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PAHO confirms vaccine production delays

PAN American Health Organization officials have revealed that the deployment of COVAX issued vaccines was delayed in June due to a myriad of issues experienced by the group with Oxford-AstraZeneca production sites.

Nurses chief: Why do PMH issues take so long to resolve?

THE president of the Bahamas Nurses Union has chided public health officials for the length of time it takes to address issues within Princess Margaret Hospital.

40-member NACAC team named

As one of the elder statesman, versatile Sasha Wells said she likes the make-up of the 40-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the North American, Central American and Caribbean Track and Field Championships.

INSIGHT: Legal letters and libel stir the waters at Central Bank

WEEKS after an interview with the press, a banker’s union boss has been told to apologise for remarks she made or face the consequences.

‘The nurses are sick’

AS the country battles its third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bahamas Nurses Union is reporting that five nurses are out sick and one recently died from the deadly virus.

BPL staff issues still unresolved

AFTER Bahamas Power and Light employees walked off the job last week in protest, government officials have held conciliatory talks with union officials, however, there is still a level of distrust with the company’s management.

Davis Cup: Bahamas lose 2-0 to Jamaica, does not advance

IT wasn’t the kind of finish he anticipated, but top seeded player Justin Roberts said he was quite pleased with his debut for the Bahamas on the men’s Davis Cup team.

PM: Bahamas to receive 33,600 AstraZeneca doses before end of July

AS health officials in the country look towards achieving herd immunity, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has announced The Bahamas will receive 33,600 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine before the end of this month.

Baha Mar ‘already exceeded its 2019 occupancy levels’

WITH tourists now flocking to the country’s shores in record post-pandemic numbers, President of Baha Mar Graeme Davis says the resort has already exceeded its 2019 occupancy levels.

Bahamas bounce back has begun

WHILE opening Baha Mar’s luxury water park yesterday, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the resort’s investment is a sign “The Bahamas is coming back” and its recovery and revival is imminent.

Tokyo Olympic team named

All four female 200 metre qualifiers, a women’s 4 x 400m relay team and two swimmers have been named to the Bahamas’ 2020 Olympic Games team.

Thirteen young Bahamian sailors shine in the North American Championships

AFTER more than a year of limited practice sessions on the high seas as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13 Bahamian sailors qualified for the North American Championships in Nayarit, Mexico.

PAHO cautions over travel amid virus third wave

AS The Bahamas enjoys increasing tourist numbers, officials at the Pan American Health Organization have warned that now may not be the time for travel as most countries are experiencing a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rape accuser Claudia died of COVID day after birth

CLAUDIA Edwards, the woman at the centre of a rape allegation against immigration officer Norman Bastian, was eulogised yesterday after dying of COVID-19.

Mullings regains national decathlon record

Four months ago, Kendrick Thompson snatched the Bahamas national decathlon record away from Ken Mullings. Over the weekend, Mullings regained the record at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships.

BPL ‘HAS 14 DAYS’: Company told that it must solve issues or face union wrath

BAHAMAS Power and Light employees demonstrated outside the company’s headquarters yesterday, with the union representing line staff at the utility provider saying it is giving management 14 days to resolve all outstanding matters or face its “wrath”.

INSIGHT: For the family of murdered Breanna the pain of her loss has never gone away

The family of Breanna Mackey, will never see her face or hear her voice again in this life. Her hugs, her smell, her big personality are now confined to a small coffin, six feet below the surface of the earth.

Keyshawn Strachan shatters national record in javelin

COACH Corrington Maycock knew that it was just a matter of time before his Blue Chips Athletics’ strongman Keyshawn Strachan broke the 70 metre barrier in the men’s javelin.

Billie Jean King Cup: ‘I’m proud that we were able to place third overall’

AFTER finishing in the second spot in pool B, the Bahamas women’s tennis team made sure they took care of business in the playoffs of the Billie Jean King Cup in Panama City, Panama, over the weekend.

Foulkes says 8,000 jobs created or coming soon

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday that some 8,000 jobs have either been created recently or will come on stream soon.

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