FREEPORT, GRAND BAHAMA — Timely, ongoing maintenance of the Grand Bahama Utility Company’s (GBUC) water distribution system is critical to delivering safe, reliable water to all residents. As part of its leak detection program, GBUC has collaborated with engineering and surveying firm McKim & Creed to provide leak detection services for 120 miles of water […]
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Water company delays closure of water plant amid govt negotiations
“Should WSC not meet their obligations, Aqua Design Bahamas will cease production on May 8, 2021” NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Aqua Design Bahamas, the operator of reverse osmosis plants that supply potable water to several Family Islands, has advised it will delay the closure of its plant amidst a dispute with the government over its contract. […]
DORIAN INQUEST: 59 bodies recovered after storm, 25 identified
Vast majority of victims were not identifiable NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A pathologist yesterday outlined several recommendations to the government for the handling of victims, decomposing bodies and surviving family members of national disasters, following the challenges experienced in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Dr. Kiko Bridgewater testified during the continuation of a coroner’s inquest into people […]
US helps Bahamas distribute COVID-19 vaccines to eight Family Islands
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — On Monday, April 26, 2021, the United States and The Bahamas began a joint five-day mission to distribute COVID-19 vaccine doses to eight of the Family Islands: Mayaguana, Acklins, Crooked Island, Cat Island, Long Island, Inagua, Bimini and Eleuthera. The mission will span five days, from April 26 to 30, and the […]
Eleuthera Business Hub now open to support small business owners and entrepreneurs on Eleuthera
Disney Cruise Line & Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre announce small business grant program offering $5K ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS — The Eleuthera Business Hub (EBH), a partnership between the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce, Access Accelerator Small Business Development Centre and Disney Cruise Line, is now open to support small businesses and entrepreneurs in Central and […]
$18 MIL UPGRADE: Minnis approves climate-resilient healthcare facility project for northern Bahamas
More than a year after Hurricane Dorian, GB’s Rand renovated and recommissioned GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS — The government has allocated $18 million from the Hurricane Dorian Fund for a new climate-resilient hospital and clinic facility for Grand Bahama and the northern Bahamas, announced Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday. Rand Memorial Hospital was recommissioned yesterday, […]
Sandals Foundation to plant 10K trees by June 2022 to strengthen Caribbean environmental conservation efforts
EXUMA, BAHAMAS — As organizations around the world mobilize their networks to commemorate Earth Day on April 22, Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), is intensifying its Caribbean conservation efforts by committing to plant 10,000 trees by June 2022. The effort forms part of a wider Caribbean Tree Planting Project coordinated […]
FREED UP: Abaco chamber of commerce welcomes curfew adjustment
ABACO, BAHAMAS — The prime minister’s decision to push back the curfew on mainland Abaco by two hours was branded a “big deal”, especially for small businesses on the hurricane-ravaged island. Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, during a COVID-19 communication in Parliament yesterday, announced that the 8pm to 5am daily curfew on mainland Abaco would […]
Bimini plane crash leaves son dead and father in hospital
BIMINI, BAHAMAS — A 59-year-old man and his 20-year-old son were the sole passengers of a plane that crashed in shallow waters in South Bimini on Friday, according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA). The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff from Bimini International Airport at approximately 10.10pm. The son succumbed to his injuries and the […]
AML Foods announces plans to expand operations to Exuma
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — AML Foods Limited yesterday entered into an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Exuma Markets Limited, situated in Georgetown, Exuma. The transaction, which is subject to due diligence, is expected to close on May 29, 2021. The final purchase price will be determined based on the value of the assets […]
GRAND ISLE’S SILVER PANDEMIC LINING: Local market gravitating toward luxury could signal new trend in closer-to-home travel
EXUMA, BAHAMAS — If you had asked the Evans family where they planned to vacation a little more than a year ago, chances are they would have said London, Paris, Cannes, Sun Valley — anywhere but in their own backyard. The pandemic changed all that and this month, the Evans were among the many locals […]
GET OUT: Shantytown demolition to begin in two weeks; residents have 28 days to leave
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister yesterday affirmed that demolition of unfinished and unoccupied structures in the shantytown known as The Farm on Abaco will be demolished in 14 days, while occupied structures will face the same fate in 28 days. Notices have been erected on newly constructed structures — outside the […]
WHERE TO GO?: Haitian single father in The Farm faces looming eviction
Bannister to address The Farm raid in Parliament this morning NASSAU, BAHAMAS — “We don’t know where we are going and we have 28 days to move,” said Rony Jeudy, a work permit holder and father of two who lives in a single-story structure in The Farm, Abaco. Jeudy, who has lived in The Bahamas […]
FARM SWEEP: Govt arrests residents in shantytown; confiscates suspected stolen property
Rights Bahamas condemns the govt’s actions as “illegal, shameful spectacle” ABACO, BAHAMAS — A multi-agency operation launched in The Farm yesterday led to the arrest of irregular migrants and “other persons who are suspected of being involved in various criminal offenses”, according to the Ministry of Works. The operation follows warnings from Minister of Public Works […]
LIGHTHOUSE POINT TUG OF WAR: Disney defends project’s benefits but environmental groups say they were “brushed aside” on EIA collaboration
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Local environmental groups said last night that Disney’s Lighthouse Point development represents a “major decision” for Eleuthera and The Bahamas as a whole, noting that “the world is watching”. Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF) Executive Director Casuarina McKinney-Lambert, during a public consultation via Zoom on the controversial project, noted: “We wrote […]
Cash relief to Hurricane Dorian survivors has biggest impact
American Red Cross and Bahamas Red Cross use digital wallet platform to gift over $13M to 4,000 families impacted by Hurricane Dorian ABACO, BAHAMAS — When Hurricane Dorian slammed into the shores of the Bahamian islands in 2019, it took many things away from people who lived there. It destroyed houses, businesses and material things […]
IMS makes tech donation to Bimini while promoting maritime careers
BIMINI, BAHAMAS — Students of Bimini’s Louise McDonald High School were recently given the opportunity to join that digital age courtesy of one of the country’s leading independent marine pilot firms — Independent Maritime Services (IMS). Since becoming licensed by the Ministry of Transport and the Port Department of The Bahamas to operate and pilot […]
Water restoration work on Abaco on target, says WSC head
ABACO, BAHAMAS — Water restoration efforts are progressing on Abaco almost two years since the passage of Hurricane Dorian. Executive Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Adrian Gibson said the COVID-19 pandemic has created logistical issues and impeded work but the corporation is on target. “COVID has had the greatest impact. Without COVID, […]