holdings is on a capital markets “reconnaissance” mission to determine its best finance-raising options as it “very aggressively” seeks to position itself for growth post-COVID-19. Sir Franklyn Wilson, the company’s chairman, told
Retailers blast NIB benefit non-payment
The Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) co-president yesterday charged that the National Insurance Board (NIB) is not paying unemployment benefits to all approved applications. Tara Morley told Tribune Business : “Almost none of us have received f
Retailers: 'Curb side can't cover AC costs'
Several Bahamian retailers were yesterday said to be on the verge of bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 lockdown, with some saying: “Curb side sales can’t even cover the cost of turning the AC on.”Tara Morley, the Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) co
BPL-Shell deal has issues to resolve
A Cabinet minister last night revealed "there are a number of legal issues to be cleared up" before Shell North America's multi-fuel power plant deal with Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) can proceed.
‘We couldn’t open them all in one go’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said normal commercial activity on islands like Exuma and Eleuthera has not been restarted because officials have to assume that people may have visited those islands and potentially brought COVID-19 to them.
Two face charges for attack on Grand Bahama girl
TWO men are expected to appear in court today for charges related to a Grand Bahama incident that left a woman beaten and injured.
Courts urged: Have a heart
CARLYLE Bethel, the head of the Free National Movement’s Torchbearers youth association, wants judges to be more measured and compassionate when enforcing Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ emergency curfew orders.
Court delays action against officer
THE Supreme Court has halted disciplinary proceedings against a senior officer in Exuma who was accused last year of badly bruising a woman’s face.
80 SMES in Grand Bahama to benefit from grants programme
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock @ tribunemedia.net SOME 80 small businesses in Grand Bahama that were affected by Hurricane Dorian will benefit from a grants programme to assist with reopening their businesses. A Small Busine
Joint partnership provides aid relief across Grand Bahama
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock @ tribunemedia.net DURING these challenging and difficult times, 200 families on Grand Bahama received much needed relief aid last week through a joint partnership effort. The Grand Bahama Disa
Jogger who ran past police is fined $2k
A FILIPINO woman who was caught jogging past the Cable Beach Police Station during the weekend lockdown was fined $2,000 yesterday. Helen Lacar, 41, was charged after officers found her on West Bay Street around 4.20pm on Sunday, May 17. Prosecutor
Fined for breaking into liquor store
AN Eleuthera man was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine or face one year in prison for breaking into a liquor store on the island last month. Deon Cummings, 34, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with one count of shop breaking after he adm
23-year-old admits trying to stab neighbour to death
A 23-year-old man yesterday admitted to threatening to stab his neighbour to death. Cedric Cooper appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney for threatening Wellington Whymns with death on May 19 and assaulting him with a knife the same day. He plea
