Good Samaritans to bring tent facility to expand patient capacity
THE Samaritan’s Purse organisation - which offered assistance in Abaco and Grand Bahama in the wake of Hurricane Dorian - has partnered with the government to provide a 28-bed COVID-19 isolation and treatment unit.
D’Aguilar - PLP is all criticism, but no plan
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday defended the government’s decision to restart the tourism industry next month against criticisms from the opposition party, saying he has yet to hear a plan from the PLP.
Rising deaths and younger patients - a bleak picture of COVID-19
THE Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation has raised alarm about the country’s COVID-19 crisis, citing an eight-fold rise in deaths since July and a shift towards younger people catching and dying from the disease.
Turnquest criticises ‘misleading’ reports on loans
FINANCE Minister Peter Turnquest yesterday criticised reports accusing the government of acquiring loans from banks caught up in controversy, insisting such claims are “very incorrect” and “misleading”.
Wells: we’re not trying to overwork healthcare staff
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said the Public Hospitals Authority’s controversial shift system is designed to get the maximum amount of work from healthcare workers without overworking them.
Decision awaited on Junkanoo during pandemic
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Lanisha Rolle said officials are awaiting Cabinet’s decision on how Junkanoo can still be celebrated this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
SYSTEM ERROR: Virtual learning fiasco as pupils are unable to log into online classes
AFTER weeks of preparation by the Ministry of Education, the virtual learning system crashed on day one for thousands of public education students who tried to log on.
‘Lockdowns work - but need to find balance’
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells yesterday defended the government’s use of lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic saying the tough measures have been proven to work.
COVID? I could give a sermon
BISHOP Simeon Hall has made a plea from his hospital bed for Bahamians to take COVID-19 seriously after he contracted the disease.
Davis pays tribute as ex-minister dies, 77
FORMER Cabinet minister Darrell Rolle died at his home yesterday at 77 years of age.
BROADCASTING HQ SHUTS AGAIN FOR CLEANING
THE Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas’ headquarters at Harcourt “Rusty” Bethel Drive was closed yesterday for cleaning and sanitisation after another staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
PARK GETS A FRESH LOOK
ALTHOUGH New Providence parks and playgrounds are not open due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the country’s most historical parks in the Over-the-Hill area has recently been remodeled by the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles as teen gets probation over marijuana
A TEENAGER who was found with marijuana cookies and batter was yesterday placed on a year’s probation and ordered to attend drug counselling classes.
Homeless man discharged after violating curfew
A magistrate yesterday discharged a man for violating the curfew after he explained that he was homeless.
Dominicans detained after vessel sinks
THREE Dominicans were detained by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in Inagua after they were rescued by a United States Coast Guard helicopter stationed in Matthew Town, after their vessel is reported to have sunk.
