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STATESIDE: Wise words well worth listening to when it comes to opening up
Even as the American congress throws hundreds of billions of dollars at the COVID-19 public crisis and debate on restarting the economy continues to rage between Republicans and Democrats and along regional lines between the coasts and the Midwest and South, the pandemic steamrolls on. American reported deaths passed the 45,000 mark the other day, among nearly 850,000 confirmed cases. Those figures give the term American exceptionalism new meaning. Just not in a good way.
Thompson backs firms who have kept workers employed
While the tourism sector and related businesses on Grand Bahama have been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson is commending industrial companies who have kept their workers employed durin
COVID-19: Two more deaths announced
Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands announced on Thursday that two more people have died due to COVID-19: a 53-year-old man and a 51-year-old man. The total number of deaths now stands at 11.
Shoppers flock to buy as hardware stores reopen
SCORES of shoppers made their way to Kelly’s Mall at the Marathon location as hardware and home stores reopened yesterday.When The Tribune canvassed the area, a line of about 60 customers trailed along the pavement and stretched to the mall’s entranc
UPDATED: One dead, one injured after Grand Bahama shooting incidents
ONE man is dead and another is in hospital in critical condition following two separate shooting incidents in Grand Bahama on Monday.
Collette's baking up a treat for workers
GRAND Bahama resident Collette Williams is showing her appreciation to essential workers on the frontline of the COVID-19 fight by delivering some of her baked goods and treats to them on the job. Mrs Williams – who loves to bake and cook — said it
Business owners 'not living in ivory towers'
The prime minister’s attack on business owners “has no merit” in most cases, a prominent entrepreneur argued yesterday, adding: “We’re not living in ivory towers.” Robert Myers, who has multiple business interests, told Tribune Business that it was
Trio charged with breaking into Grand Bahama sporting store
A 17-year-old boy was among three people charged with shop breaking and stealing yesterday. The trio appeared in Magistrate’s Court in Grand Bahama. Deondre Mallory, of Trotter Avenue, and Angelo Rolle, of Columbus Drive, both 18, were charged toge
Bodybuilder Kingsley Poitier, who won Mr World title, dies at 82
BAHAMAS Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs remembered the late Kingsley Poitier as a humble giant, who transcended beyond his years to become the first Bahamian to win the Mr World Bodybuilding Championship title.
'My faith in God keeps my head above water'
A Grand Bahama mother who is now unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 shutdown says things are very tough, but her faith in God is keeping her “head above water.”Two months before the crisis, the single mother was employed at Freeport Harbour and g
COVID-19 pandemic leaves us wondering what could’ve been
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, learn and are entertained in 2020...perhaps for the foreseeable future. The sports world is included in the latter. It’s big business with the power to change lives, but at the most basic level - it’s one of society’s most gratifying forms of entertainment (hence an entire newspaper section dedicated to it).
Economy re-opening boost for 150 workers
A Bahamian businessman yesterday hailed the government’s move to re-open certain industries as “wonderful news” that will enable him to put 150 staff back to work. Robert Myers told Tribune Business that the decision to treat landscaping and associa
Body washed ashore on Freeport beach
Grand Bahama Police are investigating an apparent drowning after a body was discovered washed ashore at a popular beach in Freeport on Friday morning.
STATESIDE: Who has better long-term prospects - Trump, Biden or Fauci?
Well, it didn’t have quite the resonance it might have enjoyed if we weren’t all in the middle of a global health pandemic, but Bernie Sanders and then Barack Obama formally endorsed Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate in the past several days. With plenty of Democratic primaries still scheduled for May, June or sometime this summer, the field is now clear for Biden.
In line for hours to get voucher that won't feed her family of four
After standing in line for several hours early on Tuesday morning at the Department of Social Services, an unemployed Grand Bahama woman said the monthly food voucher she was given is not enough to feed her family of four.“I was nearly brought to tea
Thompson: Programmes helping to ease pain
Minister of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson said Grand Bahamians have benefitted from the national assistance programmes put in place as a result of COVID-19. “Most of the hotels are closed as a result of the shutdown including the Grand Lucay
Aiming to slow the spread
TO help slow the spread of COVID-19 John Watling’s Distillery has switched gears to produce a hand sanitizer for The Bahamas. Globally over 600 spirit manufacturers are now making hand sanitizer to combat the pandemic. As the only super-premium spi
COVID-19 aid moves businesses to tears
A participant in the government’s $20m small business loan support initiative says many borrowers have been reduced to tears when approved for credit that will help pay staff. Robert Pantry, founder and chief executive of Simplified Lending, said no
Super Value chief blasts fake 'mask seize' claim
Super Value’s chief yesterday blasted the “mischief maker” behind an e-mail falsely claiming the government seized $176,000 worth of masks from it, adding: “We need to fight the virus, not each other.”Besides “categorically denying” the assertions in
US to let safety kit through
SENIOR US government officials have assured that shipments of medical supplies to The Bahamas will no longer be blocked or frozen during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Bahamas Ambassador to the United States Sidney Collie.