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Bahamas hits 80% airline ‘sweet spot’
The Bahamas has hit the airline “sweet spot” with more than 80 percent of incoming seats to the destination filled during June 2021, it was revealed yesterday.
Tourism urged: Do more to counter COVID inaccuracy
A senior tourism official yesterday questioned what the industry is doing collectively “to counter” COVID-19 disinformation on social media as he revealed the “uneven” Family Islands recovery.
‘Thousands of vaccines’ to counter near-bottom status
The Bahamas will likely receive “hundreds of thousands” of COVID-19 vaccine doses this quarter, it was revealed yesterday, amid concerns the nation is near-bottom in the Caribbean in inoculation rates.
Robotics and renewables join high school curriculum
The Ministry of Education is adding robotics and sustainable energy as topics to its high school curriculum in a bid to further reduce workforce skills gaps in industries The Bahamas wants to develop.
EDITORIAL: Cases rising and workers overwhelmed - what next?
THE surge in COVID-19 cases is hitting our health services hard.
Forbes: Vaccine coverage must be the priority
THE country’s top infectious disease expert says vaccine coverage in the country needs to be prioritised as less than 40,000 Bahamians have been fully vaccinated and COVID-19 cases surge again.
‘OVERWHELMED’: Nurses’ leader says staff struggling with stream of new COVID patients
AN increase of COVID-19 hospital admissions is overwhelming public sector nurses who are already strained by “poor” working conditions, Bahamas Nurses Union president Amancha Williams said yesterday.
PMH forced to restrict services as cases surge
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital has suspended all elective surgeries and only emergency cases are being allowed in response to an influx of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
Ayton: This is just the beginning
Deandre Ayton’s memorable 2021 postseason run came to an end as his Phoenix Suns missed an opportunity to make franchise history in the NBA Finals.
Willis Mackey Jr signs with Mulhouse Basket Agglomeration in France
Willis Mackey Jr has relocated to a new club in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) League.
No state of emergency? Then no restrictions
ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe said the Minnis administration cannot implement COVID-19 restrictions of any kind if the state of emergency is allowed to expire.
Super Value fighting price hikes ‘as long as we can’
Super Value’s president yesterday pledged to hold-off food price increases as long as possible, but reiterated that eight to ten percent rises by Christmas “is not a prediction but a fact”.
Policy reforms need for $200m IDB guarantee
The Bahamas must implement several policy reforms to develop its “blue economy” in return for obtaining a $200m guarantee that will underwrite the government’s planned $700m foreign currency bond.
Holiday weekend blamed for surge
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the recent spike in COVID-19 cases can be attributed to Independence Day festivities.
Ayton and the Suns miss out as Bucks win championship
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again.
Shark Week episode to feature New Providence
South-west New Providence will feature heavily in a Shark Week episode set to be screened during the second week in July, reaching potentially up to 88m homes in 224 countries.
INSIGHT: He’s no longer centre stage but the bite’s still there
As far as former Cabinet Minister Loftus Roker is concerned, “anything” is better at governing The Bahamas than the current Minnis Administration.
Man still missing despite 100-hour search by RBDF
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force said it has spent 100 hours searching for a man missing at sea after he fell off a jet ski during a collision with a boat on July 11.
One more death and 38 new cases confirmed
THE Ministry of Health reported 38 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death yesterday.
‘Focus on COVID fight’
A SENIOR doctor believes the country should be devoting all of its resources to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic as cases rise and hospital resources remain critical.
