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CARICOM congratulates The Bahamas on its 47th Independence Anniversary

July 11, 2020, 8:14 am
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Ву ВВN Ѕtаff: Тhе Саrіbbеаn Соmmunіtу (САRІСОМ) hаѕ соngrаtulаtеd thе Gоvеrnmеnt аnd Реорlе оf Тhе Ваhаmаѕ оn thе соuntrу’ѕ 47th Аnnіvеrѕаrу оf Іndереndеnсе, оn 10 Јulу 2020.

САRІСОМ Ѕесrеtаrу-Gеnеrаl Аmbаѕѕаdоr Іrwіn LаRосquе, іn а соngrаtulаtоrу mеѕѕаgе tо Рrіmе Міnіѕtеr оf Тhе Ваhаmаѕ, Dr. Нubеrt Міnnіѕ, аlѕо ехtеndеd bеѕt wіѕhеѕ fоr thе соuntrу’ѕ соntіnuеd grоwth аnd аdvаnсеmеnt.

“Тhе thеmе оf thіѕ уеаr’ѕ fеѕtіvіtіеѕ, “Рrеѕѕіng Оnwаrd: А tіmе оf Норе, Тrіumрh аnd Тrаnѕfоrmаtіоn”, іѕ а unіfуіng саll fоr Ваhаmіаnѕ іn thіѕ ехсерtіоnаl реrіоd оf сhаllеngеѕ, tо rеflесt оn thе ѕuссеѕѕеѕ оf thе раѕt whіlе uѕіng thе lеѕѕоnѕ lеаrnеd tо сhаrt а раth tо grеаtеr ѕuссеѕѕ fоr thе соuntrу іn thе соmіng уеаrѕ,” thе Ѕесrеtаrу-Gеnеrаl ѕаіd.  (source)
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‘Father of Labour’ named National Hero

July 11, 2020, 8:21 am
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Sir Randol Fawkes

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 to majority rule during the 1967 general elections. Fawkes won his seat as leader of the Labour Party, and used his vote to support the Progressive Liberal Party forming a coalition government.

The recipients of the National Honours Awards 2020 were announced as the country marked its 47th anniversary of independence on Friday.

Renowned Bahamian psychiatrist Dr David Allen also tops the list of recipients awarded national honours.

Allen was made an Officer of the Order of Distinction, which recognizes exemplary service provided to The Bahamas.

Former Senate president and Leader of the Free National Movement Henry Bostwick was made Companion of the Order of The Bahamas; while former Attorney General Paul Adderley, and former Speaker of the House of Assembly Sir Alvin Braynen were awarded posthumously.

Justices Claire Hepburn, Jeanne Thompson, and Rhonda Bain were made Officers of the Order of The Bahamas.

Businessman Frank Crothers received the Order of Excellence.

Educator Roselda Woodside was appointed a Member of the Order of Merit.

This is the third year the National Honours have been bestowed.

The awards will be presented on National Heroes Day, which will be observed on October 13 this year.

There was no selection for the category of National Hero or Order of the Nation last year.  (source)
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ECLAC Presents Five Proposals to Increase Fiscal Space in Caribbean Countries

July 11, 2020, 8:31 am
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In a special session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum on Small Island Developing States, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary, Alicia Bárcena, called for urgently providing concessional funds to address these countries’ vulnerabilities, regardless of their per capita income.


Concessional financial support for Caribbean countries is imperative as a response to the crisis unleashed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and to confront the economic and climatic vulnerabilities affecting them. So said Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), today during a session of the United Nations High-level Political Forum 2020 (HLPF), which is taking place virtually this July, where she also presented five proposals that would enable these countries to increase their fiscal space.

The event entitled Mobilizing international solidarity, accelerating action and embarking on new pathways to realize the 2030 Agenda and the Samoa Pathway: Small Island Developing States was presided over by Ambassador Munir Akram of Pakistan, who is Vice President of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), and moderated by Fekitamoeloa ʻUtoikamanu, UN High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS). Participating in the discussion along with Alicia Bárcena were Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, Attorney-General, Minister for Economy and Minister responsible for climate change in Fiji; Abdulla Shahid, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Maldives; Terri Toyota, Head of the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Markets Group; Karol Alejandra Arambula Carrillo, Executive Director and Founder of MY World Mexico; Marsha Caddle, Minister of Economic Affairs and Investment of Barbados; and representatives of various countries.

