Rolle: We will have to wait and see what kind of impact new travel restrictions may have NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Exuma Chamber of Commerce President Pedro Rolle said the island’s tourism sector is on an uptick, with the past two months appearing to be the best for the year. “Things are going good right now […]
“These bugs can devastate the forest; they are infamous for what they do” BNT exec: We really hope none of them escaped FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA — Local environmentalists expressed dismay and concern after a vessel reportedly carrying wood infected with tree-killing beetles was allowed to offload on Grand Bahama. Joe Darville, chairman of Save The […]
“The world is rediscovering Eleuthera” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A leading realtor says he has seen “double” the number of inquiries about Eleuthera in the past year, with the island emerging as the Family Island real estate story of the year. Real estate broker Mario Carey, founder of the first international affiliate of Better Homes and […]
“We have to get this situation under control” Hotel and cruise ship guests must stay on respective premises during newly implemented curfew period BIMINI, BAHAMAS — Resorts World Bimini said yesterday that its port inauguration must be “postponed until further notice” as another spike in COVID-19 cases resulted in the island being placed under a […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A police officer testifying in a trial of a man accused of libel against Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Philip Brave Davis said yesterday he did not follow normal procedure when he allowed the accused to put on clothes before being arrested. Oswald Poitier, 45, of Second Street, Cockburn Town, has pleaded […]
“The reality is we would have wanted it to be done way before the hurricane season” Construction of homes for Hurricane Dorian victims still being planned NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Construction on the $1.8 million Central Abaco Community Centre/Hurricane Shelter has been delayed and is expected to be completed by the end of summer, according to […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — North Abaco MP Darren Henfield advised yesterday that the government will begin construction on homes in Abaco for Hurricane Dorian victims by the end of the month. The government has previously announced four housing projects on Abaco, and others on Grand Bahama. During his presentation to the budget debate, Henfield outlined several […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Inagua and Grand Bahama are selected to receive two new “comprehensive” schools, according to Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd. In his 2021/2022 budget contribution on Wednesday, June 2, Lloyd told Parliamentarians the Ministry of Education plans to break ground for the schools during the third quarter of this year in Matthew Town, […]
“If we find persons who are in breach of these orders for this Labour Day, you can be assured that you will be cited” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Chief Superintendent Zhivago Dames, officer in charge of the COVID-19 Enforcement Unit, warned yesterday that the unit will be out in full force over the holiday, citing anyone […]
EXUMA, BAHAMAS — Play time has a brand new meaning for students at Roker’s Point Primary School with the installation of brand new playground equipment from the Sandals Foundation. Valued at approximately US $3,000, the project, which includes a three-seater swing set, slide and see-saw, was the winning submission from the foundation’s recent Team Member […]
PIMS receives grant to assess and restore damaged ecosystem NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Much-needed measures to regenerate an extraordinary ecosystem that safeguards people, infrastructure and the environment are underway, as the Perry Institute of Marine Science (PIMS) mobilizes a two-island mangrove restoration project funded by the Bahamas Protected Area Fund. As low-lying nations like The Bahamas […]
MP claims sudden increase resulted from “administrative blunder” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — There were 17 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases confirmed on Cat Island on Sunday, according to health officials, taking the island’s total case count from 16 to 33 since the start of the pandemic. The spike in new infections was caused by an “administrative blunder”, […]
What happens to displaced shantytown residents? Bannister says that’s not his problem “It’s not my responsibility to take care of those residents” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government demolished 10 illegal housing structures in the Farm shantytown on Abaco over the weekend, as it continues its third phase of eradicating such dwellings throughout the country. Deputy […]
HRB: Bahamians in “traditional” communities where same issues exist are left alone “Once again, we urge the FNM to stop embarrassing the country on the global stage” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Human Rights Bahamas (HRB) yesterday condemned the government for “continuing to manufacture and perpetuate a humanitarian crisis in Abaco”, as demolition of shantytowns on the […]
New airport expected to be completed within next two years NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The government today signed a multimillion-dollar contract for the redevelopment of Exuma International Airport and broke ground on the new infrastructure. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar, along with a delegation, traveled to the island […]
Harbour Island committee unhappy with site’s management ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS — Amid concerns that a North Eleuthera landfill has been improperly operated by a waste management company owned by the brother of area MP Howard Rickey Mackey, the MP has sought to defend the operation. Mackey owns the barge and some of the equipment involved in […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — United Nations human rights experts today called on the Bahamas to halt planned demolitions this week of approximately 600 homes at two informal settlements known as the Farm and the Farm Road in Abaco. In a statement released this morning, the experts cited health and humanitarian concerns that “the community of largely […]
Some Farm residents with nowhere to go say they will “wait and see” what happens ABACO, BAHAMAS — After placing final eviction notices on remaining shantytown homes in The Farm, Abaco, earmarked for demolition, the government is expected to tear down those unregulated structures today. The notices affixed to homes yesterday in English and Creole […]
