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Tour operator fears on COVID protocols

Tour and excursion provider are voicing concerns over the cost and ease of execution associated with implementing portions of the tourism industry’s post-COVID-19 Readiness and Recovery Plan . Captain Mike Russell, owner of Chubasco Charters, told T

Returning Bahamians and residents no longer required to quarantine

BAHAMIANS and residents returning to the country will no longer be mandated to quarantine or self-isolate upon arrival, but will instead be monitored by the health surveillance team “if necessary”, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced on Thursday.

Restaurants 'can't survive' with 60% sales devastation

Restaurants will simply be unable to survive if the loss of 60 percent of their sales persists amid continuing COVID-19 restrictions, one operator told Tribune Business . Mario Cash, the Burger King franchise’s operations manager, told this newspape

Mable gets a special visit as she hits 103

Grand Bahama centenarian Lottie Mable Thomas-Russell celebrated her 103rd birthday on Saturday with a phone call from Governor-General of the Bahamas C A Smith who wished her a happy birthday. Iram Lewis, MP for Central Grand Bahama, and former Amba

DIANE PHILLIPS: Add his name to the list - George Floyd, another victim of American racism which won’t go away

The statistics have been there all along. You can read them if you have the courage to digest. You can study the charts, hot spots, numbers, watch the nightly news, gasp at coverage and go about the rest of the evening as if nothing changed if you have a mind to.

Elderly woman raped at home

AN elderly woman was raped in her home by a male assailant Wednesday night, police said.

FRONT PORCH: Wishful thinking won’t work in a crisis, we must deal with realities

The notion of magical thinking is employed by a number of disciplines including philosophy, anthropology and psychology, with some differences in how the term is applied in the different fields. A common thread in the various disciplines is the idea of fallacious or false reasoning.

50% cash use fall 'ambitious, not impossible'

The government’s target to reduce Bahamian society’s cash use by 50 percent within the next five years is “ambitious but not impossible”, a well-known banker said yesterday.Gowon Bowe, Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) chief financial officer, told Tribune Bus

Extended Dorian tax breaks hailed as 'absolutely critical'

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday hailed the extension of Dorian-related tax breaks through the 2020 year-end and beyond as “absolutely critical” to reviving reconstruction in COVID-19’s wake. Ken Hutton, speaking after K Peter Turnque

Police arrest suspect over home rape claim

POLICE in New Providence have arrested a man suspected of raping a woman in her home on Monday.

Major retailer 'close' to returning all staff

A major Bahamian retailer yesterday said it is now “close” to bringing back all 80 staff after the government gave permission for its sector to open up five days per week from 8am to 6pm.Brent Burrows Jr, manager of e-commerce and online shopping wit

Man charged with damaging windscreen with bottle

A 50-year-old man was charged on Friday with damaging the front windshield of a woman’s car with a bottle.

Reef can survive in warmer seas

NEW research has shown that a coral reef in Abaco can survive in extreme warming ocean temperatures caused by climate change.

Crisis takes toll in jobs at Grand Bahama shipyard

The Grand Bahama Shipyard has terminated 27 workers, including several long-serving managerial staff, due to a further slump in business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

1,000 inquire about travel to Family Islands

A FURTHER relaxation of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ emergency COVID-19 restrictions is expected to be announced today as officials revealed they have been surprised by the numbers seeking to travel back to the Family Islands.

THURSDAY UPDATE: No new COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that there are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

PM urges country to go digital

DECLARING that the country will have to make “deep and far-reaching structural changes” to the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday it is “absolutely necessary” that the Bahamas becomes fully digitised.

Retailers: 'Curb side can't cover AC costs'

Several Bahamian retailers were yesterday said to be on the verge of bankruptcy due to the COVID-19 lockdown, with some saying: “Curb side sales can’t even cover the cost of turning the AC on.”Tara Morley, the Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) co

‘We couldn’t open them all in one go’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said normal commercial activity on islands like Exuma and Eleuthera has not been restarted because officials have to assume that people may have visited those islands and potentially brought COVID-19 to them.

80 SMES in Grand Bahama to benefit from grants programme

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock @ tribunemedia.net SOME 80 small businesses in Grand Bahama that were affected by Hurricane Dorian will benefit from a grants programme to assist with reopening their businesses. A Small Busine

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