In her presentation, Alicia Bárcena specified that Latin American and Caribbean countries are suffering the effects of the COVID-19 crisis through five channels: a drop in trade with their main trading partners, lower prices for commodities, the disruption of global value chains, lower demand for tourism services, and a decline in remittances.  Read more >>
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600 Dorian-damaged homes to be repaired; GB Disaster Relief Foundation partners with Rotary

July 11, 2020, 8:37 am
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By Deandrea S. Hamilton

Freeport, Grand Bahama – July 10, 2020 — The Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation (GBDRF), the charitable arm of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), and its partners are proud to support over 600 local families, who have safely returned to their own homes, for the first time, since the devastation of Hurricane Dorian.

It has been the collaborative effort and successful partnership between the GBDRF, who provided funding, and the Rotary Club of Grand Bahama, who project managed this building and repair initiative that allowed the assistance given to residents to be so impactful.

Darren Cooper, Rotary Club Member, thanked a most valued partner to the initiative, “We wish to thank a team of young men from the Seagrape area, who first volunteered their time and effort to help seniors last September following Hurricane Dorian, and have continued to lend a hand wherever they can.  With financial support from Rotary out of Orlando, FL, we have been able to pay the Seagrape group to work full time with the GBDRF and Rotary to carry out the home repairs.”  Read more >>
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The Governor General Welcomes Alpha Kappa Alpha Outstanding Student Award Winners

July 11, 2020, 8:44 am
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The students are pictured standing in the Ballroom of Government House with the Governor General, and AKA executive members (seated), July 9, 2020. The students are, from left: Gerri Summers, Kaitlyn Burrows, Poojah Krishna, and Antonia Ferguson. (BIS Photo/Letisha Henderson)

Governor General His Excellency the Most Hon. Cornelius A. Smith, in a courtesy call, met with outstanding high school students who were identified by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority for special awards.Winning the ‘Resilience Award’ was Gerri Summers of Queen’s College, formerly a student of Forest Heights Academy, Abaco.

Miss Summers was pre-selected to represent Forest Heights Academy, however following the devastating impact of Hurricane Dorian she was forced to relocate to Nassau where she was gifted a full scholarship from Queen’s College allowing her to complete high school. She is recognized for her tenacity and perseverance during a very difficult time in her life.

The ‘Honours Day Internship Award’ by BRON Ltd. (STEM – Science,
Technology, Engineering & Math) was given to Antonia Ferguson of Nassau Christian Academy. Ms. Ferguson, who is interested in Marine Biology, has been awarded a two-week paid internship with BRON Ltd., a coastal engineering company. The ‘Family Island Award’ was given to Kaitlyn Burrows of N.G.M. Major High School, Long Island.

The organization began inviting Family Island students to participate in the event in the mid-1980s. By 1992, an award was established to recognize the most outstanding Family Island student.

The ‘Linda Higgs-Swann Valedictorian Award’ was presented to Poojah Krishna of Queen’s College, and Kaitlyn Burrows of N.G.M. Major High School, who tied for the top award and will share the scholarship awarded by the organization.  (source)
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South African church attack: Five dead after 'hostage situation'

July 12, 2020, 7:01 am
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 Police released images of suspects lying on the ground.

By BBC News

Five people have been killed after attackers stormed a South African church, reportedly amid an argument over its leadership.

South African police said they had rescued men, women and children from a "hostage situation" on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Saturday morning.

They have also arrested at least 40 people, and seized dozens of weapons.

Eyewitnesses say the men who stormed the International Pentecostal Holiness Church were part of a splinter group.

The church's leadership has reportedly been the subject of infighting since its former leader died in 2016. Police had previously been called to the church following a shoot out between members in 2018, South Africa's IOL reports.

