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Medical masks only for frontline staff
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has encouraged residents to wear non-medical masks in public to fight COVID-19 and prevent asymptomatic carriers from unknowingly spreading the disease.
COVID-19 challenging for amateur and pro athletes
Bahamian athletes, both at home and abroad, have struggled with maintaining their training and physical activity under strict government-mandated lockdowns and curfews.
Grand Bahama fears there could be more
As COVID-19 cases rise in Grand Bahama, there is concern there could be more infected people in the community who do not know they have the disease.To date, there are five confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the island, which has the second-highest popula
'Govt cannot save everyone'
A Cabinet minister yesterday said he was “on his knees” hoping the cruise lines’ Grand Bahama projects pull through, as he warned: “Government cannot rescue everyone from this crisis.” Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured , minister of tourism and aviation,
'No gouging' on eggs as prices rise over 100%
A leading food retailer yesterday reassured Bahamian consumers “there’s no price gouging on eggs” despite prices increasing by “more than 100 percent” over the past two weeks. Philip Beneby, head of the Retail Grocers Association, told Tribune Busin
‘We’ll help - but don’t try to land’: Govt signals it won’t allow cruise ships to send anyone here
THE Bahamas government signalled yesterday that it will not accept people infected with COVID-19 from ships stranded in Bahamian waters despite a US Coast Guard bulletin that foreign-flagged vessels should seek help from countries in which they are registered.
STATESIDE: Like father, like son - Cuomo becoming the man to watch
It happens every day now, around midday. What pops up on the television screen is a briefing by a senior elected official full of useful, relevant information backed up by charts and graphs and a sense of honest credibility.
AG: 'We were protecting vulnerable from calamity'
The attorney general yesterday pledged to “clarify” a life and health insurance order that was designed to prevent poor and elderly policyholders suffering a “catastrophe” amid the COVID-19 crisis. Carl Bethel QC told Tribune Business that the gover
Are cruise ship sick heading here?
THE United States Coast Guard has told foreign-flagged cruise ships to be prepared to care for people with COVID-19 for an uncertain period of time at sea or seek help from countries in which they are registered.
Pensive about the global order
As the world is gripped by by Covid-19 pandemic, I find myself pensive about the global political, economic and social order.
$300m Baha Mar water park to complete 2021
Baha Mar’s $300m water-based theme park remains in schedule to be completed next year despite the COVID-19 enforced construction suspension, its president revealed yesterday. Graeme Davis, in an e-mailed response to Tribune Business questions, said
Hot weather unlikely to halt spread of disease
DESPITE international reports suggesting the coronavirus is less likely to thrive in warmer, tropical climates, a local medical expert has warned hot temperatures will not stop the highly infectious disease from spreading.
Opposition calls for $2bn in borrowing
The opposition’s deputy leader yesterday urged the government to borrow up to $2bn to prevent the Bahamian economy’s collapse amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Chester Cooper, pictured , the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) shadow minister for finance, t
INSIGHT: A delicate balance of minimising deaths without putting the whole country at risk
THE world, including The Bahamas, has been plunged into a state of fear, insecurity and uncertainty by the coronavirus epidemic. We congratulate our Prime Minister for taking the bold stand of setting up a curfew and restriction of movement in response to this national challenge. A leader must be informed, willing to take risks and, above all, able to exude calm. The Prime Minister fulfilled these three characteristics.
Atlantis’ plan to pay axed workers
Atlantis workers have hailed the mega resort's plans to pay staff up to 50 percent of their base salaries for the next 60 days as a "wonderful thing" to mitigate COVID-19's financial fall-out.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Essentially, we could do with some flexibility
When you consider that Hubert A Minnis has been a doctor ten times longer than he has been prime minister, you can appreciate his medical stop-the-spread-at-any-cost approach to COVID-19.
Bahamian Garvin Clarke named league co-Player of the Year
GARVIN Clarke’s offseason began with several regional awards as the senior point guard was recognised for a standout year in Cleveland, Ohio.
Joshua Dames gets offer from the Bulldogs
JOSHUA Dames has begun to garner attention from major Division I basketball programmes and received his first offer of what is expected to be an active recruiting process.
Marine pilot firm expands to Bimini
A Bahamian marine pilot company has expanded its services to Bimini after obtaining the necessary approvals from the Ministry of Transport and the Port Department. “Marine pilots services are of the utmost importance as it pertains to maritime safet
Gardiner: ‘It’s devastating’ – athletes react to Tokyo Olympics being postponed
The International Olympic Committee and 2020 host country Japan officially announced the postponement of the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak on Tuesday and prospective Bahamian Olympians reacted to the decision.
