Online delivery firm in 60% demand rise
A Bahamian online delivery service yesterday said it has seen a 60 percent increase in demand following the COVID-19 country-wide lockdown and closure of many businesses.Jamial Rolle, chief executive of Runnah’s, told Tribune Business: “We have defin
Paying the price in battling COVID-19
My last article analysed COVID-19’s impact, and the need for effective leadership from an economic and health perspective. I now turn to an examination of the relief measures taken to date. As this article was completed, the deputy prime minister ann
Firms urged: Remember data security while remote
An information security manager yesterday urged Bahamian businesses not to forget the importance of data and information protection while working remotely during the COVID-19 lockdown. Demarius Cash, Seagrape Inc’s chief executive, told Tribune Busi
Mortgage Corp unveils 3-month loan deferral
The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation has joined other financial institutions in agreeing to offer a three-month loan payment deferral for borrowers hit by the COVID-19 economic fall-out. The state-owned lender said forbearance will be provided for mortg
UPDATED: BPL disconnections suspended for as long as emergency orders maintained
WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) said it would continue to suspend disconnections as long as the government maintains emergency orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
EDITORIAL: The numbers and the need to talk
Let’s talk numbers for a moment. There are around 400,000 people living in The Bahamas. According to the World Bank, last year 74.51% of the population were part of the workforce. That’s about three-quarters, so 300,000 people.
ALICIA WALLACE: Choose life for ourselves and each other by playing by the rules
We are almost two weeks into our new and temporary way of living. It has been extended, as many of us expected, and it is in our best interest to follow the guidelines provided.
Zero-tolerance approach to crime, says new GB police chief
THE new Grand Bahama new police chief has warned that there will be a “zero tolerance” approach to crime and that all laws, including measures put in place in response to COVID-19, will be enforced.
Minnis suspends need to make insurance payments
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has suspended the obligation to pay health, medical and life insurance premiums as long as the state of emergency is in place and for 60 days afterward.
BREAKING NEWS: Six new cases of COVID-19, first death confirmed
In a national address on Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed there are six new cases of COVID-19 in New Providence.
‘Face masks may offer some more protection’
HEALTH officials are now suggesting people wear face masks to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, although they initially advised against such measures.
Bahamas faces $2.7bn tourism shutdown loss
The Bahamas stands to lose $2.7bn in tourism revenues if the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down stopover visitors for the rest of 2020, Royal Bank’s (RBC) former top Caribbean economist is warning. Marla Dukharan, analysing the pandemic’s likely impact on
Pandemic to expose NIB delinquents
The COVID-19 pandemic will “expose” Bahamian employers who have failed to pay National Insurance Board (NIB) contributions on behalf of their workers, a Cabinet minister warned yesterday. Brensil Rolle, minister for the public service who has respon
'Delicate tightrope' for commercial landlords
Commercial property landlords are “walking a very delicate tightrope” through offers of 50 percent rental discounts/deferrals to ease the COVID-19 pain, a prominent Bahamian realtor said yesterday.David Morley, Morley Real Estate’s president, told Tr
Officials waiting on COVID-19 results after mother dies
HEALTH officials are awaiting test results to determine if a Bimini woman who died Monday night after an emergency medical flight to Nassau had COVID-19.
BPL to resume disconnections
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) last night confirmed it will resume disconnecting delinquent consumers as of today following a week-long pause amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Insurers’ anger at premiums ‘holiday’
Bahamian life and health insurers were yesterday said to be "up in arms" after the Government ordered them to continue paying multi-million dollar claims without receiving any income in return.
17,000: HELP US . . . And that doesn’t include NIB claims from hotel workers
THE National Insurance Board has received around 17,000 applications for unemployment benefits due to the coronavirus pandemic, Public Service and National Insurance Minister Brensil Rolle said yesterday.
Licence misery for motorists
MOTORISTS queued in long lines for hours at the Department of Road Traffic’s National Stadium office to licence their vehicles yesterday.
