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We are still not testing enough, claims Darville

THE Bahamas is still not testing enough people to make the best decisions about re-opening the country from the COVID-19 lockdown, Senator and former Cabinet minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday. Some experts have set testing targets that pla

Mother's Day spoilt by BPL outage

AN issue at a Bahamas Power and Light substation forced the company to leave customers in eastern New Providence without power for hours on Mother’s Day. A statement published on the company’s Facebook page yesterday morning advised the public the c

No permission for web shops to reopen

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said recent relaxations on COVID-19 restrictions were never meant to allow gaming houses to resume operations. Instead, he said the provisions under phase 1B of the government’s plan to reopen the economy related to r

PM says 12 people have been allowed in during lockdown

By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said 12 people were allowed in the country during the lockdown period before recent repatriation exercises. Among those allowed in are six permanent

‘Nobody will go hungry’: PM’s promise as he warns ‘tough decisions’ ahead

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the 2020/2021 Budget his government will issue this month will reflect decisions Bahamians will find painful as COVID-19 and the response to the virus causes the unemployment rate to skyrocket and tax revenues to plummet.

How was infected able to fly home?

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the 183 residents who returned to the country on Friday, prompting a suspension of repatriation exercises. His revelation during a national address yesterday came as the country went without an additional confirmed COVID-19 case for the fourth consecutive day.

One returnee creates a bit of a storm

BAHAMIANS reacted critically as a video of a woman staying at Breezes went viral over the weekend. The woman was among the residents who returned to the country on Friday after being stuck in the United States during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Repatriations suspended after plane passenger tests positive for COVID-19

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said in his address on Sunday that while there were no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in The Bahamas, one of the passengers who flew in on Friday to Grand Bahama had tested positive.

Severe thunderstorm warning for the Exuma Cays, South Andros

The Bahamas Department of Meteorology has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the Exuma Cays, South Andros, along with their adjacent waters from 12.10pm until 2.10pm Sunday.

SATURDAY UPDATE: No new confirmed cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that there are no newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 – the total number still standing at 92.

FRIDAY UPDATE: No newly confirmed cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that there are no newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 – the total number standing at 92.

Man charged with shopbreaking and stealing

A MAN was charged with shopbreaking and stealing in the Freeport Magistrate's Court on Friday.

BACK HOME: Husband describes trip back to Nassau with his wife

Andrew Rolle, 57, and his wife Sherrell Williams-Rolle, 47, are currently in self-quarantine at home after returning to the country during the first phase of the government’s repatriation of Bahamians and residents stuck abroad.