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Bahamasair salaries may have to be deferred
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the government may have to defer a portion of salaries for Bahamasair employees as the COVID-19 crisis continues to hit government coffers. “As government we have some very difficult decisions to make,” he said i
Bahamians face quarantine even with a test
BAHAMIAN health officials are quarantining returning residents from abroad even if they test negative for COVID-19 an extra precaution against false negatives and a spike in positive cases lately. Many Bahamian travellers are up in arms because, des
'We've enough officers to police Grand Bahama lockdown'
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday he did not see the need to send additional manpower to help enforce the two-week lockdown on Grand Bahama, insisting there are more than enough officers on the island to police the COVID-19 measures. His
4% fall in overall crime, reveals Rolle
OVERALL crime in the country declined by four percent between the months of January to June compared with the same period in 2019, according to Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle. According to Commissioner Rolle, the police statistics show a consider
$2.1m Andros bridge now 60% completed
The $2.1m London Creek bridge in Andros is 60 percent completed, the government has announced, and is forecast to be finished by mid-September. Desmond Bannister, minister of works, said a number of creek ecosystems in Andros had been blocked due to
Business leader fears impact of closure
THE head of Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce is worried about the impact of the upcoming two week lockdown on non-essential businesses, saying the storm-battered island “really needs a break”. Gregory Laroda spoke with The Tribune just after Prime M
'Between rock and hard place' over 16% slump
A Bahamian insurer yesterday warned that many motorists may be driving with no coverage after suffering a 16 percent slump in auto premium income for the 2020 first half. Tom Duff, Insurance Company of The Bahamas’ (ICB) general manager, told Tribun
Briland optimistic tourism will hold
Harbour Island was yesterday remaining optimistic it can retain tourist business that was running at up to 70 percent of pre-COVID levels despite having to counter damage created by international media. Joseph Dargavage, pictured, managing partner a
RBDF officer among three accused of raping two teenagers
A ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officer and two other men were yesterday remanded in custody over allegations they raped two teenagers last week. Yorick Brice Jr, 26, his brother Maximus Brice, 19, and another teenager aged 17, appeared before Chief M
'I'm extremely upset by these foolish decisions'
AS COVID-19 infections soar in Grand Bahama, some residents are blaming Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis for reopening the borders too soon.
Valerie Nesbitt continues to be model student athlete
VALERIE Nesbitt continues to be the model student athlete since she has reacclimated herself to the Ole Miss Rebels’ women’s basketball programme.
LIFE LINES: Optimism is an app
Sounds silly? Really it’s not. And perhaps if you think about it in terms of tech, just like the ones on your phone and that this particular app could help you be happier or less stressed, wouldn’t you want to instal it in that computer in your head, your brain?
'Many casualties' feared if GB put into lockdown
The government was yesterday warned that Grand Bahama’s private sector will suffer “a lot of casualties” if it implements an island-wide COVID-19 lockdown lasting “beyond a week or two”.Greg Laroda, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce president, tol
US travel shut down 'low-risk proposition'
The government’s move to close The Bahamas’ borders to all commercial transportation from the US was yesterday branded “a low-risk proposition” by the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive. Jeffrey Beckles, pictured , told Tribune Business the decis
Arawak Cay just 25% recovered pre-new closure
Arawak Cay vendors had only recovered 25 percent of their pre-COVID business volumes prior to yesterday’s decision by the prime minister to shut the popular Fish Fry destination a second time.Rodney Russell, the Arawak Cay Association’s president, to
I'm glad my two boys now manage to get some sleep
I was depressed and fighting despair.
Exuma companies eye road project spin-offs
Exuma businesses are hoping a project to upgrade ten miles of the island’s roads will provide a much-needed boost to the economy and employment amid ongoing COVID-19 struggles.Caribbean Pavement Solutions (CPS), a Bahamas Striping Group of Companies
Hospital policy on seeing newborn babies is 'cruel'
A PRINCESS Margaret Hospital policy preventing parents from seeing their newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit is “unusual and cruel,” says Alicia Wallace, director of the human rights group Equality Bahamas.She said many NICUs around the worl
Potcake gets a home - thanks to good samaritans
SEVERAL years after his home was destroyed by a fire, local street philosopher Locksley “Potcake” Thompson now has a place to sleep peacefully at night and live comfortably thanks to good Samaritans. Speaking to The Tribune yesterday, Potcake said h
GB businesses urge Florida travelling ban
Grand Bahama businesses yesterday urged the government to block Bahamians travelling to Florida to prevent another island-wide COVID-19 lockdown. Greg Langstaff, owner of the Grand Bahama Brewing Company, told Tribune Business : “Unfortunately, just
