Private service for the late Bethsheba Orelia Rigby age 69 years of Astrantia Close, West Bay Street died at Doctor’s Hospital on Saturday, April 18th, 2020. Fond Memories are cherished by her Loving Husband of fifty years: Rev’d Edmund Rigby. Son: Steffan Rigby. Grandson: Kamani Rigby.
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands confirmed that two Americans, who are Bahamas residents, were allowed to land on New Providence yesterday despite the closure of The Bahamas’ border. “They landed and they are being quarantined. And so, we have started the process now of allowing residents
As the government prepares to bring scores of Bahamians home from the United States, Consul General in Miami Linda Treco-Mackey said yesterday that no Bahamian will be allowed to return without testing negative for COVID-19. Treco-Mackey said there were 240 Bahamians trying to get home before the prime minister’s
For the third day in a row, The Bahamas has recorded no new cases of COVID-19. The Ministry of Health said yesterday that there remain 80 cases of the virus, with two additional recoveries. In all, 25 people have recovered. There are 792 people in quarantine. Minister of Health Dr. Duane
Dr. Cito Moore, 26, is not afraid about testing positive for COVID-19, despite being one of the scores of healthcare providers who were recently exposed to the virus in the Medical-Surgical Ward II at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH). “Thinking about testing positive, I’m not afraid for me,” Moore, who will be tested on Friday,
A man has been jailed for six months for sharing an explicit video of his former girlfriend on WhatsApp. Livingstone Joseph, 25, first sent the recording of himself and the woman to her baby’s father. The video eventually ended up in her work and school groups. Joseph did not
With the possibility of an influx of private school students into the public system, Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd said yesterday that the ministry is looking at every “conceivable option” to the issue, including whether to increase the subvention to private schools. The minister also expressed
Leaving gaming off the list of industries the tax credit and tax deferral concession is available to must have been an “oversight”. This is the conclusion that Sebas Bastian, chief executive officer of gaming house Island Luck, has come to. Bastian told Guardian Business that the industry
The Government and Public Policy Institute (GPPI) of the University of The Bahamas has submitted to the Cabinet recommendations on a systematic approach to reopening the economy in 12 phases, starting with a number of preconditions that would determine whether the country is in the
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday that the recent promotion of a large number of senior police officers demonstrated the hypocrisy of the government. His comments came one day after 23 officers were promoted to the rank of chief superintendent, and 45
