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97 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday

The Ministry of Health reported that there were 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with two more deaths under investigation.

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STATESIDE: Out of the White House shadows at last we saw something presidential emerge - Melania Trump

Looking back, maybe we should have seen it coming. But it was quite unexpected. It was unethical if not yet illegal. And it might yet prove to be a real turning point.

EDITORIAL: Is a level playing field really the best way?

WITH the country on course to start to reopen next week, when will the borders fully reopen?

Global warming’s huge threat to Bahamas

The Bahamas is at risk of losing 80 percent of its landmass in the next eight decades due to the current pace of global warming, according to Bahamian T Oneil Johnson Jr.

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Nathaniel makes an impact at JUCO basketball showcase

BASED on his performance, Lathaniel Bastian felt he made an impression on the scouts at the All-American Junior College Basketball Showcase.

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Freeport private sector demands lockdown end

Freeport's private sector yesterday demanded the Government "cease and desist" from further business lockdowns amid fears The Bahamas will "die economically" unless it learns to live with COIVID-19. Some 184 Grand Bahama-based small business owners,

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Another six added to virus death toll

THE Ministry of Health confirmed that six more people have died from COVID-19 as the country recorded an additional 155 new cases of the virus, according to dashboard information for Friday and Saturday.

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Police team giving out water and masks

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle and a team of officers gave out water and masks to Windsor Lane residents yesterday.

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Water Corp 'hanging on a very tight string'

The Government has little choice but to bail-out a Water & Sewerage Corporation that is "hanging on a very tight string"," a Cabinet minister confirmed yesterday.

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Virus claims another 79 cases plus extra death

THE Ministry of Health confirmed 79 more COVID-19 cases yesterday and another related death.

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It’s official: Isnord will join Get Better Academy

WILKENSON “Kenny” Isnord will officially join Get Better Academy (GBA) in Prague, Czech Republic, as he makes his transition to pro basketball.

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Man admits theft and causing damage

A 30-year-old man was ordered to pay $700 in the Magistrates Court yesterday after he pleaded guilty to stealing items valued at $380 and causing damage estimated at over $600. Wardnell Pierre, 30, stood before Magistrate Kara Turnquest-Deveaux, cha

Shipyard plans rebound from 'brink of closure'

Grand Bahama Shipyard yesterday said last week's termination of 67 workers was vital to its survival strategy after events over the past 15 months brought it "to the brink of closure".

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Grand Bahama lockdown extended

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the extension of Grand Bahama’s lockdown for seven days.

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UPDATED: 30 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths reported on Friday

COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas have now risen to 1,119.

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

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51 new cases as surge goes on

NEW Providence recorded a new single-day record of 51 confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday.

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Bahamas confronts 'Sir Stafford Sands moment'

COVID-19 has created “a Sir Stafford Sands moment” for The Bahamas to transform its economy and “leap” into the 21st century, an ex-Cabinet minister argued yesterday. Alfred Sears QC, a former attorney general, told Tribune Business that the country

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FACE TO FACE: From ‘playing doctor’ as a child, Theresa’s now in the frontline of our battle with COVID

If all is well the latest national lockdown will lift next week. For that to happen experience tells us we will need to have seen a period when there were no new cases. This is what allowed our southern islands to be taken out of lockdown on Sunday.