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NFL Draft: The Colts select Mike Strachan
Mike Strachan’s lifelong pro football dreams became a reality when he heard his name called on night three of the 2021 National Football League Draft.
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April sees huge spike in cases compared to previous month
MORE THAN 1,100 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the country this month alone, representing a tremendous spike when compared with the previous month.
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Mandatory testing not on our menu
A MANAGER of a local restaurant has denied claims that staff of the well-known eatery will be terminated if they do not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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FRONT PORCH: COVID conspiracies, confusion and contradictions
A friend in her early 70s is exhausted by COVID-19. No, she has not experienced the physical debilitation or devastation of the disease as have many Bahamians and many millions globally.
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GB airport take-off targeted for June 1
The government will take full control of Grand Bahama International Airport’s operations by June 1 following today’s handover of the facility’s ownership by Freeport Harbour Company.
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‘IF YOU WANT WAR, YOU’LL GET WAR’: Furious Speaker shuts down Parliament over government’s inaction on COVID outbreak
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie accused the government of disrespecting Parliament by ignoring and refusing to implement his COVID-19 preventative measures, leading him to abruptly adjourn yesterday’s sitting until May 3.
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Woman who hurt ankle awarded $70,000
THE Supreme Court has awarded more than $70,000 in damages to an elderly woman who suffered ankle injuries after falling down a utility conduit at Arawak Cay nearly nine years ago.
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Jones and Foxes win Russian Premier League title
JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes won their second title in as many weeks on the European basketball circuit.
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Conch alert after cases of suspected poisoning
FOOD safety officials are cautioning against the consumption of fresh conch after several suspected cases of conch poisoning.
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Super Value to ‘terminate’ if COVID rules disobeyed
Super Value has warned its 1,000-strong workforce they “will face termination” if caught disobeying COVID-19 protocols, its principal warning yesterday: “We cannot go back into lockdown.”
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Speaker hits out at govt after Parliament COVID-19 case
FOLLOWING confirmation that a House of Assembly staffer tested positive for COVID-19, Speaker Halson Moultrie revealed that his protocol recommendations were ignored by the government.
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WILL BIDEN HELP? Govt asks Washington to give us share of U.S. excess vaccine supplies
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said officials have petitioned the United States to give The Bahamas some of its Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines.
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831 COVID citations issued so far this year
COVID-19 ambassadors and police officers have issued 831 citations so far this year for breaking COVID-19 emergency rules, a number that corresponds to $551,800 in fines.
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Minister to U.S.: Give us COVID ‘shot in the arm’
A Cabinet minister last night said the US pledge to make 60m AstraZeneca COVID vaccine doses available to other nations can be “the shot in the arm” for The Bahamas’ tourism and economic revival.
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WE’RE ON THE RIGHT COURSE: Dahl-Regis addresses concerns over easing of controls on ‘vaccinated’
THE chairperson of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee has responded to health professionals’ concerns surrounding the removal of the PCR testing requirement for fully vaccinated travellers to The Bahamas, saying the government is relying on the latest science.
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Strachan rising on NFL Draft boards
Just days away from the 2021 NFL Draft, Mike Strachan continues to garner attention from more franchises.
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WORLD VIEW: Less outrage at U.S. caution on travel - more action to open economies
IN Antigua and Barbuda and Barbados there is outrage in some quarters that the US Embassy, accredited to these countries, has listed them as “Level 4 – very high” for risk of infection with the coronavirus. Under this categorisation, the US Embassy cautions their citizens and residents not to travel to these countries.
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D’Aguilar: Follow the rules as we face the third wave
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar made a plea to businesses yesterday, urging them to follow COVID-19 restrictions and prevent large gatherings amid the country’s third wave of the virus.
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‘I don’t want my guests to leave with COVID dessert’
THE restaurant owner whose staff note sparked the debate over “mandatory” vaccines has sought to further justify his stance, saying: “I don’t want guests to come for sushi and leave with a COVID dessert.”
