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Andros residents now fear there could be more cases

ANDROS residents say they fear there could be more COVID-19 cases in the community after a local tested positive for the virus last week, becoming the island’s first COVID case.

Abaco restaurant won’t return after hurricane

THE pictures of savory dishes and idyllic seaside views are still displayed on the Facebook page of The Bae, tokens of what once existed in west Abaco, but will exist no more.

GB requires ‘critical mass like yesterday’

Grand Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president says the island needs to regain critical mass “like yesterday”, adding: “We desperately need jobs here.”

‘Islands Of The Bahamas Showcase’ to feature eight NCAA division I teams

THE field has been announced for the third edition of bdGlobal Sports’ Islands of the Bahamas Showcase.

‘Don’t be so petty, prime minister’

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party deputy leader Chester Cooper is firing back at Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ recent taunts against him, calling for the prime minister to “resist the temptation to be petty”.

Power restored after huge fire rips through BPL facility

AN assessment is underway at Bahamas Power & Lights’ Bimini power station after a fire ripped through the facility late Monday evening, plunging the entire island into darkness for the night.

'All Clear' as Erika degenerates, but Bahamas could still see heavy rain

RESIDENTS are advised to remain on alert despite early indications that Tropical Storm Erika may not make direct landfall in the Bahamas.

Eric Wiberg: A beacon that saved lives of pilots

WHEN the 112-foot Castle Island Light off Acklins was operational, it was a critically important beacon that three World War Two bombers crash-landed near in order to be rescued.

More than 60 boats expected in 5th Best of the Best Regatta

WITHOUT any major regatta to skipper to accumulate points this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs has opened the field to include more than 60 boats to participate in the fifth Best of the Best Regatta.

Family Islands 'scared as hell' over VAT impact

Family Island businesses have been left “scared as hell” by a lack of Value-Added Tax (VAT) information, a leading consultant yesterday warning many feared being “taxed out of the market”.

QC: 'Promote a green economy', not aragonite

Grand Bahama’s East End should be “promoted as a green economy” rather than an aragonite mining centre, a top QC yesterday arguing that this would “sustain an historic way of life”.

HURRICANE JOAQUIN UPDATES

The US Coast Guard broke the news to grieving family members on Wednesday afternoon that it was abandoning the search for the 33 mariners aboard a US container ship that sank in the Bahamas last week during Hurricane Joaquin.

$100,000 donated by FOCOL to hurricane rebuilding effort

FOCOL Holdings yesterday donated $100,000 to the country’s efforts to rebuild the southern islands left severely destroyed by Hurricane Joaquin.

89-year-old woman dies after traffic accident

A traffic accident in Grand Bahama has claimed the life of an 89-year-old woman, pushing the number of road deaths on the island to seven for the year.

Columbia ‘blacklist’ no reality reflection

The Bahamas Financial Services Board’s (BFSB) chief executive said yesterday that Washington D. C’s pending ‘tax haven’ blacklist, featuring the Bahamas and 16 other Caribbean nations, “bears little resemblance to reality”.

US officials meet with Port Authority

US Embassy officials met with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) last week during a visit to the island.

Businesses braced for stormy weather

Businesses and residents in the southern Bahamas are bracing themselves for the possibility that a strong tropical wave expected to pass over The Bahamas becomes a serious threat, with one private sector representative telling this newspaper: “We don’t want to find ourselves in a situation as with Joaquin”.

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