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• Minister advises homeless community to seek help from Social Services
  Minister of Social Services Frankie Campbell today advised homeless people, who have nowhere to go during curfew, to seek assistance from the Department of Social Services. The curfew, which mandates that only essential workers leave their houses between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., was imposed […] The post Minister advises homeless community to seek help […]
• ‘At some point, the money is going to run out’
  Kendrick Dames, a barber of 17 years, said he had to cancel the opening of his barbershop as a result of the prime minister’s order for the closure of non-essential businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “It leaves me in a quagmire,” Dames told The Nassau Guardian. “You know, I have […] The post ‘At some point, the money is going […]
• Adjusting to the new normal
  Some Bahamians have adjusted to the emergency lockdown measures Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis put in place to contain the spread of the new coronavirus (COVID-19), despite the economic difficulties that some are now facing as a result of business closures. The prime minister ordered […] The post Adjusting to the new normal appeared first […]
• Man charged with killing his father
  Three days after a man was found partially buried in a shallow grave in the yard of a Garden Hills home, his son was charged with the murder. Police alleged that Selvyn Seymour, 24, killed his father, Dwight Seymour, on March 23.   Selvyn Seymour, […] The post Man charged with killing his father appeared […]
• New list of who can operate
  Dr. Hubert Minnis.The prime minister last night released a new list of businesses and undertakings allowed to operate during the state of national emergency, which is currently in place until March 31, in an effort to contain COVID-19 in The Bahamas. In exercise of his emergency powers, the prime […] The post New list of who can […]
• Atlantis’ doors closed until May
  The Atlantis resort on Paradise Island. FILEAtlantis announced yesterday that it will temporarily close until May 15. On Saturday, the resort — the largest private employer in The Bahamas — said it will lay off employees for four weeks, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to staff yesterday, Audrey Oswell, the resort’s president […] The post Atlantis’ […]