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National Sports Authority will have big role to play in aftermath of COVID-19

THE National Sports Authority will have a big role to play with the facilities they manage at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Center with the components of entertainment and sports to ensure that Bahamians get back on their feet in the aftermath of the Covid-19.

Abaco reconstruction awaits energy return

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president said post-Hurricane Dorian reconstruction is “proceeding at pace” despite the continued wait for electricity supplies to be restored to Central Abaco. Ken Hutton told Tribune Business: “Reconstruction is proceed

PLP calls for more COVID-19 testing

THE Progressive Liberal Party’s COVID-19 task force wants the government to test up to 10 percent of the population for the deadly respiratory disease, insisting this is necessary to see the nation’s economy open in the near future. In its newly rel

Bahamas financing need ‘close to’ $1bn

A Standard & Poor’s (S&P) analyst yesterday said The Bahamas will need “close to $1bn” to finance this year’s fiscal deficit while predicting “a strong economic recovery” in 2021 and 2022.

Abaco man denies indecent exposure

AN Abaco man yesterday denied allegations of exposing himself to two underaged girls. Levardo Cornish, 30, appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney charged with two counts of indecent exposure. He pleaded not guilty to the charges and the matter wa

FRONT PORCH: Roar, refrain and echo of history

The uneven global response to COVID-19 means some countries will see less infections and deaths, while others will experience needless pain and suffering because of the recklessness, incompetence and magical thinking of some leaders.

Lumberjacks’ Nathan Bain has season to remember

GRAND Bahamian Nathan Bain had a season to remember as his collegiate career came to an end with the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks men’s basketball team just before the cancellation of the prestigious March Madness men’s basketball tournament.

Dorian survivor in search of support

CHOREN Jones, a disabled Hurricane Dorian survivor from Abaco, went to the Department of Social Services for the third time yesterday, looking for help with rent and food. The Tribune met the 53-year-old in her wheelchair outside the government agen

PM 'meant no disrespect', deputy tells private sector

The deputy prime minister yesterday reassured the private sector that Dr Hubert Minnis’, pictured, “heart is in the right place” after he attacked businesses for their “lack of soul” over employee lay-offs.K Peter Turnquest, in a Zoom presentation to

Treat our fisheries as 'essential', govt told

Fisheries should be treated as an “essential service” that is open during the COVID-19 lockdown, industry players are arguing, with conch and fish catches restricted to local consumption only.Paul Mailis, director of the National Fisheries Associatio

Left in tears as she pleads for a little help

FOR the past four weeks, senior citizen Linda Brown has been unsuccessful in trying to receive assistance at the Department of Social Services.

Price regulator in egg shortage fear

The Price Control Commission’s (PCC) chairman yesterday said he had urged the Government to cut the duty rate on eggs by two-thirds as he warned consumers to brace for shortages within a week. Danny Sumner told Tribune Business : “Items that are pri

Linda survived Dorian only to find herself in a battle with COVID-19

HAVING barely survived Hurricane Dorian in early September, Abaco native Linda Albury did not anticipate she would soon have another battle to face - COVID-19.The 66-year-old told The Tribune yesterday her life has never been the same since the hurri

4,000 in Abaco are in ‘dire need’ of food

FOUR thousand people in Abaco are in “dire need” of food after COVID-19 disrupted their food chain supply, says the cofounder of Idea Relief, a Bahamian non-profit organisation filling the void left when the contagious coronavirus prompted international NGOs to leave the island.

Shopping schedule suspended for one week

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the suspension of the food shopping schedule for the remainder of this week.

Grand Cay residents face lockdown without adequate phone and internet services

GRAND Cay residents are facing the COVID-19 lockdown without adequate internet and phone services, challenging those seeking education, healthcare and other services.

Williams: 'I am following the guidelines and trying to stay healthy'

HAVING had to rescheduled his next professional fight and his Bard Yard Rumble Promotional card, Sherman 'the Tank' Williams is encouraging Bahamians to follow the rules of the Government so the Bahamas can get through the Coronavirus Pandemic as quickly as possible.

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