There's no time like the present to find your voice
Bahamian entrepreneur Malikah Pinder said now is a better time than ever for creatives to share more of their works.
COVID-19: Sixth death and three new cases confirmed
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the overnight death of Case #20, a hospitalised 91-year-old male from New Providence with no history of travel. This is the nation's sixth COVID-19 death. Investigations are being conducted.
EDITORIAL: It’s going to be a long week
WHEN the country shuts down again on Wednesday, through the Easter Weekend until it returns to 24-hour curfew status on Tuesday morning, it will be an experience few of us will have experienced.
PETER YOUNG: We’ve seen it before - British bonding when their backs are against the wall
Such is the plethora of information in the media about coronavirus, particularly the serious developments in the US which are worsening by the day with a rising death toll, that the facts do not bear repetition.
Winning the war against COVID-19
COVID-19 has moved with lightning speed around the globe. From a cluster in Wuhan, China declared on December 31, it has caused over 1 million cases with 50,000 deaths worldwide in three months.
FACE TO FACE: Struggling to cope in this crisis? Imagine if you couldn’t see . . .
The global pandemic created by the Covid-19 virus has resulted in fear and anxiety for many as people the world over face uncertain times. People are taking measures to protect themselves, including distancing themselves from others, wearing masks and gloves.
Lloyd urges online learning as schools set to stay closed
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd has said schools will not open until the competent authority gives approval as he urged parents to ensure students are registered for online learning.
NIB faces demands of $16m per month
THE National Insurance Board will have to brace for a massive drawdown on its financial resources of at least an additional $16 million per month.
I don’t know where my next meal is going to come from, says mother
LYDIA King is 60-years-old, unemployed and disabled. She does not know how she and her mentally ill son will get food to eat during the five-day lockdown that begins tomorrow.
VIDEO: Long lines at supermarkets ahead of lockdown
Supermarkets were plagued by long lines on Tuesday, with customers eager to stock up on groceries before the Easter Weekend lockdown.
Bahamas 'steepest' faller in 3-week hotels wipe-out
The Bahamas’ suffered “the steepest” COVID-19 tourism decline of all Caribbean nations with its number one industry virtually wiped out in three weeks, new research suggests. Data from STR, formerly known as Smith’s Travel Research and a widely-used
Target '30-40%' of food needs from local farmers
Bahamian farmers would be able to “ramp up” production to supply 30-40 percent of this nation’s food needs within three years if the government provides the necessary funding and support.Caron Shepherd, president of the newly-formed Bahamas Agro Entr
Food supply chain in lockdown 'strain'
A Bahamian bread supplier yesterday revealed that the government’s total weekend lockdown had disrupted production to the extent that fulfilling orders by major retailers was impacted. Kimani Smith, Purity Bakery’s general manager, told Tribune Busine
NIB facing three times' its annual claims volumes
The National Insurance Board (NIB) has just days to process three times’ the number of benefits claims it receives in a typical year due to the COVID-19 crisis, a Cabinet minister said yesterday. Brensil Rolle, minister of the public service and nat
'Crème de la crème' over Cayman deal
A Bahamian insurer is poised to become a “crème de la crème” operator, its chairman argued yesterday, after teaming with a Caribbean partner to pull-off a Cayman Islands acquisition.Sir Franklyn Wilson told Tribune Business that RoyalStar Assurance’s
UPDATED: If we carry on like this, we will not cope
THE number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 33, with four new cases diagnosed in New Providence.
Medical masks only for frontline staff
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has encouraged residents to wear non-medical masks in public to fight COVID-19 and prevent asymptomatic carriers from unknowingly spreading the disease.
GET USED TO IT: Weekend shutdowns for whole of April, Easter written off by five-day ‘stay in’
ANOTHER nationwide lockdown will begin at 9pm on Wednesday and last until 5am next Tuesday as the country fights the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced in the House of Assembly yesterday.
Man fined $7,000 for dealing in marijuana
A man was ordered to pay $7,000 or face two years in prison after he pleaded guilty to drug possession in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
