‘Lockdown directive left us in chaos'
Super Value's principal yesterday said inadequate warning of the weekend lockdown caused late Friday "chaos" at food stores with police officers even threatening to shoot unless persons went home.
$700m needed to support up to 100,000 jobless
The government needs to borrow $700m from the domestic banking system to support household incomes given that the jobless total may reach six-figures, a Bahamian banker warned yesterday.Julian Brown, pictured, president and chief executive of BISX-li
Bahamas needs 'asue mentality' for its recovery
The Bahamas must “pool resources like never before” if it is to successfully jump-start the economy once COVID-19 has passed, a banker urge yesterday, adding: “We need that asue mentality.”Gowon Bowe, pictured, Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) chief financial
UPDATED: Nationwide lockdown from Wednesday 9pm till next Tuesday
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 on Monday.
Police probe patient data leak
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force investigators are expected in Grand Bahama today to investigate how confidential patient records were leaked from the Rand Memorial Hospital and disseminated on social media, Commissioner Paul Rolle told The Tribune yesterday.
Alphabet soup! Families given shopping day rota
THE Office of the Prime Minister has announced that starting today, a food shopping schedule will come into effect for the entire country.
‘I wished we could have said goodbye’: Wife’s sadness as leading specialist claimed by virus
THE death of Dr Judson Eneas, 72, due to COVID-19 complications left his wife unable to say goodbye to her husband of nearly 50 years. On Tuesday, March 31, Dr Eneas was taken to hospital after his condition began to decline. He suffered through symptoms of the virus for several days prior to his death, according to his nephew.
WORLD VIEW: CARICOM should help but Guyana must save itself
THE image and standing of Guyana are being tarnished throughout the world. Yet, a small window of opportunity remains open for the country to be regarded as democratic and for its government to be hailed as legitimate.
Woman arrested for making threats to officers
POLICE have arrested a woman for making threats against officers.
Jones: ‘I’m back home’
Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones, the Bahamas’ top female professional basketball player, is back home in Grand Bahama after escaping Russia before the coronavirus pandemic exploded and now she’s urging Bahamians to heed the warnings by the government officials.
EDITORIAL: A Bahamas for Bahamians
IT’S hard to imagine just now – but picture what life will be like when this current crisis is over.
China donates 1,000 COVID-19 testing kits
THE People’s Republic of China has donated 1,000 COVID-19 test kits to the Bahamian government. “At a time when COVID-19 threatens the entire world, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has extended its kind hand of generosity by donating 1
Dialysis patient, 79, adds to death toll
A 79-year-old dialysis patient is one of the country’s COVID-19 related deaths.
Dr Eneas touched lives – and raised up our spirits
On Saturday - the day before Palm Sunday - Dr. Judson Frazier Eneas, passed from time to eternity. The media reports that he is the first Bahamian physician to succumb to COVID19. I agree with the quote that The Nassau Guardian attributes to his colleague, Dr. Charles Diggis, “the ultimate sacrifice – doctors on the frontline – patient above self.”
Catching the world off-guard
“Where there is love grace abounds
Broker refutes regulator's 'ponzi scheme' assertions
A former Bahamas-based broker/dealer last night accused the Securities Commission of failing to understand a business model that the regulator had branded “akin to a ‘ponzi’ scheme”.Guy Gentile, principal of SureTrader and MintBroker International, t
COVID-19 to 'absolutely' cause business closures
A Chamber of Commerce director has warned there will “absolutely” be permanent business closures across the Bahamian economy once it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Tara Morley, who is also the Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) co-president,
Paying the price in battling COVID-19
The United Nations’ (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has predicted the the economic impact from COVID-19 is expected to be more intense that the 2008 global financial crisis. The Caribbean is expected to be impacte
Govt identifies $300m in COVID-19 funding
The government has to-date identified $300m in funding it can access should the COVID-19 pandemic force it to go outside its revised post-Dorian financing structure. K Peter Turnquest, deputy prime minister, told Tribune Business : “We have lined up
