Returnees must pay for flight
SANDRA Moss is angry that her son, a college student in Arkansas, has to pay Bahamasair to return to the country this week even though residents who were repatriated here during the first exercise flew on the airline free of charge.
Fined for refusing to give name
A 22-year-old man was fined $100 yesterday after refusing to give his name and address to an officer when he was stopped for a traffic violation last week. Brent Taylor appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner charged with failing to give his n
Lockdown visit to pastor costs man $700
A MAN was fined $700 yesterday after claiming he violated the COVID-19 lockdown on Saturday to visit a pastor in search of food for his family. He was one of five people who appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner for curfew and lockdown infra
PHA issues protocols for patients
AFTER a doctor got into a row last month with a patient of PMH’s Dialysis Unit who would not remove his shoes, the Public Hospitals Authority has issued a statement laying out new COVID-19 prevention protocols for the area. According to the guidelin
No new confirmed COVID-19 cases for sixth consecutive day
The Ministry of Health is reporting that there are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day.
Minnis backs draft resolution put forward by WHO
ACKNOWLEDGING the destabilising effect Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19 have had on The Bahamas in the last year, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis expressed support for the World Health Organisation’s work in a speech during the body’s general assembly m
Keva Bain elected president of World Health Assembly
MEMBERS of the 73rd World Health Assembly have elected Bahamian Keva Bain as the body’s president. Ms Bain is The Bahamas’ permanent representative to the United Nations. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be the first time that the two-day sess
'I've been stuck in Nassau for two months'
EXUMA resident Genia Knowles came to New Providence to support her fiancee who had minor surgery in March and has been stuck here since the COVID-19 border closures. The 31-year-old and her partner have been in the capital for almost two months and
Golfer Justin Rose and his wife donate $100,000 to community
Lend a Hand Bahamas, a Bahamian non-profit organization has announced a charitable contribution of $100,000 from the Kate & Justin Rose Foundation. This donation will enhance vital food security in the community of Adelaide in Nassau, Bahamas for the next 10 weeks.
Retailer calls for easing of restrictions
A LOCAL retailer is calling on the government to further ease COVID-19 restrictions on businesses in the clothing industry, saying the current curbside and delivery services are not working. Speaking to The Tribune yesterday, the store’s representat
‘Why are they still closed?’: Islanders angry at lack of answers on keeping them shut
RESIDENTS in Family Islands without COVID-19 have criticised the government’s decision for not allowing Exuma, Eleuthera and San Salvador to resume commercial activities, saying it’s unfair that some islands without cases are given certain freedoms, while others are not.
Man and teenager on murder charges
A MAN and a juvenile were arraigned in Freeport yesterday in connection with last week’s double murders in Grand Bahama.
RBDF chief ‘holiday’ - now it’s farewell
RAYMOND King will formally take over the command of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force at a ceremony this Thursday, putting an end to speculation about the return of Commodore Tellis Bethel.
Memorial motorcade: 13 held on breaking curfew
A FRIDAY motorcade in South Eleuthera celebrating the life of a beloved resident who died last week resulted in police arresting 13 people on the island yesterday, including 12 women and one man.
Deciding to stretch his back costs Andros man $600
AN Andros man who claimed he violated the lockdown because he was in his vehicle all day and needed to stretch his back was fined $600 yesterday. The man, who said he was living in his car, was among several people who appeared before Magistrate San
