![]() ![]() With no help from the government, and unable to fairly compete against the likes of hotel bars and restaurants, Mr Knowles said Club Waterloo had little choice but to close and once again furlough 50-60 full and part-time staff until a more favourable operating environment emerges because ongoing financial losses were “unsustainable”. ![]() This was despite the prime minister, in talking about a so-called Vaccination Day on Friday, suggesting that fully vaccinated persons may soon be allowed to go out during the curfew and attend large gatherings without needing permission. Revealing that this permission “would have been the difference between staying open and closing”, Mr Knowles disclosed that Club Waterloo was “not even afforded a reply” to its latter request. It initially constructed a 3,000 square foot patio area to cater to outdoor dining, together with seating for 100 guests, and then sought permission from the Prime Minister’s Office to cater to private parties featuring resort guests seeking an off-property experience during their Bahamas vacation on the basis that most - if not all - will likely be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. ![]() Kevin Knowles, Club Waterloo’s principal, told Tribune Business the absence of a “level playing field” over how health-related restrictions are applied meant his business - and other local entertainment establishments - are operating at a competitive disadvantage against hotels as well as operators who have been given exemptions from the rules.Īfter emerging from the the initial COVID-19 lockdown last year, he explained that the East Bay Street-based nightclub/bar had adjusted its traditional business model multiple times in an effort to comply with the government’s health protocols. Tribune Business popular nightspot yesterday revealed it faced “an insurmountable task” to remain open due to the “toll” inflicted by the “inequitable” application of COVID-19 measures combined with the ongoing 10pm curfew. No reply to exemption request 50-60 are furloughed.Says unfair competition, continued curfew drove close.Waterloo owner hits at ‘inequitable’ COVID rules use. ![]()
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