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Tourism rebound to be 'slower than we want'

A senior tourism executive yesterday warned that The Bahamas' rebound will be "slower than we want it to be" despite Atlantis moving to expand its re-opening with The Cove's February 11 return.

One more death amid uptick in positive cases

THE recent uptick of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations is something health officials will have to continue to monitor to determine if the country is experiencing another COVID-19 outbreak, a local infectious disease expert said yesterday.

ActivTrades: Tech shares rally – Is it a massive bubble about to burst?

Given the economic fallout wreaked by COVID-19, it is little surprise to see the macroeconomic figures of a large majority of countries falling sharply, while many companies have reduced their target profit for this year and for 2021. Yet despite all this, US indices just reached new all-time records, with the Nasdaq in particular showing the most dramatic rally.

Sands: We're not winning fight

ELIZABETH MP Dr Duane Sands said yesterday the county was not winning the battle against COVID-19, despite ongoing Emergency Powers Orders that the government now seeks to extend.

Minister: 2/3 redundancy increase brings Bahamas ‘in line’ with Caribbean

The Minister of Labour yesterday argued that employer concerns over the proposed two-thirds increase in the redundancy pay ‘cap’ were misplaced, arguing that it would bring the Bahamas into line with the rest of the Caribbean.

Unions: Employer wage freeze threat ‘laughable’

Trade union leaders said yesterday they were not surprised by the employer resistance to the proposed labour law reforms, and dismissed fears of wage and hiring freezes as “laughable”.

Meet the country's first female Senate Chaplain

SHE is a woman of firsts.It’s been almost four years since Reverend Eileen Johnson was installed the first female senior pastor of Lighthouse Fellowship Church of God “City on the Hill,” in Pinewood Gardens, achieving her first major feat.Today, she

BUN IN THE OVEN: And the winner is...

Have you ever failed in life, and if so, what did you learn from it? This was the basis of the final question at Sunday night’s Miss Universe Pageant in Manila.

PI guard positive with TB

A SECURITY guard on Paradise Island has contracted tuberculosis and four others have been exposed to the disease. However, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands insisted there is no cause for widespread public alarm.

St Andrew’s attracts new worshippers with nightly ‘Kirk@7’ service

IN response to what has been a growing demand for a versatile worship experience, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk, one of the oldest churches in the Bahamas, has added a new nightly service every Sunday.

Rankings: Top 15 high school basketball players for 2017-18

THE preseason games have given a strong indication of how the 2017-18 season is shaping up in terms of development and upside.

Smith urges PLP members to avoid attacks on Christie

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party (PLP) deputy leader candidate Ricardo Smith yesterday called on party leadership to strongly discourage scurrilous attacks on former Prime Minister Perry Christie’s legacy, which he claims are threatening unity and public image.

THE PRESSBOX: Shinsuke Nakamura ‘the next big thing’ in WWE

AS most of you all are aware, a huge part of dealing with the long NFL offseason is watching Monday Night Raw and Tuesday Night Smackdown with my sons. (A great joy as a father, I must admit.)

Henfield says ‘catch and release’ policy needs revision

NEWLY appointed Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield has said the country’s “catch and release” policy in response to the “knotty problem” of Haitian migrants entering the country will need revision and most likely a more strategic plan implemented to mitigate the influx of illegal migrants coming to The Bahamas.

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