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Nightclub hits uneven COVID enforcement
A Bahamian nightclub owner says he is losing $125,000 a month due to the COVID-19 enforced shutdown as he blasted the authorities for failing to apply the rules evenly to all operators
Small business owners go on the march
A GROUP of small business owners marched in Nassau on Friday due to grievances with recent lockdowns and other issues stagnating business.
Police hand out meal vouchers
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle and a team of officers distributed 200 meal vouchers to residents in the Nassau Village and Montell Heights communities yesterday.The initiative, according to the police chief, is a part of the Royal Bahamas Police Forc
Lloyd says situation 'fluid' after concerns from union
MINISTER of Education Jeff Lloyd has responded to union assertions that teachers were blindsided by Monday’s announcement of a delay to the start of the school year.Speaking to reporters yesterday, Mr Lloyd said while teachers have been a part of the
Protest group demands details of govt finances
A GROUP of people protested outside the Ministry of Finance yesterday, calling for more clarity and accountability about the government’s finances.“We are asking for an accounting of all the resources given to us as a country,” said Adrian Francies,
PHA chief appealing tender 'abuse' Order
The Public Hospitals Authority's (PHA) procurement chief is appealing the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against an auditor's findings that alleged he "abused" his employer's tendering process. Dr Marvin Smith, who heads the PHA's Supplies Mana
Retailer expands on to Bay Street
A Bahamian retail entrepreneur yesterday revealed he is expanding to Bay Street through a $700,000 investment that will create 20 jobs, adding: "There's always opportunity in the midst of crisis." Andrew Wilson, the Quality Business Centre (QBC) and
Lockdown spike in family abuse: Jump in domestic attacks as isolation takes toll at home
THE shocking effects of COVID-19 on Bahamians has been laid bare in a report that revealed an 11.3 percent increase in domestic violence - as well as the difficult financial situation many households are in.
Picking up the pieces after storm
By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net AFTER losing everything she owned to Hurricane Dorian last year, Abaco resident Stacey-Anderson Pierre is thankful that her life is returning to some level of normalcy. She and her
Retailer: 'Too many COVID unknowns'
Retailers yesterday said uncertainties over the Government's COVID-19 strategy are creating “too many unknowns” and inhibiting their ability to plan effectively for the future. Egan K
Dames: Full MARCO alert system ready 'very shortly'
FULL implementation of the country’s Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system can be expected “very shortly,” according to National Security Minister Marvin Dames.Speaking ahead of a Cabinet meeting yesterday, the minister to
MP's brother solves developer's tax woe
An MP's brother succeeded where all others failed by resolving a Harbour Island developer's $400,000 tax dispute with the Bahamian government, Tribune Business can reveal. Court documents obtained by this newspaper disclose that Michael Johnson, bro
'This system is set up to stop business'
A businessman yesterday blasted the bureaucratic obstacles further frustrating his family's near three-decade wait to launch an Andros farming venture, saying: "The system is set up to stop business." Ethric Bowe, who played a key role in seeking co
Economy reopens 'in the nick of time'
A Bahamian auto dealer yesterday said his parts section sold "25 percent of what we normally do in an entire month" on the economy's first reopening day, which arrived "just in the nick of time". Ben Albury, Bahamas Bus and Truck's general manager,
GB in approval for 70% water potability
The Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) has received regulatory approval that deems 70 percent of the island’s water is safe to drink, making due on its $5m investment.
Miller-Uibo shuts down season
In her second straight meet, Bahamian Olympian 400 metre champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo was unable to complete the finals of her event, prompting her to put a lid on the coronavirus-laden track and field season on Saturday.
INSIGHT: The right call, yes. But it’s down to each one of us to get it right this time?
PRIOR to the Prime Minister’s address last week, as rumours flew around the country about a potential week-long lockdown, Dr Hubert Minnis surprised us all. A shocking but much welcomed course reversal was in order. Following what would have been a 21-day lockdown had the competent authority not had a change of heart, we are now in the process of a phased opening.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Down on the farm . . .
Farmer Minnis heard the cries of the animals on the farm. He knew they were angry and waiting for a solution to the COVID pandemic.
20,000 backyard farming kits for Grand Bahama
Minister of Agriculture Michael Pintard is on target to distributing 20,000 backyard kits on Grand Bahama as part of an “aggressive” backyard farming programme recently launched by the government.