Statement by Leonardo Lightbourne, PLP Candidate for North Andros and The Berry Islands On Lockdowns in The Berry Islands and Andros
Due to increased cases of COVID-19 on Andros and in the Berry Islands, the government of The Bahamas placed Bullocks Harbour and Great Harbour Cay on a two-week lockdown on Saturday May 22nd, 2021 and North and Central Andros on a two-week lockdown effective Monday May 24th, 2021 at 8 p.m. These new measures add […]
CHESTER COOPER MP, PLP DEPUTY LEADER, SHADOW FINANCE MINISTER
We note the Minnis administration’s release of the estimates on the performance of the economy in 2020. The release of such important data heading into a holiday weekend is telling. But there is no getting around how serious this situation is. A GDP contraction by 25 percent in nominal terms, and nearly 15 percent in […]
Minnis’s Repeated Failures Lead to More COVID Cases and More Lockdowns, Hurting Bahamian Families and Hurting Our Economy | Davis Sponsors Free COVID Testing
This evening, the Prime Minister announced that Cat Island and North and Central Andros will be placed under a 14-day lockdown. These restrictions, which prohibit all in-person activities, including burials, will cause great hardship to the Bahamians living on these islands. The lockdowns are a response to outbreaks that began earlier this month – outbreaks […]
