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5 MORE CASES: Another two travel infected added to week’s rising tally
THE Bahamas recorded five new COVID-19 cases yesterday as the Office of the Prime Minister announced that Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the face of the government’s COVID-19 response, is leaving her post next week.
Miller-Uibo named to newly created TAA Board
Bahamian Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo was among a list of 24 athletes named to the newly created board called The Athletics Association (TAA) that was formed to safeguard the global interest of track and field athletes.
Five new cases of COVID-19
Five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday by the Ministry of Health.
Central Bank rethinks overseas data storage
The Central Bank has conceded that Hurricane Dorian’s devastation has prompted a rethink on permitting its financial institution licensees to store confidential client data overseas. The monetary regulator, in its analysis of the “lessons” learned f
Enlightened comments
In your July 9th 2020 edition there appeared a most enlightening and important letter under the heading ‘How we could have prevented pandemic’. I hope as many Bahamians as possible have read this contribution as it is invaluable. I, for one, learned many things I didn’t know about vaccines.
‘Lately, I’ve been getting too many back and forth positive and negative tests’
HE would prefer to be on the field in Miami, Florida, preparing to crack the line-up for the Miami Marlins for the upcoming 2020 Major League Baseball season on July 23.
Babe Ruth: New post for Greg Burrows Sr
GREG Burrows Sr, founder of Freedom Farm Baseball, has ascended to one of the top positions of the prestigious Babe Ruth organisation as the Commissioner with responsibility for the Caribbean.
September eyed for temporary lay-off time extension
Government and private sector officials yesterday confirmed there is “much talk” about extending the temporary lay-off period to end-September to ease job pressures.John Pinder, pictured, the director of labour, and Peter Goudie, the Bahamas Chamber
Major roadworks set for Long Island
MAJOR road works will be carried out in Long Island in the coming weeks. According to the island’s MP, Adrian Gibson, various inspections have taken place over the past few months along Queen’s Highway to assess and determine the civil works require
Stuart Cove: 'I'm no quitter'
A leading Bahamian excursion provider expects to resume business today with less than 10 percent of pre-COVID volumes, as he pledged: “I’m no quitter.” Stuart Cove, principal of Stuart Cove’s Dive Bahamas, told Tribune Business “we should probably n
BPL bailout has cost us millions: Bannister warns mountain of bills must be tackled
The Government was forced to pump "millions" into Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) during COVID-19's peak due to customers' inability to pay, it was revealed yesterday.
Grand Bahama COVID cases are hard ‘wake up call’
FOLLOWING the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases on Grand Bahama, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest is urging residents to keep their “guard up”’ He said it is important that residents strictly adhere to the COVID-19 protocols to stop the spread of the virus. Six cases were recorded within one week on the island, while the country recorded seven cases overall last week. Health officials are conducting contact tracing.
STATESIDE: Trump has become the reality he railed against four years ago
The other day someone wrote “Trump 2020” in big yellow chalk letters in the middle of a street in an upscale New York neighbourhood. Within an hour, that slogan had been erased and BLM (Black Lives Matter) had replaced it, also written in chalk.
Parts of BPL network ‘not working optimally’
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chairman yesterday disclosed that parts of its grid “are not working optimally” due to the utility’s delayed $535m bond refinancing.
Bahamian attorney is STEP's world-leader
A Bahamian attorney has won the Society of Trust Estate Practitioners (STEP) Excellence Award after achieving a world-leading score in its exam.Nateisha Bain, a real estate attorney with Lennox Paton, obtained 2019’s highest score across in passing t
BPL announces plan to resume disconnections
BAHAMAS Power and Light announced yesterday that it will immediately resume disconnection of electricity services of residential customers who have $500 or more in arrears for more than 90 days as of April 1. “Any customers with a balance more than
Police chief aiming to improve discipline
COMMISSIONER of Police Paul Rolle admitted the force has seen the level of discipline reduce over the years, something he wants to restore to higher levels. “The discipline over the years we’ve seen a reduction simply because I think we should have
Athletes ‘will be allowed to return’ to Purdue University
THERE has been much concern about the effect of student athletes travelling to the United States to continue their education in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pre-register now for Diamond League Basketball Camp
“GONE, but not forgotten” are the words posted at the top of the banner to promote the Diamond League Basketball Camp for the late versatile athlete Jonique ‘Mini’ Webb and basketball coach Sherman Smith.
Same-day virus tests set to be introduced
WITH Doctors Hospital announcing plans to introduce same day PCR COVID-19 testing, a local health official does not expect this to lead to a significant rise in confirmed virus cases because there is “no community transmission” occurring at the momen
