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- ‘Boiling point’ struck on COVID open inequality August 13, 2020A Bahamian businessman yesterday revealed he has reached "boiling point" over the "inequality" that is allowing some competitors to open amid the COVID-19 lockdown while he and others remain closed.
- Further lockdowns ‘point of no return’ August 13, 2020Any further blanket COVID-19 lockdown could push the Bahamian economy past “the point of no return” and cause “irreparable damage” lasting for years, an accountant warned yesterday.
- Govt agency closures ‘drag commerce down’ August 13, 2020The inability of the government’s key commercial agencies to function amid the COVID-19 lockdown is “dragging commerce down” and slowing what little activity remains, an attorney warned yesterday.
- Super Value chief: COVID vulnerable must remain home August 13, 2020Super Value’s president has suggested that all persons aged over 65, and those with pre-existing medical conditions, remain at home to facilitate the Bahamian economy’s COVID-19 re-opening.
- Commercial landlords urged: Set out strategy through year-end 2020 August 13, 2020A major property manager is urging commercial landlords to develop a “long-term plan” that tackles COVID-19 uncertainty by taking themselves and their tenants through to end-2020.
- Legal bid to erase COVID convictions August 13, 2020LAWYER Wayne Munroe is representing 21 people who are suing Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis for matters related to the state of emergency and COVID-19 regulations.
- Virus forces closure of govt offices as cases pass 1,000 August 13, 2020THE Bahamas reached the grim milestone of more than 1,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday as government offices continued to shut down after exposure to the virus.
- LEADING US BY EXAMPLE: The Tribune witnesses police officers defying restaurant lockdown rule August 13, 2020DESPITE Emergency Powers Orders that prohibit the opening of restaurants in New Providence, people - including Royal Bahamas Police Force officers - have been patronising a popular eatery on the island.
- 47 new cases of COVID-19 – total number passes 1,000 August 13, 2020The Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that there are 47 new cases of COVID-19.
- 08122020 EDITION August 12, 2020Wednesday, 12th August, 2020.
- EDITORIAL: No one is immune August 12, 2020WE have heard often during the COVID-19 pandemic that the virus can affect anyone, rich or poor, in any part of society – and the news that both the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister are self-quarantining is as sure a sign of that as you could find.
- ALICIA WALLACE: There are too many unanswered questions and a lack of respect August 12, 2020We are now in our second week of lockdown and received a national address from the Prime Minister on Sunday evening which gave very little information.
- Tyson's rumble on the reef August 12, 2020Grand Bahama received major international exposure during the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week aired on Sunday starring boxer Mike Tyson at Tiger Beach.
- BPL switches billing dates to help customers August 12, 2020BPL has modified its billing dates to allow customers to receive bills by the 20th of each month.
- Rolle defends NIB's payment operations August 12, 2020NATIONAL Insurance Board Minister Brensil Rolle has defended operations at NIB’s cheque distribution centre, saying while there were some challenges with the process, officials were still able to dole out a "significant number" of payments.
- Bar Association calls for ‘open’ process August 12, 2020THE Bahamas Bar Association said the process that led to the country’s latest judicial appointment was a missed chance for the government to show its commitment to the rule of law.
- COVID-19: Ministry of Health headquarters closed August 12, 2020The Ministry of Health headquarters is closed this afternoon after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
- Ministry of Works closed after COVID-19 exposure August 12, 2020The Ministry of Works has been closed after exposure to COVID-19.
- North and Central Abaco Administrator and staff in quarantine August 12, 2020NORTH and Central Abaco Administrator Terrece Bootle-Laing and around ten staff members are in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 earlier this week.
- Bahamas confronts 'Sir Stafford Sands moment' August 12, 2020COVID-19 has created “a Sir Stafford Sands moment” for The Bahamas to transform its economy and “leap” into the 21st century, an ex-Cabinet minister argued yesterday. Alfred Sears QC, a former attorney general, told Tribune Business that the country