Grand Bahama airport takeover expected ‘in weeks’
THE signing for the government’s takeover of the Grand Bahama International Airport is expected in “a matter of weeks,” with the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort to come soon after, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed on Friday while in Grand Bahama.
D’Aguilar: Follow the rules as we face the third wave
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar made a plea to businesses yesterday, urging them to follow COVID-19 restrictions and prevent large gatherings amid the country’s third wave of the virus.
‘Increase in cases could have impact on patients and staff at hospital’
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands says while Princess Margaret Hospital is capable of handling the recent increase of COVID cases, the situation could potentially cause “implications and repercussions” for patients and staff of the medical facility.
FNM declines university debate
THE Free National Movement has explained why it will not take part in a series of political debates organised by University of The Bahamas and a private media group.
AG: replacement for Emergency Orders still in consultation
A DRAFT of a post-Emergency Orders Bill that will replace current COVID-19 restrictions is still in the “consultation phase”, Attorney General Carl Bethel said.
Activists query validity of ‘rape’ investigation
HUMAN Rights Bahamas is calling for a “full and independent investigation” of an allegation of sexual assault by a male officer against a female migrant who was detained at the Department of Immigration’s safe house.
COME AND GET IT: Govt opens up vaccine rollout from today for anyone aged 18 or over
ALL people 18 and older in The Bahamas are eligible, starting today, to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee announced yesterday.
Grand Bahama engineer dies
Well-known Grand Bahama engineer and contractor Philip T English died this weekend while in hospital.
PARCEL POST SECTION CLOSED
THE Parcel Post Section of the General Post Office in Town Centre Mall will be closed for two weeks due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19.
Home port webinar
TODAY all hands will be on deck to ensure the Grand Bahama economy benefits from Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s homeporting initiative during scheduled stops to Freeport.
$21m first phase of Rand Memorial Hospital redevelopment officially recommissioned
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Minister of Health Renward Wells were in Grand Bahama on Friday for the official recommissioning of the $21m-first phase redevelopment of the Rand Memorial Hospital.
$5,000 fines for falsified COVID test results
TWO women who attempted to travel to Eleuthera with falsified COVID-19 test results were each fined $5,000 on Friday.
Date set for sentencing over drug possession
CHIEF Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt is next week set to determine the fate of a 32-year-old man who on Friday confessed to being in possession of $26,000 worth of marijuana and cocaine.
60-year-old charged with indecent assault
A 60-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with indecent assault.
Taxis and vendors wary of ‘bubble’ proposal
WITH cruise ships set to arrive in June, a proposed exclusive “bubble” arrangement between the vessels and tour operators at Freeport Harbour is not sitting well with local taxicab drivers and straw vendors.
