NASSAU, BAHAMAS — ‘Father of Labour’ Sir Randol Fawkes has been awarded the nation’s top honor of the Order of National Hero. Fawkes was instrumental in establishing the trade union movement in The Bahamas, and piloted a bill to make Labour Day an official public holiday. He played a pivotal role in the country’s track […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Immigration officers in Grand Bahama have raised alarm over exposure risks due to the handling of a COVID-19 positive migrant. Eyewitness News understands the undocumented migrant is a 20-year-old Haitian national, who had been living in Eight Mile Rock since March. The migrant was reportedly apprehended by the US Coast Guard and […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Central Bank Governor John Rolle yesterday reassured that the country has adequate foreign reserves, noting that this nation has the tools to manage the reserves if more challenges arise. Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest expressed confidence the government will be able to meet foreign exchange requirements during a Ministry of Finance […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Ministry of Health has confirmed a case of COVID-19 in New Providence, taking the number of cases in the country to 108. The latest case is a 40-year-old man, who reportedly has a history of travel. The man is in isolation at home, according to the Ministry of Health. As of today, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The listing of $3.6 billion in government bonds on the Bahamas International Stock Exchange (BISX) will improve the country’s financial market infrastructure and increase accessibility to Government-backed investments for all Bahamians, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest. Turnquest said yesterday that the long awaited move was […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The country’s credit bureau is ‘up and running’, according to Central Bank Governor John Rolle, who noted the agency will be able to provide a ‘snap shot’ of a borrowers level of indebtedness. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Finance yesterday, Rolle said: “The credit bureau is up and […]
Former minister of health says US represents “greatest risk” to The Bahamas NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Physicians who comprise the Texas Medical Association COVID-19 Task Force and the committee of infectious diseases determined that attending beach represents a moderate to low risk. The task force created a risk level chart that determined going to an amusement, […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A Bahamian digital payments provider has seen 50 per cent of the businesses currently on its platform register during the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 7,000 users in its system. Scieska Adderley, Public Relations and Communications Manager at Kanoo said: “As a company, we’re excited and proud to say that more than 140 […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Morton Salt said yesterday that there had been “no significant impact” to its Inagua operations or employee layoffs due to COVID-19. Morton Bahamas Limited employs 147 people in Inagua. Morton Salt spokesman, Paul Jackiewicz said: “At Morton Salt, the health, safety and well-being of our employees is of the utmost importance. Our enhanced health, […]
