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Pfizer rollout to start on Monday
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday declared the country finally has enough vaccines to meet demand and administration of the 128,700 Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the United States government will begin as early as Monday.
Doctors chief: Non-COVID patient care ‘under threat’
Doctor’s Hospital’s top executive yesterday warned that care for non-COVID patients is “under threat” as pandemic sufferers drive bed occupancy levels at its main hospital to near 80 percent.
Fox Hill basketball legends recognised
WHILE there were no normal activities to commemorate the Fox Hill festivities on Tuesday, Pastor Robert ‘Bob’ Brown took the opportunity to recognise the achievement of some of the legendary basketball players in the community.
PAHO renews call for people to take the vaccine
WHILE acknowledging the startling increase in COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas, Pan American Health Organization officials have renewed appeals to regional people and healthcare workers to take the vaccine.
‘This boom has legs’
Palm Cay’s developer is planning to invest a further $100m in accelerating its build-out by exploiting surging real estate demand, its top executive saying yesterday: “This boom has got some legs.”
Potcakes rescue mission
AROUND 80 dogs from the Bahamas Humane Society will take part in a “Wings of Rescue” flight to the United States this morning as a part of a plan to reduce the population in the overcrowded shelter.
PLP plays politics with lives
The PLP is playing politics with people’s lives.
‘Jazz’ placed on COVID-19 injured list
AS a precaution, Bahamian professional baseball player Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm was placed on the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 injured list with flu-like symptoms on Monday, the Marlins’ announced on their website.
Renowned basketball coach Steve ‘Bulla’ Pinder dies at 85
RENOWNED basketball coach Steve ‘Bulla’ Pinder, known as one of the role models in the Bain and Grants Town community, passed away on Tuesday morning.
‘Niche marketing is the way forward for GB’
A SENIOR tourism official in Grand Bahama said they are focusing attention on niche markets to boost the island’s tourism sector.
Bringing home gold: Time for a national celebration
Team Bahamas, led by gold medallists Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, will be returning home on Thursday for national celebrations for their performances at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
WORLD VIEW: Rethink full membership of CARICOM to make it effective
Almost 80 years ago, Jamaica’s Norman Manley asked a question that has been echoing throughout the 12 independent English-Speaking Caribbean countries that form the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Law change to open building inspections
The government is planning to reform construction-related laws so that licensed architects and engineers can approve building works performed by their counterparts, the deputy prime minister has revealed.
70 to 80 correctional officers 'still waiting on promotions'
DESPITE 110 correctional officers being promoted to corporals this week, the Correctional Officers Staff Association estimates that many more await their awards.
A COMIC'S VIEW: The epidemic of fake news
I recently had a chance to have a candid and very informative conversation with Dr Duane Sands on ‘Talking Heads’ on Kiss 96 FM, a talk show I co-host with my better half Mary Jane, who you all know from mid-days on our sister station Y-98.
More Caribbean growth now on insurer’s ‘radar’
A Bahamian insurer says “there is something on our radar” for further Caribbean expansion as it bids to cut its reliance on this nation to just 55-60 percent of its annual business activity.
Carnival hopes 20-year port wait nearing end
Senior Carnival Cruise Lines executives have voiced optimism that their 20-year search for a private port location in Grand Bahama is nearing an end with their latest $100m project.
GARDINER’S GOLD: 'It feels amazing'
STEVEN Gardiner accomplished an historic feat as the first Bahamian male gold medalist and the country’s second athlete to win both the World Championship and Olympic Games title in the same event when he powered past his rivals in the men’s 400 metres on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.
Union chief warns there must be safety plan for all in schools
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson believes schools should reopen in the coming weeks as planned but warned a comprehensive strategy must be implemented for the safety of all.
Pilots blamed for Abaco crash
PILOTS who died in a plane crash in Abaco last month did not properly configure the settings on the aircraft for takeoff, investigators say in their report on the crash.
