EDITORIAL: Travel ban brings economic effects of virus to The Bahamas
WITHOUT a single case of coronavirus yet recorded in The Bahamas, the economic effects arrived at our doorstep last night.
“It’s an unprecedented human and economic tsunami. And we are only at the beginning”
Alessandro Sarno, right, is known throughout The Bahamas as The Lonesome Photographer. For years he has roamed through our islands producing stunning photography capturing the unique beauty of our nation. But today he is at home in a village near Venice, trapped in a country paralysed by the coronavirus.
STATESIDE: Could Trump’s apparent lack of interest in the virus crisis finally be his undoing?
President Donald Trump’s administration is not going to make many friends in the Western Hemisphere generally or in tourist-dependent areas like The Bahamas if current suspicions are validated that Trump & Co deliberately downplayed the coronavirus threat to keep the stock market at high levels to buttress his re-election campaign.
D'Aguilar worried by Trump travel ban
The "earth-shattering" move by the US to impose a 30-day travel ban on most European nations has created alarm over where the coronavirus fall-out is going to end, a Cabinet minister said last night.
'Only a matter of time' before Bahamas identifies its first coronavirus case
IT is only a matter of time before The Bahamas identifies its first case of the coronavirus, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
Schools put plans into place to deal with virus
EDUCATION officials are in the process of updating the ministry’s infectious disease protocol to direct anyone experiencing respiratory illness symptoms to remain at home until they are cleared by a medical facility.
UPDATED: Cruise ship carrying persons with coronavirus 'will not be permitted to dock'
4.20pm UPDATE: Ministry of Transport has released the following statement on the Braemar cruise ship:
Public to have say on oil operations
The Bahamian people will determine the fate of any commercial oil discovery in this nation's waters, a Cabinet minister pledged yesterday, adding that the country is at "a crossroads" over the issue.
'Painful cuts' best fiscal response to virus pandemic
The government may have no choice but to respond to the coronavirus pandemic with “painful spending cuts” due to its lack of fiscal “headroom”, a prominent businessman warned yesterday.Sir Franklyn Wilson, pictured, the Arawak Homes and Sunshine Hold
VAT move to help Abaco’s rebuild
The Government’s about-turn to eliminate VAT on construction services in the Dorian-ravaged islands was yesterday hailed as “a tremendous help” that will lower costs and speed-up rebuilding.
$30m Sandals butler assault claim tossed
A US couple’s much-publicised $30m sexual assault lawsuit against Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort and its affiliates has been thrown out in its entirety by a New York judge. District judge Analisa Torres, sitting in the southern New York federal court
CORONAVIRUS: National Track and Field Championships postponed until further notice
AS a precautionary measure due to the threat of the coronavirus in the region, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture postponed its National Track and Field Championships on Thursday until further notice.
‘Medicinal cannabis only’ says churches
THE Bahamas Christian Council released its official stance on legal marijuana yesterday, throwing support behind regulated medical use but saying recreational use should not be encouraged or condoned.
Worst case would be 400 infected: Sands predicts scenario if virus breaks out here
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands predicted a possible worst-case scenario of 400 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in The Bahamas, but stressed if the disease spreads here most people will not need hospital admission.
$10m spent on 'miraculous transformation' of garbage site
TIMOTHY Hodge met a putrid scent and 95 acres of open garbage when he arrived at the city dump a year ago, the byproduct of years of mismanagement.Yesterday he led Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on a tour of the revamped site, now called the New Pro
Two men injured in separate shootings
TWO men were injured in two separate shootings in the capital on Tuesday, police said. Shortly before 11pm, a man was standing near a vehicle in a parking lot in the area of Wulff Road off Mackey Street, when he was approached by a gunman who shot h
Tough new penalties for reckless driving
TRANSPORT Minister Renward Wells said the government takes deaths in the course of driving seriously and will ensure existing laws reflect fitting penalties for such offences. Among the new changes is a more enhanced and robust penalty for a new def
Containers turned into new homes for victims
BAHAMAS Relief Cruise is continuing its ongoing relief mission from West Palm Beach to Grand Bahama, helping with the rebuilding of homes and a local business on the island.Melisa Brennan and Brian Villelia, representatives of Bahamas Relief Cruise,
RCI to host two-day job fair at National Training Agency
ROYAL Caribbean International will host a two-day job fair at the National Training Agency on Gladstone Road to fill positions onboard ships and at its popular island destination – Perfect Day at CocoCay in the Berry Islands. Prospective applicants
Benefits of home ports
Critics of the FNM who accuse it of being a reincarnation of the now defunct United Bahamian Party are in for a rude awakening when the details of the purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort by Royal Caribbean finally emerge. In fact, this deal (like many others) will likely confirm a vast difference between the FNM and the UBP.
