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Eliminating Immigration corruption is 'key focus'

Eliminating corruption at the Immigration Department is a “primary focus” for the government, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, adding that he “cannot stress how vital” this objective is.Elsworth Johnson, pictured, minister of financial services, tr

COVID-19 restrictions allow extension for Dorian victims

DORIAN victims have been allowed to stay a little longer at Poinciana Inn, a transition home for many after leaving hurricane shelters, Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said yesterday. Their stay at the inn was extended in light of COVID-19

$250m PI investment 'shakes off' lockdown

Sterling Global Financial’s $250m Hurricane Hole redevelopment is “shaking off” the COVID-19 lockdown with a construction restart that has brought 75 Bahamians back to work.The Paradise Island-based project has resumed with masks and social distancin

Fears as Bimini gets ready for lockdown

RESIDENTS of Bimini said while they have prepared “as best they could” for the two-week lockdown which begins today but fear provisions may not be enough for some households struggling to make ends meet. Pertrisa Saunders from Bailey Town, Bimini, s

Joseph named Most Valuable track and field team member

TRAVIS Joseph’s stellar freshman season was recognised by his Valley City State Vikings when the programme announced its postseason awards.

Energy reform still untapped resource

Reforms geared towards improving The Bahamas’ energy security are critical to building greater economic resilience and diversification. In the previous Island Insight column, I pointed out that tourism and other services-based industries are not idea

THE PRESS BOX: In COVID-19 pandemic, ‘Thank god for game replays on YouTube’

AS we continue to get through the COVID-19 pandemic, and things slowly return to normalcy, pro sports continue to remain sidelined, leaving sports fans with nothing of substance to fill the sports void.

Restaurant owners eye social distance strategy

Restaurant and bar owners are already plotting how their establishments can re-open in compliance with COVID-19 health and safety protocols despite some suffering revenue declines of up to 95 percent. Peter Maury, owner of the Green Parrot and Marga

'Divine intervention' need on COVID-19

A trade union leader last night said The Bahamas’ requires “divine intervention” to counter a COVID-19 economic fall-out that could reach “Biblical proportions”.Bernard Evans, the National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas (NCTUB) president, de

Three-year 'VAT credit' to boost Family Islands

The government is being urged to use a three-year system of VAT credits to rescue Family Island businesses and encourage investment by their owners in a bid to revive these economies post-COVID-19.The proposal is contained in documents submitted to t

WEDNESDAY UPDATE: One newly confirmed case of COVID-19

The Ministry of Heath reported on Wednesday that there is one newly confirmed case of COVID-19 in The Bahamas.

Developer slammed on 'outrageous' airport fees

Norman’s Cay homeowners and the Bahamian aviation industry yesterday blasted the “outrageous” fees imposed by the island’s private airport operator in a bid to recover some of its $10m investment in the facility.Tribune Business was told that Exuma R

EDITORIAL: Clear communication must be the lesson

IN the wake of the resignation of Health Minister Dr Duane Sands, there were clear lessons to be learned. The slow revelation of more information about how a COVID-19 positive passenger got on board a repatriation flight shows that some skipped those lessons.

‘Totally devastating’: Water corp revenues shrink 61%

Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic have dealt a “completely devastating” blow to the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s cash flow with April revenues down 61 percent, its executive chairman revealed yesterday.

Pair charged after shooting incident

TWO Freeport men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with last week’s shooting incident.

Minnis tests negative for COVID-19

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he tested negative for COVID-19 last week. He told The Tribune he took a test on Wednesday in preparation for a trip to Grand Bahama to survey health facilities there. However, he said health officials have advised him not to travel to Grand Bahama because it is too risky.

How was infected able to fly home?

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the 183 residents who returned to the country on Friday, prompting a suspension of repatriation exercises. His revelation during a national address yesterday came as the country went without an additional confirmed COVID-19 case for the fourth consecutive day.

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