PM condemns wealthy owners who rushed to lay off staff : Where’s your heart ... your compassion ... your soul?
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis criticised wealthy business owners who have laid off long-term staff due to the COVID-19 economic fall out, questioning if they have a heart or soul.
PMH ward closed by positive test
A WARD at Princess Margaret Hospital has been closed to the public and will be sanitised after a patient there tested positive for COVID-19, officials said.
Police sat idle as bar sold liquor
RESIDENTS bought alcohol from the Made Men Sporting Bar last week under the watchful gaze of a suspected rogue police officer despite Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ order that such establishments close during the COVID-19 crisis. Patrons included men and women from diverse age groups, many of whom The Tribune witnessed when conducting an investigation at the Faith Avenue North bar on Friday.
US call to halt Bahamian oil
MORE than a dozen US Congress members have voiced opposition to offshore drilling in Bahamian waters, and have asked the US State Department to urge the Bahamian government to stop plans for offshore drilling in the country.
Testing is ramped up as confirmed cases now 60
OFFICIALS ramped up COVID-19 testing over the weekend, beginning with healthcare workers at tertiary medical facilities in New Providence as they seek to contain the spread of the deadly virus in the country. This comes as the country reported addit
Equality Bahamas backs support for vulnerable
EQUALITY Bahamas has led the drafting and endorsement of a global feminist COVID-19 policy agenda that calls for countries to prioritise the needs of people in vulnerable environments, including women, the elderly, disabled, LGBT+, migrants and unhou
Helping people in need
Dozens of families on East Street and Kemp Road each received two bulging bags of groceries over the weekend thanks to the nearly $50,000 raised by local group, “The Family Help and Support Foundation.” The food and water, enough to feed each family
My three mistakes
From the time that nation/states emerged the chiefs and leaders have experimented and tinkered with the economic order, often to the detriment of the lower and middle classes. Those at the top of the fabled totem, how apt a reference.....’tote them’ are oftentimes, like right here in The Bahamas, are often allied with the politicians and their suitcase people.......some call them bag men/women; lobbyists and facilitators.
COVID-19 pandemic leaves us wondering what could’ve been
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, learn and are entertained in 2020...perhaps for the foreseeable future. The sports world is included in the latter. It’s big business with the power to change lives, but at the most basic level - it’s one of society’s most gratifying forms of entertainment (hence an entire newspaper section dedicated to it).
COVID-19 gives chance to improve food security
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the term ‘food security’ is sending consumers into panic mode, resulting in long lines and empty shelves at local grocery stores. While the government has repeatedly reassured that there is no shortage of food or
Farmer's Crown Land plea for $310,000 outlay to work
A Bahamian chicken farmer says his request for a Crown Land lease requires an urgent government response if his $310,000 investment is to work. Glen Rolle, chief executive of Bouggie Birds, told Tribune Business: “We have all of the financing in pla
GB Chamber chief: Re-open support firms for 'essentials'
Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president has urged the government to allow “support” businesses for “essential services” to re-open during the COVID-19 lockdown to reduce imports. Gregory Laroda told Tribune Business that “there are some concern
Gas station hours cut forces lay-offs
Some Bahamian gas stations have been forced to temporarily lay-off workers due to their opening hours being slashed to just 1pm amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Ethan Moss, managing director of JMEL Enterprises, which operates six Rubis gas stations thro
It's a fight for survival in a world which may never be the same again
The great global lockdown has meant that a large percentage of the planet’s population has seen its way of living changing radically compared with what it was a mere hundred days ago. Many of us now spend the greatest part of our time confined at hom
Treat our fisheries as 'essential', govt told
Fisheries should be treated as an “essential service” that is open during the COVID-19 lockdown, industry players are arguing, with conch and fish catches restricted to local consumption only.Paul Mailis, director of the National Fisheries Associatio
Bank chief loses 'fit and proper' battles
A Bahamian bank’s chairman has failed to overturn the Central Bank’s demand that he sell his majority ownership because he is “not a fit and proper person” to be in charge. Carlos Molina told Tribune Business his battle with the regulator had result
Economy re-opening boost for 150 workers
A Bahamian businessman yesterday hailed the government’s move to re-open certain industries as “wonderful news” that will enable him to put 150 staff back to work. Robert Myers told Tribune Business that the decision to treat landscaping and associa
PM announces limited opening for auto parts, hardware and home stores
In a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Prime Minster Dr Hubert Minnis announced that some businesses will be allowed to operate starting this week.
Man found hanging from tree on Cowpen Road farm
Police are investigating after a man was found hanging from a tree on a farm on Cowpen Road on Saturday.
BREAKING: Three new coronavirus cases diagnosed
THREE new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed today in The Bahamas, according to the Ministry of Health. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 58.