The year before, the church's finances had come under the spotlight, amid allegations some 110m rand ($6.5m; £5.2m) had gone missing, according to The Sowetan newspaper.  Read more >>
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Bill Gates, a Billionaire, Says Covid-19 Drugs and Vaccines Should Not Go to ‘Highest Bidder’

July 13, 2020, 6:34 am
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said it’s important for covid-19 treatments and vaccines to go where they’re most needed and not just to the highest bigger.Photo: Jack Taylor (Getty Images)

By Jody Serrano

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, a billionaire, said a good and right thing on Saturday. Gates called on leaders to make sure that future covid-19 drugs and vaccines to the people and countries that need them most, and not just to the highest bidders.

Speaking at a virtual covid-19 conference hosted by the International AIDS Society, Gates highlighted a growing concern among international government and public health officials: Once there are drugs and vaccines, who will get them first? According to Gates, it’s important to consider not only who can pay for these treatments, but also who and where they’re needed most.

“If we just let drugs and vaccines go to the highest bidders instead of to the people and the places where they’re most needed, we’ll have a longer, more unjust, deadlier pandemic,” Gates said. “We need leaders to make these hard decisions about distributing based on equity, not just on market-driven factors.”  Read more >>
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The hunger crisis linked to coronavirus could kill more people than the disease itself, Oxfam warns

July 13, 2020, 6:42 am
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A woman delivering food in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. People there are struggling even more due to the coronavirus pandemic, which is prompting a possible global food crisis.

By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN

 (CNN) - The coronavirus pandemic has already claimed over half a million lives across the world, with case numbers continuing to rise. A new report by Oxfam now warns that the hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic could potentially kill more people each day than the infection itself.

An estimated 12,000 people per day could die from hunger linked to Covid-19 by the end of the year, Oxfam said. By comparison, data by Johns Hopkins University shows that the pandemic's deadliest day so far was April 17, when 8,890 deaths were recorded.

"The pandemic is the final straw for millions of people already struggling with the impacts of conflict, climate change, inequality and a broken food system that has impoverished millions of food producers and workers," Oxfam's Interim Executive Director Chema Vera said in a release.  Read more >>
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Coronavirus global report: WHO reveals fresh record rise in cases worldwide

July 13, 2020, 6:57 am
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 Mexican military personnel stand next to some of the more than 200 urns containing the repatriated ashes of those who died of Covid-19 in the US. Mexico now has the fourth-highest death toll. Photograph: Claudio Cruz/AFP/Getty Images 

The World Health Organization has reported another record in the increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases over a 24-hour period, at over 230,000. The previous global record was on Friday, with more than 228,000 fresh cases worldwide.

According to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, which relies on official government data, a total tally of close to 12.9 million cases were recorded worldwide by early on Monday, and 568,296 deaths.

The true global infection and death totals are likely to be higher due to delays in reporting, differing definitions and testing rates and suspected underreporting from some countries.  Read more >>
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Ten million kids ‘may never return to school’ after virus

July 13, 2020, 7:02 am
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The coronavirus pandemic has caused an "unprecedented education emergency" with up to 9.7 million children affected by school closures at risk of never going back to class, Save the Children warned Monday.

The British charity cited UNESCO data showing that in April, 1.6 billion young people were shut out of school and university due to measures to contain COVID-19 — about 90 percent of the world’s entire student population.

“For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education disrupted,” it said in a new report, Save our Education.

It said the economic fall-out of the crisis could force an extra 90 to 117 million children into poverty, with a knock-on effect on school admissions.

With many young people required to work or girls forced into early marriage to support their families, this could see between seven and 9.7 million children dropping out of school permanently.  Read more >>
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Coronavirus: South Africa bans alcohol sales again to combat Covid-19

July 13, 2020, 7:12 am
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 This is the second ban on alcohol sales since South Africa's outbreak began.

South Africa has introduced new restrictions, including another ban on alcohol sales, to help contain the spread of coronavirus.

A night-time curfew has been imposed, and the wearing of masks outdoors is now compulsory.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the alcohol ban - South Africa's second this year - would take pressure off the national healthcare system.

It comes as total infections exceed a quarter of a million.

Deaths resulting from coronavirus have also risen to more than 4,000, and government projections estimate this could rise to 50,000 by the end of the year.  Read more >>
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What to know before heading to the Bahamas

July 13, 2020, 7:28 am
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 Pastel waterfront houses in Nassau, Bahamas. Getty Images

The Bahamas officially reopened to the public — with a handful of new coronavirus guidelines.

