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EDITORIAL: Tell the truth about Tellis

IT takes some stretching of credulity to believe that there’s nothing at all going on with regard to the position of Commodore Tellis Bethel.

Dorian death toll rises to 67 as two more bodies found

POLICE have recovered the remains of two unidentified bodies in Abaco, bringing the official death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 67.

INSIGHT: An opportunity to pause, think and remember we’re all human, Haitians too

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, a great deal of public conversation has focused on the injunction prohibiting demolition of communities of Haitian ethnicity called shanty towns.

Pigeon Peas debris 'virtually' cleared

NEARLY two months after Hurricane Dorian ravaged the northwestern Bahamas, debris from the Pigeon Peas shantytown in Abaco has “virtually” been cleared and work on the Mudd has already started, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.

Doctors Hospital providing free therapy for those impacted by Dorian

IN an effort to provide mental health support in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Doctors Hospital is offering free therapy sessions for persons who were impacted by the Category Five storm.

EDITORIAL: Still too much confusion

A SMALL but significant step took place yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian - the Missing Persons Help Desk was deactivated.

Majority of dome structures set to arrive

A MAJORITY of the government’s 250 dome structures for displaced Abaco families are expected to be on the island today, according to Iram Lewis, minister of state for disaster preparedness, management and reconstruction. There is still no definitive

Move to cut job losses at Baker's Bay

WITH the unemployment rate expected to rise in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Labour Director John Pinder said yesterday the government is in talks with Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club to reduce the number of employees being let go.“Abaco is in really

Ambulances donated to hospital

THE National Emergency Medical Services’ ambulance fleet was boosted after the DemersBraun-Crestline group – an ambulance manufacturer based in Quebec, Canada — recently donated two ambulances to the Public Hospitals Authority. The donation brings t

Central Bank governor: 'The system needs time to recover'

CENTRAL Bank governor John Rolle said yesterday that banks should have comfortable amounts of capital to absorb losses from Abaco and Grand Bahama storm damage - but only “may” be able to withstand losses if a comparable storm was to hit New Providen

Baha Mar to host regional tourism event

Baha Mar is to a host major regional tourism event in January in conjunction with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

Volunteers’ permits - they should be free

AS the government defends its decision to mandate work permits for relief volunteers entering The Bahamas, a Haitian-Bahamian advocate has called the policy “sickening”, urging officials to immediately reverse it.

Christmas in October is no way to do business

Bahamas Paradise Cruises…Didn’t Government cancel the Nassau-US-Florida leg because of objection from the Chamber of Commerce and the detrimental effect the service was having?

IAN FERGUSON: How you can practice better corporate citizenship

Most companies have engaged in some form of corporate social responsibility over the course of their business lifespan. Good corporate citizenship means that, in the normal course of business, a company is operating in ways that enhance society and t

$460,000 paid out in benefits

THE National Insurance Board has paid out more than $460,000 in unemployment benefits to Abaco and Grand Bahama Hurricane Dorian victims. According to Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle, who has responsibility for NIB, 1,699 unemployment claims w

Baker's Bay staff fear for their future

DAYS after Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club announced its closure and the redundancy of some of its positions, many workers are expressing uncertainty over their future. One employee — who asked to be identified as Mrs Higgs – said she received a cal

Chamber chief: Baker's Bay lay-offs 'temporary'

REDUNDANCIES made at Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club are only temporary, insisted Abaco Chamber of Commerce president Ken Hutton, pictured, yesterday.Speaking to Tribune Business, Mr Hutton said there were no lay-offs at the club, only temporary redu

Beckles: Dorian presents opportunity to 'build on for the future'

There are significant opportunities following Hurricane Dorian, says Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation chief executive Jeffery Beckles.Mr Beckles said while Dorian has inflicted serious damage, it has also provided significant opportuni

The Bahamas continues to be a nation that victimises and abuses the human and constitutional rights of people of Haitian ethnic origin

Leading human rights lawyer Fred Smith has strongly rejected the government’s response to complaints by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights about The Bahamas renewed deportation of undocumented migrants.

Johnson defends decision to mandate work permits

IMMIGRATION Minister Elsworth Johnson yesterday defended the government’s decision to mandate work permits for Hurricane Dorian volunteers entering the Bahamas. Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet, Mr Johnson said the government still has an oblig

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