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Bahamas to get $60m for COVID battle boost

The Government is set to borrow $60m to boost the public health sector in its fight with COVID-19 and eliminate the paper-based system it employed to manage the crisis up until August 2020.

THOMAS ON THREE-PITCH ARSENAL

THE premier pitcher in the Bahamian minor league pipeline, Tahnaj Thomas’ performance at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ instructional league has the team looking forward to a new addition to his skill set.

Kadeem: Everybody played their hearts out

IT was a bitter pill for centre Kadeem Coleby and his Wichita State Shockers to swallow after they had their winning streak snapped when they got eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Small businesses say 85% are ‘one man bands’

Some 85 percent of a new small business advocacy group’s members have been reduced to “one-man bands” by COVID-19 and its lockdowns, its first proposed president revealed yesterday.

We can get jobless figures down to 6%, insists Minnis

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis insisted that six percent unemployment by next year is achievable, adding officials planned to do this by expanding the tourism sector alone. This expansion, however, will not feature building more hotels, Dr Minnis t

EDITORIAL: A high stakes game with the Supreme Court the prize

WHAT is really at stake in the great political circus now playing in Washington, DC?

Teens 'selling sex'

A NEW non-governmental organisation has discovered that around 85 per cent of sexually active teens in the Bahamas are engaging in some kind of transactional sex.

Lower losses save Water Corp $6.5m

The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has saved $6.5 million through the first two years of its non-revenue water (NRW) reduction project, its general manager telling Tribune Business that its daily water losses had been cut in half.

USC holds off Xavier to cap Bahamas tourney

Southern California coach Andy Enfield wanted a time-out. No one noticed. And that was a most fortunate break for the Trojans.

Bobby Brown helps make GB's first Jingle Ball a success

GRAND BAHAMA party-goers were treated to a post-Christmas gift last Saturday as ‘80s R&B superstar Bobby Brown headlined the first ever Jingle Ball concert.

When do we say 'we are a failed state'

EDITOR, The Tribune.

BFSB elects new Board to confront challenge

The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) has elected its Board of Directors for 2014-2016, as the industry confronts opportunity as well as challenges.

Reckley and Johnson in international showcase

Bahamian baseball prospects continue to showcase their skills on the international stage.

No injuries as Flamingo Air plane crash lands

A Flamingo Air plane crash landed at the airport in South Bimini on Monday afternoon after the wheel under the right wing collapsed, The Tribune was told.

Teachers respond to govt

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says a response has been sent to the government on its counter proposal regarding a salary increase for educators.

Melia raises $90,000 for hurricane relief

THE MELIA Nassau Beach hotel raised more than $90,000 for Hurricane Matthew relief through the Melia CARES (Comforting and Repairing Everyone’s Spirits) initiative coupled with the resort’s employee relief donations.

‘New monster in the house’ on small business funding

The finding that 99 percent of Bahamian firms had no interest in seeking debt financing in COVID’s aftermath was yesterday branded “irrelevant” by a small business adviser, who warned: “We have a new monster in the house.”