When you pack your sunscreen and bathing suit, make sure you have your mask ready as well.

Phase 2 allows for international travel. Earlier this month, the country allowed international boaters, yachters and private aviation as part of Phase 1.  Read more >>
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Switzerland investigates €3.5m transfer from account held by Spain’s emeritus king to The Bahamas

July 13, 2020, 7:36 am
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Prosecutors continue to probe allegations of money laundering involving a foundation linked to Juan Carlos I, who abdicated the throne in 2014.

Spain’s emeritus king Juan Carlos I last February in Madrid.EP / GETTY

By Jose Maria Irujo

A Swiss prosecutor is investigating a €3.5-million transfer from a bank account held by Spain’s emeritus king Juan Carlos I to another account in The Bahamas, as part of a wider ongoing probe into alleged financial irregularities involving the father of Spain’s reigning monarch Felipe VI.

Swiss prosecutors are not investigating the former king for now, although they have not ruled out doing so in future. Instead, they are focusing on three individuals with ties to Juan Carlos I, who abdicated the throne in 2014 in favor of his son Felipe. King Felipe VI recently announced he is relinquishing any inheritance from his father, after news emerged that he himself was a beneficiary of two foundations named in the Swiss investigation.

The €3.5 million under investigation was sent from an account at the Swiss bank Mirabaud that was opened in the name of Lucum Foundation, a Panama-based entity whose first beneficiary was Juan Carlos I.

The money ended up in The Bahamas, a tax haven, in an account held by Dante Canónica, a lawyer who was also an administrator of Lucum Foundation, along with the fund manager Arturo Fasana.  Read more >>
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Who was Jett Travolta and how did he die?

July 13, 2020, 7:47 am
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John Travolta's family life has been tainted by tragedy Credit: Handout

By Clara Gaspar

Dad John was initially suspected of wrongdoing in the treatment of his son.

The actor alleged he'd been blackmailed by Tarino Lightbourne, the ambulance driver who was called to attend to his son, and his lawyer Pleasant Bridgewater.

In a $25m extortion case, Lightbourne and Tarino were accused of demanding money from Travolta and threatening to release evidence to the media of Travolta's supposed wrongdoing.

However the trial ended in mistrial after a blunder by a Barbadian politician, which suggested the result of the trial before it was actually reached.  Read more >>
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Judiciary to investigate Magistrate’s Court party

July 13, 2020, 7:58 am
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Chief Justice Brian Moree

By EyeWitness News

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Office of the Judiciary has launched an internal investigation after a viral video recording depicted several people partying in a courtroom at the Magistrates Court complex.

In the clip, several people can be see drinking and dancing to loud music without facial masks or adequate social distancing.

Chief Justice Brian Moree confirmed while some of the individuals who appear in the recording are court staff, others do not appear to be employed by the Judiciary.

“The scenes shown on the video do not reflect the standards and professionalism of the members of the Court staff in discharging their duties to the public,” Moree said in a statement.

“We are cognizant of the importance of preserving the decorum of court buildings and the dignity and fairness of all court proceedings. For these reasons, we regard the incident shown on the video as a serious matter which requires our urgent attention and action consistent with maintaining public confidence in the administration of justice.”

According to Moree, the event is alleged to have taken place last Thursday.  Read more >>
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Grand Bahama Covid Cases Are Hard ‘Wake Up Call’

July 13, 2020, 8:03 am
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Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest

By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
dmaycock@tribunemedia.net

FOLLOWING the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases on Grand Bahama, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest is urging residents to keep their “guard up”’

He said it is important that residents strictly adhere to the COVID-19 protocols to stop the spread of the virus. Six cases were recorded within one week on the island, while the country recorded seven cases overall last week. Health officials are conducting contact tracing.

Three new cases were recorded on Saturday. They are all females, including a 16-year-old girl and a 39-year-old woman, both with a history of travel; and a 47-year-old woman with no history of travel.

