They’re back - guests return as Lighthouse Pointe reopens
LIGHTHOUSE Pointe at Grand Lucayan Resort welcomed its first guests yesterday afternoon as it reopened one year on from the COVID-19 shutdown.
Concern over rise in cases since January
THE Ministry of Health said the “marked increase” in COVID-19 positive cases and hospitalisations since January is “disconcerting”.
PAHO: Bahamas will not receive shipment this week
THE Pan American Health Organisation has clarified that contrary to an earlier report, The Bahamas was not specified as a country that is scheduled to receive its shipment of the COVAX COVID-19 vaccines by the end of this week.
‘Housing plan a noble one - but it needs to be wider’
A TOP banker yesterday described the government’s recently announced housing programme for young Bahamian professionals as a “noble” initiative but said there needs to be a wider “comprehensive plan” for promoting land redevelopment in the country.
Mitchell and Bethel trade jibes in Senate debate
A HEATED row erupted in the upper chamber yesterday between Attorney General Carl Bethel and Senator Fred Mitchell as the government passed the Airport Authority Amendment Bill, 2021.
Vendors hope for summer return to Straw Market
WITH a major cruise line set to return to The Bahamas this June, some straw vendors say they feel hopeful the Straw Market will be able to finally resume operations by this summer.
‘Time to deliver on Freedom of Information pledge’
SENATOR Ranard Henfield yesterday criticised the government for failing to appoint a Freedom of Information Commissioner.
5,000 have now had vaccine
ABOUT 5,000 people have received their first shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since the country began its vaccination programme last week.
‘ERADICATION’: Smith accuses Govt of racist plan to wipe out Haitian communities
THE attorney representing shanty town residents in a judicial review centred on the demolition of unregulated communities yesterday accused the government of embarking on a “dictatorial” policy to completely eliminate ethnically Haitian-Bahamian communities.
14-year-old in custody over marijuana snacks in school
A 14-year-old student from SC McPherson is in police custody after he allegedly brought marijuana laced snacks to the school and sold them to students.
DIGITAL PAYMENT LAUNCHED
THE Minnis administration rolled out its DigiPay platform for cashless transactions and collection of revenue across all government agencies, including the judiciary.
Family Islands await vaccination rollout
ALTHOUGH no details have been provided yet on the vaccination rollout for the Family Islands, several island administrators yesterday expressed confidence in their island’s readiness to administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca once doses arrive.
Vendor process ‘unsatisfactory’
THE Department of Transformation and Digitisation’s vendor management assessment from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019 has been given a rating of “unsatisfactory” by the Office of the Auditor General.
Hanna Martin criticises AG
ENGLERSTON MP Glenys Hanna Martin has described recent comments by Attorney General Carl Bethel regarding arrests of members of the Democratic National Alliance earlier this week as “ill advised”.
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- Prime Minister Philip Davis predicts his party's return to government in the 2026 general election
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- New Providence ahead of the lockdown
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- The disruption in Parliament
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- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
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- Video of fire at Bimini BPL
