Davis calls for clarity on who won contracts
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Phillip “Brave” Davis yesterday called for more accountability and transparency by the Minnis administration on the awarding of COVID-19 related contracts.
JABS FOR ALL: US donates massive supply of Pfizer with 128,000 arriving today
THE race to vaccinate Bahamians and curb the spread of COVID-19 will gain a huge boost today when 128,700 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrive in the country through a donation by the government of the United States, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday.
Wells: All honorariums now paid
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells has said all eligible frontline workers who were promised honorariums for their services during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic have been paid.
SPREAD THE WORD - IT WILL SAVE LIVES: Vaccinated are urged to explain to others why they took jab, curfew changes announced
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed Monday night that a deal has been inked for the delivery of substantial vaccine supplies, giving The Bahamas the capacity to administer the shot to all who wish to receive it - and urged those who have had to vaccinations to talk to those who have not to encourage them.
MPS RECALLED TO PASS EMERGENCY EXTENSION: House reconvenes tomorrow to process continuing orders
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert will give notice of his intention to extend the country’s state of emergency beyond August 13 when the House of Assembly reconvenes tomorrow in response to the current resurgence of COVID-19 cases.
Bootle confident on Pineridge campaign trail
THE Free National Movement’s candidate for Pineridge Welbourne Bootle is taking the campaign trail in his stride amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions as he covers areas of that constituency.
Minnis: Get vaccinated ASAP
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday again encouraged people to get vaccinated as quickly as possible as he marked the arrival of 33,600 Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
Don’t like Parliament? Try Speaker’s version
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie is to hold “Open Parliaments” for the public each Wednesday starting next week.
A TRUE BAHAMIAN PATRIOT: Former Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna dies age 93
FORMER Governor General and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Dion Hanna, the ardent progressive whose faith in Bahamians helped push The Bahamas toward independence and sparked the Bahamianization policy that defined an era, died at home yesterday at 93.
Davis: PM has no plan to tackle surge
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis faulted Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ latest national address yesterday, saying the administration lacks a thoughtful and comprehensive plan to address the latest surge in COVID-19 cases.
Davis: We’re on brink of catastrophe
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis says the country is on the brink of a public health catastrophe.
PM urges residents to ignore misinformation on vaccines
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis pleaded with residents to ignore misinformation during a national address last night and to recognise that the COVID-19 vaccine is the only way out of a pandemic that continues to disrupt societies around the world.
No decision yet on emergency extension
THE government has not yet decided if it will extend the current state of emergency beyond next month, Health Minister Renward Wells said yesterday.
Davis: Follow rules while we test law
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has urged supporters to follow new COVID-19 restrictions, while the party examines avenues for legal recourse against government.
Moultrie ‘worst Speaker in history’
A FORMER Cabinet Minister has accused the current House Speaker of being the worst in Bahamian history.