A 27-year-old Grand Bahama man also tested positive on Thursday, July 9; and on Wednesday, July 8, two people - a 33-year-old woman with no history of travel, and a 20-year-old undocumented male migrant tested positive for COVID-19. Officials announced on Friday, July 10, that a 40-year-old New Providence man with a history of travel had also tested positive.

All the cases are in isolation. This brings the Bahamas’ total cases to 111.  Read more >>
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Travel protocol integrity questioned

July 13, 2020, 8:10 am
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By Kyle Walkine

A claim made by several tourists suggesting they entered The Bahamas without a negative COVID-19 PCR molecular swab test stipulated by the authorities has raised concerns over the integrity of the system put in place to lessen the chance of the coronavirus being imported now that the borders have reopened.

In a video recorded by businessman Maxwell Curry, the three unnamed Boston women — who eventually jumped a fence to access the closed Cabbage Beach — explained their desperation to enjoy time on a beach despite its closure and their determination to enter the country despite not presenting results for the required PCR COVID-19 test.

“We’re from Boston,” one of the women said.

“We took an eight-hour flight, first to Houston then here. We took three COVID-19 tests and [faced] interrogation at the airport twice. They first told us that we had to get on a flight back to America and that we were not welcomed because of a certain COVID test.”

The woman, seemingly unfamiliar with the name of the test, then turned to one of the other women, who assisted, saying, “There’s a certain one called PCR. They don’t accept the antigen. It has to be a PCR test swab yet they require it within seven days, so it’s really difficult to get results back.”

After the recording of the women was carried on Our News on the weekend and widely circulated on social media, many questioned how the women were allowed entry to The Bahamas without the required test.  Read more >>
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Valentina Sampaio becomes first openly trans model in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue

July 14, 2020, 5:33 am
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Sampaio, of Brazil, describes moment’s significance: ‘Being trans usually means facing closed doors to people’s hearts’.

 Valentina Sampaio in Milan in 2017. Photograph: Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images

The model Valentina Sampaio has made history by becoming the first openly transgender model to be featured in Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue.

The 23-year-old Brazilian has been selected as a model for the issue that will be released on 21 July.

In 2017, Sampaio became the first openly trans model to appear on the cover of Vogue Paris and in 2019, she became the first openly trans model hired by Victoria’s Secret for its Pink line. It came a year after the company’s chief marketing officer Ed Razek told Vogue that trans people would not be cast in the lingerie brand’s fashion shows “because the show is a fantasy”. Razek quit the company in August of last year.  Read more >>
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Coronavirus: Why attitudes to masks have changed around the world

July 14, 2020, 5:41 am
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 Donald Trump and Boris Johnson both wore masks in public recently.

 By Helier Cheung, BBC News

In the past few days, both US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have been seen wearing masks in public for the first time.

It's a dramatic turnaround - Mr Trump previously mocked others for wearing masks, and suggested some might wear such personal protective equipment to show their disapproval of him, even after the US Centers for Disease Control recommended face coverings.

Meanwhile, the UK government was initially reluctant to advise the general public to wear face coverings, even as other countries in Europe did.

It introduced rules requiring people to wear face coverings on public transport in June, and now says people in England must wear face coverings in shops or face a fine.

Globally, many authorities - including the World Health Organization (WHO) - initially suggested that masks were not effective in preventing the spread of the coronavirus. However, they are now recommending face coverings in indoor spaces, and many governments have even made them mandatory.  Read more >>
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WHO warns coronavirus pandemic may get 'worse and worse and worse'

July 14, 2020, 5:54 am
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WHO reported more than 230,000 infections globally Sunday, a record for new infections reported in one day.

(istock images)

By Joseph Guzman

As coronavirus cases hit record levels over the weekend and deaths increased in a majority of U.S. states, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday warned the pandemic is worsening and there will be “no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future.” 

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that while several countries in Europe and Asia have been able to bring outbreaks under control, there is a lot to be concerned about if leaders fail to take the steps needed to curb the transmission of the virus.

“In several countries across the world, we are now seeing dangerous increases in COVID-19 cases, and hospital wards filling up again. It would appear that many countries are losing gains made as proven measures to reduce risk are not implemented or followed,” Tedros said during a virtual news conference in Geneva Monday.  Read more >>
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