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Omicron ‘pushes back’ pre-COVID for tourism
Tourism’s hoped-for return to 2019 business volumes this year has been “pushed back” several months by Omicron with Internet searches for The Bahamas now “half” of pre-COVID levels.
New concerns over online learning system
THERE are new complaints about the Ministry of Education’s learning management system, with issues causing some delays in teaching and reports of users being unable to log on to the system.
Bahamas removed from EU blacklist
THE Bahamas has been delisted from the European Union’s anti-money laundering blacklist more than a year after it was placed there, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder.
Jonquel Jones has double double, Foxes 11-0 in Euro League
JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes returned to FIBA Women’s EuroLeague play for the first time in nearly a month and remained just as dominant as the last time they took the floor.
Shavaul Butters makes NCAA Division I debut
SHAVAUL Butters made his long awaited NCAA Division I basketball debut with the Texas Rio Grande Valley after injuries derailed the start of his collegiate career.
EDITORIAL: We cannot lose a generation of students
IN ALL of the talk about COVID-19 and its effects, it is easy to be swamped by the numbers.
Nursing chief dismayed at shortage amid spike
AMANCHA Williams, head of the Bahamas Nurses Union, says the shortage of qualified nurses is dismaying to hospital staff as the country faces another COVID spike.
No approval for event - but police officers present
ONE of the promoters behind an event that took place over the weekend told The Tribune that while no approval from officials was given for the party, police officers were present.
Digital banking can’t be ‘rammed down throats’
A senior banker yesterday said the industry must adopt the “Mary Poppins with medicine” approach in encouraging more Bahamians and businesses to switch to digital transactions.
Future price to pay if children miss school
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin and Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe canvassed the Freetown constituency yesterday to gain insight into parents’ and students’ needs amid a learning gap brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Backing for financier’s Treasure Cay purchase
A controversial Austrian financier’s bid to acquire the Treasure Cay Resort was yesterday backed by one stakeholder as the only way to prevent the community suffering further economic blight.
Food prices: ‘What goes up may not come down’
Super Value’s principal has warned Bahamian shoppers to brace for the possibility that increased food prices may be here to stay, warning: “I don’t believe in what goes up must come down.”
COVID quarantine change: ‘Right direction on all fronts’
The Government’s adjustments to the COVID isolation and quarantine rules have strengthened the “building blocks of travel confidence” for the peak winter tourism season, a top hotelier says.
COVID shutdown for auto dealer’s ‘major generator’
One of an auto dealer’s “two major generators” has likely been forced to close until tomorrow after almost one-third of staff tested positive for COVID-19 amid the latest case surge.
Bahamas sees $715m gain if ‘infrastructure gap’ closed
The Bahamas stands to gain a $715m boost if it invests just $31m to close the “digital infrastructure gap” between itself and the world’s leading economies, a multilateral lender is arguing.
PRIZED OFFICER SHOT BY POLICE: Why did marine who was trained to calm situations lunge at cop?
A police officer shot and killed a Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer who allegedly “charged” at him and tried to disarm him early yesterday morning.
Majority Rule Day
Amid the surging COVID-19 numbers on New Providence, The Bahamas is gearing up to commemorate Majority Rule Day on January 10.
Athletes burn up track at Texas A&M Indoors
With the focus on getting some of his talented senior members off to school on athletic scholarships, coach Tito Moss took a 20-member team to the Texas A&M Indoor High School Track and Field Meet over the weekend.
Trent donates bats during visit to Mario Ford Baseball Camp
BEFORE leaving to begin spring training camp in Tempe, Arizona, centre fielder Trent Deveaux took the time out to spend Saturday, giving some instructions to players in the Mario Ford Baseball Camp as they returned to Windsor Park.
Adjusted guidelines for those testing positive or exposed to COVID-19
THE Health and Wellness Ministry has released adjusted guidelines for people who test positive for COVID-19 or have been exposed to positive cases.
