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Battle 4 Atlantis relocates to U.S.
The Bahamas’ sports tourism product continues to suffer from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic with several major events on the local calendar relocated or postponed. The latest casualties were Complete Sport Management’s Battle 4 Atlantis presented by Bad Boy Mowers and bd Global’s Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. Both events will be relocated to respective locations in the United States.
Out Island resorts eye COVID testing savings
Family Island hotels are exploring how they can "pool resources" to substantially lower the costs associated with testing staff, vendors and suppliers regularly for COVID-19.
Miller: Gov't, BOB 'acted in bad faith'
The Supreme Court has blasted the Government and Bank of The Bahamas for "acting in bad faith" and working together against an ex-Cabinet minister in breaching five multi-million lease agreements.
Family Islands 'can't survive' with COVID travel requirements
Exuma's Chamber of Commerce president yesterday warned that Family Island economies "cannot survive" if inter-island air travel remains almost shutdown due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Policyholders in 'huge effort' to keep insurance coverage
A major Bahamian insurer yesterday credited the "Dorian effect" for sparking "a huge effort" by companies and individuals to maintain coverage despite COVID-19's devastating financial impact.
'Battle 4 Atlantis' fate bound up with reopening
Atlantis last night said the fate of the Thanksgiving US college basketball tournament it traditionally hosts every year is inextricably tied to when the resort re-opens.
Too hard to visit
I am writing as a Canadian with Bahamian ancestry to express the hope that your Government will soon change the very difficult requirements to visit.
Tourism 'dress rehearsal' key to avoiding disaster
The Bahamas must get its COVID-19 "dress rehearsal" right otherwise it will "sacrifice" next year's peak winter season and create a tourism "disaster", a top executive has warned.
Water potability 'progressing' in Grand Bahama
GRAND Bahama’s water potability is progressing, according to the GB Utility Company, which reports its customer base potable supply is at 70 percent.
Family Islands want COVID details
FAMILY Island residents say they want more data from health officials to determine what type of transmission is happening in their communities causing COVID-19 cases to rise.Their comments come after health officials released Wednesday’s COVID-19 dat
IAN FERGUSON: Bring teams together to fight COVID dysfunction
Our current circumstances, and disruption to the traditional workplace, have caused great upheaval in employee synergy for many companies. Some are working remotely, some are coming into the office or workplace, and everyone is fearful and suspicious about their colleagues' health. The social crisis that we face, along side the health and economic ones, has taken a toll on teamwork throughout the economy.
Red Cross hotline helping people driven to the brink
THE BAHAMAS Red Cross said it received more than 200 calls to the organisation’s support hotline in less than a month in August mainly related to those feeling financial stress or not having a job amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Bernadette Saunders,
Crime 'epidemic' hits Abaco reconstruction
Abaco business and community leaders yesterday said they were "dumbfounded" that The Bahamas' top police officer would refute a crime "epidemic" that threatens to destroy post-Dorian recovery. Roscoe Thompson, the Marsh Harbour/Spring City Council’s
Contractors stunned by PM's 'three strikes' COVID enforcement
The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president yesterday said he was "very surprised" by the Prime Minister's unveiling of a COVID-19 a 'three strikes and you are out' policy for the industry. Michael Pratt told Tribune Business he was also
Bahamas must 'lose 14-day quarantine'
An Exuma-based water excursion provider yesterday said it had "no choice" but to make the sector's November 1 opening after losing $1.5m in sales to COVID-19. Ray Lightbourn, pri
Tourism recovery 'could take as long as five years'
TOURISM officials are unsure when the sector will likely recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, with Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar noting some experts believe it could take as long as five years. “Twelve, 18, 24 months, a number of people are say
Long Island woman died of heart attack, say relatives
RELATIVES of the Long Island woman who health officials say died from COVID-19 last month believe she did not die because of complications with the virus, but rather from a heart attack. They also have complained about the level of care the woman re
'The fight is still on for survival'
Bahamian aviation operators yesterday warned "the fight is still on for survival" despite the Government's move to re-open inter-island commercial air travel from tomorrow.
'The fight is still on for survival'
Bahamian aviation operators yesterday warned "the fight is still on for survival" despite the Government's move to re-open inter-island commercial air travel from tomorrow. Anthony K Hamilton, president of the Bahamas Association of Air Transport Op
Super Value plans inventory slash to pre-COVID levels
Super Value will shortly reduce its warehouse inventory to pre-COVID-19 levels with the threat of food shortages and "embargoes" having eased, its president told this newspaper.
