Ministry considering loosening testing restrictions
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said the Ministry of Health’s Emergency Operations Centre is looking at “loosening” the country’s border testing restrictions.
US delivers 32,000 Pfizer doses
THE United States delivered 32,400 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to The Bahamas yesterday.
Minimum wage proposals ready for parliament ‘very soon’
IMMIGRATION and Labour Minister Keith Bell said officials anticipate that legislation for a new minimum wage will be ready to present to Parliament “very soon”.
MARCO Alert final testing ‘in coming weeks’
THE Ministry of National Security in partnership with Bahamas Telecommunications Company yesterday conducted the final testing of the MARCO Alert system, with full rollout of the platform expected “in the coming weeks”.
‘Major win’ for Bahamas on GDP rule change over natural disasters
AFTER Bahamian representatives at COP26 insisted that using gross domestic product was not a realistic means in determining countries’ need for financial assistance following natural disasters, the Global Environment Facility has indicated the decision to move away from using GDP as the primary economic indicator.
‘BAMSI in disrepair’
DESPITE an increase in the budget for the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute, certain portions of the facility fell into disrepair, according to Agriculture Minister Clay Sweeting yesterday.
Pledge summit was UN event, not ours’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says when people mock the 2020 Hurricane Dorian pledge conference, they are in fact knocking the work of the United Nations Development Programme, not his administration.
Travel visa scheme has auditor’s approval
THE Office of the Auditor General commended the Ministry of Tourism for its implementation of the Bahamas Travel Visa Programme, an initiative the Progressive Liberal Party criticised last year.
Davis: We’ll intervene to offset rising costs
IN a meeting with stakeholders yesterday, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis indicated his administration’s “readiness to make critical policy interventions” to offset rising costs brought on by global inflation.
Union puzzled why deal needs Cabinet sign off
THE union representing National Insurance Board employees has renewed calls for the government to finalise its outstanding industrial agreement which it says expired over two years ago.
Four police charged over suspect’s death
FOUR police officers were charged with manslaughter yesterday in connection with the shooting death of Danrico Alexander Carey.
Ammunition and drugs found
GRAND Bahama Police discovered illegal ammunition and dangerous drugs this week in the Freeport and Eight Mile Rock areas.
US pair accused of false declarations to officers at airport
TWO Americans were accused of making false declarations to US officers at Lynden Pindling International Airport.
Four in ten Bahamians now fully vaccinated
A LOCAL infectious disease expert said about 40 percent of the population are fully vaccinated but cautioned against rescinding COVID-19 safety protocols too soon.
Glover-rolle urges sick out staff to go back to work
AFTER some government employees reportedly engaged in a “sick out” because of overdue promotions, State Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle yesterday urged them to go back to work, adding her office had just received recommendations from their ministry for the promotions exercise.
