EDITORIAL: No easy solution for Prime Minister to choose
AROUND the world, governments are trying to work out how to respond to the coronavirus outbreak.
ALICIA WALLACE: Closing schools was easy but where was the planning for what families did next?
COVID-19 is forcing us to change the way we live. It demands that we change our behaviour in order to stop the spread of the virus. We are not yet taking it as seriously as we should. We should not have waited for a confirmed case before taking action, especially when we have thousands of people moving in and out of the country, directly engaging with a large proportion of our population through the tourism industry.
Courts to suspend new jury trials and try to wrap up cases
CHIEF Justice Brian Moree announced that the judiciary will postpone new criminal jury trials until April 14, try to wrap up ongoing Supreme Court criminal cases in the next seven days and limit the number of people in court rooms.
Davis urges WSC to reconnect customers
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said because of the coronavirus crisis, the Water & Sewerage Corporation and Bahamas Power & Light should reconnect customers disconnected over arrears.
Prime Minister's COVID-19 speech from the House in full
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis' speech on Emergency Powers (COVID-19) Regulations, House of Assembly, Wednesday, 18 March, 2020:
NIB to offer assistance to virus victims
THE National Insurance Board announced it will offer assistance to workers who have contracted the novel coronavirus or are quarantined due to exposure to the virus. NIB also announced workers who are temporarily laid off due to the economic impact
Abaco clinics taking every precaution
CLINICS on Abaco are taking precautions to ward off the spread of the novel coronavirus. “We are taking every precaution here on the island of Abaco,” said clinic administrator, Velty Parker-Carey. “Our clinics are ready to go. When staff and patie
Haitian repatriations to continue
AN immigration official has maintained that Haitian repatriation exercises will continue despite Bahamasair revealing Haiti has suspended most flights coming into the country with the exception of the US and Cuba due to coronavirus fears. Tracey Coo
Airport is open and fully operational
LYNDEN Pindling International Airport remains open and fully operational, the Nassau Airport Development Company has advised. “The airport is not closing in the foreseeable future,” NAD said in a brief statement yesterday. “We are continuing to moni
Former policeman warns of crime spike
A FORMER police officer and owner of a private security firm has urged Bahamians to exercise extreme caution in the coming weeks, projecting a spike in crime as a result of unemployment due to COVID-19. Elston Bain, a 16-year veteran of the Royal Ba
Unions fear large cut in working hours for members
THE union representing hotel workers in the country yesterday predicted widespread work day reductions in view of the global COVID-19 pandemic, while warning that things could get worse before they get better.
IDB warns ‘worst case’ impact could be $3bn
The Bahamas could suffer a catastrophic 26 percent gross domestic product (GDP) cut if the worst-case coronavirus scenario comes true, an Inter-American Development Bank report revealed yesterday.
Union leader: 'All hands on deck' for virus
A trade union leader yesterday called for an “all hands on deck” approach to minimise the threat that the coronavirus crisis poses to the livelihoods of thousands of Bahamian workers. Bernard Evans, the National Congress of Trade Unions of The Baham
Wholesalers: Panic buying 'through roof'
Wholesalers yesterday urged Bahamians to get a grip on coronavirus-related panic buying that has gone “through the roof” and increased demand by up to 25 percent. Philip G Smith, the d’Albenas Agency’s sales and marketing manager, told Tribune Busin
'Pandemonium' doubles water producer's sales
A Bahamian bottled water supplier yesterday said the coronavirus pandemic has sparked “pandemonium” among consumers with online delivery orders soaring four times’ higher than normal levels. Christian Knowles, Aquapure’s senior manager, told Tribune
Public transport demand off 40%
The number of passengers using public transportation was yesterday said to have decreased by 40 percent due to the coronavirus-imposed 30-day cruise industry shutdown and school closures. Harrison Moxey, the United Public Transportation Company’s (U
'No headroom' over COVID-19 fiscal stimulus
The government “doesn’t have the headroom” to rescue the Bahamian economy from the coronavirus crisis through a package of tax cuts and waivers, a governance reformer argued yesterday. Robert Myers, pictured , the Organisation for Responsible Govern
PM: Country ‘at war’ with COVID-19 – reveals two more cases
THE country “is at war” with the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Wednesday as he revealed the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country have risen to three.
SHUTDOWN: PM to unveil package of drastic measures to stop virus spread
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will today announce extraordinary social distancing policies that businesses, churches and social groups must comply with as the country fights potential spread of COVID-19, according to Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen.
