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GB Shipyard cuts further 65 workers

Grand Bahama Shipyard was last said to have laid-off a further 65 workers in what sources described as a third round of cuts as Tribune Business went to press. The company was not available for comment last night, but a well-placed source - speaking

Stem cell provider eyeing 'options' following Dorian

Freeport’s pioneering stem cell therapy provider is exploring “lots and lots of options” for its future after Hurricane Dorian’s devastation forced its continuing closure.Dr Vincent Burton, president and chief medical officer for the Okyanos Centre f

Over-65s invited to take COVID vaccine

VACCINATION sites across New Providence will have the capacity to vaccinate over 2,000 people daily once the country has enough supplies, according to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Deputy Chair Ed Fields.

Beautiful Grand Bahama project is praised for helping YMCA

KAREN Pinder-Johnson, the YMCA’s executive director, has praised Beautiful Grand Bahama (BGB) for assisting with much-needed improvements to the facility and its sporting amenities.

1,500 given vaccine in first few days

MORE than 1,500 people have received their first shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since the country’s national vaccination programme was launched last week.

Medicine, food, refrigerators lost to daily BPL load shedding

ASSISTED living facilities and non-profit organisations dedicated to fight hunger in New Providence have lost medication, food and refrigerators due to daily load shedding exercises by Bahamas Power and Light. Phillip Poitier, proprietor of Gourmet

Freeport’s airport

Now that the GB Port Authority and Hutchinson Wampoa have conveniently extricated themselves from the loss-making joint ownership of the Grand Bahama Airport, it falls upon the Government to undertake the massive task of rebuilding.

PHA announces 24-hour hotline to report misconduct and abuse

THE Public Hospitals Authority has created a 24-hour hotline to report misconduct and abuse.

Officials downplay hospital condition concerns

PUBLIC Hospitals Authority officials yesterday downplayed several concerns raised by a doctor about conditions at the Princess Margaret Hospital while pointing to changes that have taken place to alleviate issues with the state of the facility.

Dorian’s $430m hit on Treasury

THE deficit for the fiscal year will balloon by more than $430m because of Hurricane Dorian, with the government expecting to spend nearly $230m to recover from the storm while anticipating a revenue hit of about $215m, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest.

Man dies as car hits tree in Abaco

AN Abaco man died in a traffic accident yesterday.

Agreement signed for new $100m cruise port

THE government and Carnival Corporation signed heads of agreement yesterday for the construction of a new $100m cruise port destination in East End, Grand Bahama.

Minnis warns of dangers in care block delays

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday repeated delays in the opening of the Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital can result in “exacerbation of serious illnesses and even death”.

Govt 'can't support training 65 UWI physicians'

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands has suggested the government will not be able to support training for some 65 first year medical students enrolled at the University of the West Indies this year.

Unrest grows over new health insurance scheme

THE Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied Workers Union has joined forces with several law enforcement associations to protest a new health insurance scheme.

New businesses 'a sign of confidence'

By DENISE MAYCOCK

PM at groundbreaking for marina village in Andros

PRIME Minister and Minister of Finance Perry Christie congratulated his friend of many years, Prescott Smith and his business partner Geneva Wilson on the groundbreaking for Blue Hole Marina Village & Andros Island Fuels in Fresh Creek, Andros this week.

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