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NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The pace of vaccinations in The Bahamas appears to have slowed as first-dose coverage reaches just over 27 percent of the population. The government and health authorities continue to encourage vaccine uptake, attributing its “aggressive vaccination campaign” to the beginning of a downward trend in coronavirus cases in the last four weeks. Data gleaned from the National...

“For those team members that don’t win the raffle, they are winning for their health and protecting their loved ones at home too” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Atlantis resort yesterday announced that it has launched a Vax for Cash incentive to encourage all of its team members to become fully vaccinated. However, Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU)...

D’Aguilar touts airspace agreement as 1 of 3 accomplishments he's most proud of during his tenure “I have thoroughly enjoyed serving the Bahamian people as the minister of tourism and aviation” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar confirmed yesterday that this nation will receive "just shy of $2 million" by month's end as part of its airspace...

Davis asks Minnis: Why hasn't Ingraham endorsed you yet? NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis on Monday hit out against Minnis over comments made about the advance polls — where some 19,000 voters were registered on New Providence, Grand Bahama and overseas. Minnis claimed during two Free National Movement (FNM) rallies on Saturday that he...

“I’m satisfied that the vast majority — a silent majority — have been helped, and that, to me, is the most humbling experience in the world” NASSAU, BAHAMAS —Two Cabinet ministers said they were grateful to have served in the Minnis administration yesterday ahead of the last Cabinet sitting before the general election on Thursday. Frankie Campbell, minister of social...

70 to 100 employees to be taken on during construction; 60 to 80 full-time employees when fully operational “This is a great day for The Bahamas, for Andros and for the people of Fresh Creek” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 100 percent Bahamian-owned private consortium of hotel and marina developers as well as investors have purchased the historic Lighthouse Yacht Club...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Court of Appeal yesterday affirmed the 25-year sentence of a man convicted of armed robbery in 2018, noting that “none of the grounds advanced by the intended appellant has any realistic prospect of success”. Court of Appeal Justices Jon Isaacs, Maureen Crane-Scott and Milton Evans ruled on the matter. In September 2015, Paul Bellizar, with others,...

ALICE TOWN, BIMINI — Police are investigating a recent shooting that took place in Bimini following the Free National Movement's drive-in rally yesterday. Last night, residents alleged there was a clash with Free National Movement supporters and Progressive Liberal Party supporters on a motorcade, following the event. Police released a statement on the incident this morning. "Shortly after 9pm, officers...

Only three of nine people critically ill with COVID-19 under the hospital tent survived “I knew, as a nurse, that I was dying” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Under a hospital tent and lying in a bed with over 60 liters of oxygen being pumped into her lungs as she struggled to breathe, Accident and Emergency Nurse Adrianne Scott said she felt...

Aviation director labels union action an “illegal withdrawal of labor” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Hundreds of Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) members did not show up to work yesterday, impacting services at several airports throughout the country and departments at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).  The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) advised that services at the PMH Morgue (Rand Lab) had been...

Old and disabled to be allowed to vote immediately with PRD concierge program NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Parliamentary Registration Department has outlined specific COVID-19 health measures for Election Day, which includes the prohibition of political party campaigners on-premises or within 100 yards of the polling site. It has been a longstanding tradition during General Elections for political parties to set up...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday that while the Free National Movement (FNM) is committed to rebuilding Abaco over the “long term” and has plans to promote its economy and residents, a vote for the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would see the island ignored, and “corruption and scandal” resume on day one. “The FNM is committed...

Rolle says move not political, but about Bahamians’ future “We are committed to you” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of the Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle yesterday announced that 85 workers in the Ministry of Public Service and National Insurance have become permanent and pensionable, with letters of employment readied. “Every single day for the last few weeks, has been...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian consulting company has slammed the Bahamas Investment Authority (BIA) after allegedly having not received a single response to its project proposal. WMS said in a statement yesterday: “Nearly a year and seven months later, WMS has not received a single response from the BIA, despite published policy which states that 'a determination is communicated within...

NEW PROVIDENCE Bain & Grants Town Travis Robinson (Free National Movement) Wayde Watson (Progressive Liberal Party) Kino Lockhart (Democratic National Alliance) Donna Dorsett-Major (Coalition of Independents) Brenda Harris-Pinder (United Coalition) Michelle Malcolm (Grand Commonwealth Party)     Bamboo Town Renward Wells (Free National Movement) Patricia Deveaux (Progressive Liberal Party) Omar Smith (Democratic National Alliance) Maria Daxon (Coalition of Independents) Garth Roseboro...

“When we got there, it looked like she had been mauled by a bear or something” School says it is “very, very concerned about the well-being of the child”  NASSAU, BAHAMAS — When Sherman Campbell took his 14-month-old daughter, Samara Campbell, to school last Wednesday, he could not have imagined that hours later, his precious little girl would be repeatedly...

Forbes says data should be convincing argument to become vaccinated and keep up public health measures NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The latest data on coronavirus patients in the last month shows that the overwhelming majority of patients being hospitalized and dying continues to be unvaccinated individuals. However, there were at least three cases of fully vaccinated people being hospitalized — indicative...

COVID-19 could tremendously impact the country’s maternal mortality rate NASSAU, BAHAMAS — There have been 10 maternal deaths at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 and three within the past six weeks, said Head of PMH Obstetrics and Gynecology Department Dr Richard Braham. During a Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) press conference on...