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Rotarians 'give a little hope' with food distribution in Freeport

ROTARIANS on Grand Bahama were out again on the weekend packing food parcels for distribution to needy families in the Freeport area.

$20,000 grant funding for beekeepers affected by Dorian

BEEKEEPER entrepreneurs on Grand Bahama severely affected by Dorian received $20,000 grant funding from the government to help rebuild their apiary businesses, State Minister for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson announced on Friday.

Five new cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health announced on Friday that there are five new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Residents alarm after car crash

Residents in the Prince Charles Drive area are voicing their concerns on road safety after a car crashed into someone’s yard and caught on fire last weekend. Melissa Darville, 45, described the ordeal to The Tribune as a “hectic, chaotic, scary nigh

'Spend your money at home' urges Chamber chief Beckles

CHAMBER of Commerce CEO Jeffrey Beckles believes the best way for Bahamians to help the economy grow right now is to comply with COVID-19 protocols, shop at home and vacation domestically.Mr Beckles, speaking to The Tribune yesterday, said due to the

Hospital policy on seeing newborn babies is 'cruel'

A PRINCESS Margaret Hospital policy preventing parents from seeing their newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit is “unusual and cruel,” says Alicia Wallace, director of the human rights group Equality Bahamas.She said many NICUs around the worl

Atlantis postpones reopening

Atlantis announced on Friday that it will postpone its reopening “as the growing number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported across the resort’s key US markets continues to rise”.

Potcake gets a home - thanks to good samaritans

SEVERAL years after his home was destroyed by a fire, local street philosopher Locksley “Potcake” Thompson now has a place to sleep peacefully at night and live comfortably thanks to good Samaritans. Speaking to The Tribune yesterday, Potcake said h

Citizen group calls for oil licences to be cancelled

A ‘grassroots coalition of concerned Bahamian citizens’ is opposed to oil exploration drilling in Bahamian waters, and is strongly urging Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to cancel all existing licences and reject proposals for renewals. Members of Ou

Pizza Hut sanitised and reopened after employee tested positive

PIZZA Hut in Grand Bahama has reopened for business following a complete sanitisation of its premises on the Mall Drive, Freeport after one of its employees last week tested positive for COVID-19. The fast-food restaurant resumed operations on Wedn

BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 17th July: Freeport

STARTS: 07/17/2020 5:00 PM EDT EXPIRES: 07/17/2020 7:00 PM EDT

UPDATED: Power outage now affecting customers in west and southwest

Bahamas Power and Light has isolated the problem which caused the power outages currently affecting New Providence and restoration efforts are underway.

5 MORE CASES: Another two travel infected added to week’s rising tally

THE Bahamas recorded five new COVID-19 cases yesterday as the Office of the Prime Minister announced that Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the face of the government’s COVID-19 response, is leaving her post next week.

‘One rule for all please’

BAHAMIAN restaurant owners are urging Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis to extend privileges evenly, not selectively during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Two charged with drug possession

A MAN who was caught with over two ounces of marijuana was fined $500 in court yesterday.Alfred McKinney appeared in Magistrates Court before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes charged with possession of Indian hemp with the intent to supply, afte

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