Archive for October 13th, 2020
No breach of isolation, officials confirm
(CNS): Members of households in home-isolation appear to be obeying with the COVID-19 related quarantine rules, and a reported rumour of one of them leaving the geofenced boundary was investigated Tuesday and found not to be true. As he reported on the daily test results, Chief Medical Officer Dr John Lee also confirmed there was […]
Miller to quietly protest speaker’s return
(CNS): When the Legislative Assembly opens tomorrow, the return of McKeeva Bush to the speaker’s chair will be quietly protested by the independent member Ezzard Miller (NS). Bush faces trial in summary court later this year on charges of assault in relation to a violent attack at a local bar but has chosen to return […]
$20M dump works to start but still no full deal
(CNS): The Dart-led consortium selected as government’s preferred bidder for the national waste management project over three years ago has signed a sub-contract with government worth over $20 million. But there is still no full deal agreed for the entire project. This preliminary works contract is to cap and remediate the George Town dump, create […]
Gov’t still cautious over resort ‘bubbles’
(CNS): The recent scare of a potential re-emergence of COVID-19 in the community has further fuelled government’s hesitancy over the concept of resort ‘bubbles’ as a way to kick-start the tourism sector. Premier Alden McLaughlin outlined at a recent press briefing the dilemma he feels the government faces over trying to protect the people of […]
