Anglican Diocese lays off 14 Diocesan Office staff and 52 from schools
The Anglican Diocese has announced that it will lay off 14 Diocesan Office staff and 52 staffers from three of its schools (St. John’s College, St. Anne’s School and St. Andrew’s School), due to the financial repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Realtors look for tax cuts
A prominent realtor yesterday urged the Government to slash the tax rate on property sales by 50 percent and "cut all the red tape" to stimulate "real money" inflows to The Bahamas.
30,000 apply for NIB assistance
THE National Insurance Board has paid out more than $5m in unemployment benefits to workers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, NIB officials said yesterday.
‘We didn’t threaten doctors’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday he was “flabbergasted” to learn of doctors allegedly being threatened with non-contract renewal if they choose not to volunteer in the COVID-19 fight.
San Salvador’s satellite scare
A satellite that crash landed in San Salvador on Sunday, puzzling and scaring residents, was brought down by its manufacturer as part of a coordinated event.
$1,700 fine or prison for marijuana possession
A 39-year-old was ordered to pay a $1,700 fine or face five months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possessing more than two ounces of weed.
Court deals with lockdown and curfew violations
A MEXICAN man who claimed he violated the national curfew one morning last month because he was looking for snacks and water was fined $650 yesterday.
Man denies girlfriend assault
A 28-year-old man yesterday denied allegations of assaulting his girlfriend with a deadly weapon earlier this month.
CARIFTA postponed
Like the 2020 Olympic Games, which has been called off until next year, the 2020 CARIFTA Games has now been postponed until 2021.
BAAA president sets record straight on Nationals
ALTHOUGH the governing body of track and field, World Athletics, has reserved a date for their member countries to hold their national championships in August, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer said the Bahamas’ nationals could only be held at that time if the Bahamas Government gives the clearance to stage any local events.
All is not lost
We, as human beings, across the globe and in this coronavirus assault as one and we are united.
We are a visionless people
The plague that besets us and awakened nations to the realization that over dependence on outsiders to supply the necessities could spell their destruction like nothing else and we in this produce-nothing Bahamas are especially vulnerable.
Govt to 'spread' tech hub beyond Freeport
The deputy prime minister yesterday said the government will “certainly” seek to spread the Grand Bahama technology hub initiative to other islands in a bid to jumpstart the economy post-COVID-19. K Peter Turnquest, speaking to reporters outside the
It's time for the people's time
This year I turned 30. A welcome turning point in a person’s life. However, my future and that of my fellow millennials appears to be quite bleak. Imagine coming of age and kickstarting adulthood in the middle of a financial crisis, then having to ac
EDITORIAL: It’s time for the doctors to show up, too
AS Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis gave his national address yesterday on the latest state of the battle against coronavirus, there was one note that sounded odd.
FACE TO FACE: A life filled with a hundred silver linings
A lockdown amid a global pandemic could be a good thing if you look on the bright side. There’s an opportunity to get proper rest, start a new hobby, connect with your family like never before, or take time for self improvement.
4,000 in Abaco are in ‘dire need’ of food
FOUR thousand people in Abaco are in “dire need” of food after COVID-19 disrupted their food chain supply, says the cofounder of Idea Relief, a Bahamian non-profit organisation filling the void left when the contagious coronavirus prompted international NGOs to leave the island.
