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Lumber provider 'busted open at maximum throttle'
A hardware and lumber provider says it is “busted open at full throttle” after the Government determined that only lumber and concrete providers can remain open during the COVID-19 lockdown. Anthony Roberts, general manager of City Lumber Yard, told
'Airbnbs of ocean' face satellite tracking plans
A prominent realtor yesterday disclosed he is working on a “nano satellite” tracking app that would aid The Bahamas in regulating and taxing “the Airbnbs of the ocean”.Mario Carey, the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate MCR Group Bahamas principal,
GB Shipyard cuts further 65 workers
Grand Bahama Shipyard was last said to have laid-off a further 65 workers in what sources described as a third round of cuts as Tribune Business went to press. The company was not available for comment last night, but a well-placed source - speaking
Long Island slows despite re-opening
Long Island businesses yesterday said the economy remains slow due to the absence of international visitors even though it has been released from the latest COVID-19 lockdown. Jennifer Cartwright-Butler, owner/operator of Jen C Collection, told Trib
Family Island set out infrastructure challenge
Family Island Chamber of Commerce heads are arguing that infrastructure and communications development concerns are a major obstacle hindering their islands’ economic development. Speaking at an Economic Recovery Committee (ERC) Town Hall meeting ye
STATESIDE: Harris is a huge boost to Biden’s ticket as Trump looks ever more desperate
Did the selection on Tuesday of Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s 2020 running mate surprise you? It had seemed in recent weeks that Biden would select a black woman as his vice president, and much recent speculation centred around two accomplished women born to equally accomplished parents.
'I'm used to working hard for what I get - this is like begging'
MANY Bahamians who are recipients of the $1m a week National Food Distribution Programme say they are grateful, but others are expressing anger in having to rely on it in the first place. In June when COVID-19 restrictions began to relax, the govern
‘Boiling point’ struck on COVID open inequality
A Bahamian businessman yesterday revealed he has reached "boiling point" over the "inequality" that is allowing some competitors to open amid the COVID-19 lockdown while he and others remain closed.
Bahamians told: Brace for 100% lumber hike
A Nassau-based building supplier yesterday warned consumers to brace for at least a 100 percent increase in lumber prices during this hurricane season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Raymond Collins, Tops Lumber and Plumbing’s general manager, told Trib
Long lines of jobless queue for assistance
HUNDREDS of unemployed workers flocked to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium yesterday, queuing in long lines to collect assistance cheques from the National Insurance Board after weeks of waiting to receive payouts.This comes after NIB Minister
We won’t ’Shell’ Bahamas short
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) "will not sell the Bahamian people short" in negotiations with Shell North America over New Providence's new power plant.
As cases rise to 945, one resident urges young people to take it seriously
AS COVID-19 cases in the country yesterday climbed to 945, an Abaco resident who has the virus says he wants young people to take it more seriously, saying it is “nothing to play around with” even for those with strong immune systems. According to t
Long Island 'excited' on lockdown release
Long Island’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said she was “very excited” that the island has been released from the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown and can resume commerce from today. However, Cheryl de Goicoechea told Tribune Business that Lo
Delivery firms argue lockdown 'too narrow'
The delivery firms previously hailed by the prime minister are now pressing for relaxation of the present lockdown restrictions after being hurt by the immediate total shutdown of many business clients.Granville Collie, MUTRU’s managing director, tol
Customs officers in quarantine
SEVERAL customs officers in Abaco have been placed under quarantine after a worker was reportedly exposed to a COVID-19 positive patient on the island, prompting officials there to close the Customs Department at the Leonard M Thompson International
'Budget for survival' on new cruise delay
Bay Street merchants and other cruise ship-dependent sectors were yesterday urged to “budget for survival” until at least 2020 year-end after the industry further delayed its return to November. Charles Klonaris, the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (D
Insurer expands to US Virgin islands
A Bahamian insurer has expanded into the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to further its goal of reducing reliance on this nation to just 60 percent of its total business portfolio.Anton Saunders, RoyalStar Assurance’s managing director, told Tribune Busines
More firms facing 'death sentence'
Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president last warned that more and more businesses are being “handed a death sentence” as the island’s COVID-19 lockdown was extended to August 19. Greg Laroda told Tribune Business that The Bahamas needed to “fin
Several customs officers in Abaco placed under quarantine
SEVERAL customs officers in Abaco have been placed under quarantine after a worker was exposed to a COVID-19 positive patient on the island, prompting officials there to close the Customs Department at the Leonard M Thompson International Airport on Thursday.
Game plan to avoid COVID-19 'salvage'
The Bahamas must urgently develop a COVID-19 “game plan” covering all potential scenarios to prevent its economic recovery from becoming a “salvage” operation, a chamber chief urged yesterday. Ken Hutton, the Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president, t