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500 free lunches for Bain and Grants Town

WHILE many Bahamians face hunger during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bain and Grants Town community will not have empty stomachs as 500 free hot lunches are being home delivered daily. Area Member of Parliament Travis Robinson said his constituents ca

Making face masks to help workers

WITH the government now ordering people to wear face masks when they leave their residence to help stop the spread of COVID-19, members of the Inner Wheel Club of East Nassau have started to make them. “When it became clear that wearing a mask, even

Aiming to slow the spread

TO help slow the spread of COVID-19 John Watling’s Distillery has switched gears to produce a hand sanitizer for The Bahamas. Globally over 600 spirit manufacturers are now making hand sanitizer to combat the pandemic. As the only super-premium spi

Linda survived Dorian only to find herself in a battle with COVID-19

HAVING barely survived Hurricane Dorian in early September, Abaco native Linda Albury did not anticipate she would soon have another battle to face - COVID-19.The 66-year-old told The Tribune yesterday her life has never been the same since the hurri

‘Family Islands lockdown could last four more weeks’

DEPUTY Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen said it could take another four weeks before the lockdown can end on Family Islands that have not yet recorded a confirmed case of COVID-19.

Detainees will not be sent home - for now

REPATRIATIONS are temporarily suspended in light of countries closing their borders and not accepting detainees, according to the officer in charge of the Carmichael Road Detention Centre.

$2bn blueprint: Cooper calls for huge increase in spending to tackle crisis fallout

DEPUTY Progressive Liberal Party leader Chester Cooper said the Minnis administration’s current budgets for unemployment, food, rental and social assistance during the COVID-19 crisis are “woefully understated” and should be aggressively increased.

Single mum’s ordeal echoed by so many

LIFE changed for 22-year-old Cassandra Thompson when she was laid off as a cashier with nowhere to turn.

Nurses in dispute on crisis working

THE Public Hospitals Authority has changed the working shift of some nurses amid the COVID-19 crisis, it confirmed yesterday.

Four charged with various drug offences

TWO teenagers and two men were charged with drug possession in separate incidents in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Rashaun Mackey, 19, and a 17-year-old male appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner charged with possession of Indian Hemp wi

Anglican schools and diocese hit by layoffs

THE Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas has laid off 66 employees and reduced the salaries of remaining employees by half. The move affects schools and churches under its banner. Yesterday, the organisation, which oversees The Bahamas as well as Turks

Stretching his legs costs 71-year-old man $400

AN elderly man who told police he went outside to stretch his legs was fined $400 yesterday for violating the recent five-day lockdown.He was among several people who appeared before Magistrate Sandradee Gardiner for curfew and lockdown infractions.C

Care packages for young mothers

A local non-profit organisation is distributing care packages to young mothers in need of essential items to care for their children. Felicia Carey, founder of Teen Life Skills Services, said after seeing a great need within local communities due to

Long lines as gaming house hands out care packages

A gaming house handed out care packages to customers affected by COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Four new confirmed cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that there are four additional confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 53.

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