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Ragged Islanders feel neglected three years on

NEARLY three years after Hurricane Irma ravaged Ragged Island, many longtime residents there still feel “neglected” and “disappointed” with the lack of progress made to fully restore the island to normalcy. This “blatant” disregard for the island an

‘We couldn’t open them all in one go’

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said normal commercial activity on islands like Exuma and Eleuthera has not been restarted because officials have to assume that people may have visited those islands and potentially brought COVID-19 to them.

Gray: Crooked Island not forgotten - but relief efforts will take some time

MICAL MP V Alfred Gray yesterday said the government has not forgotten Crooked Island, one of the communities ravaged by Hurricane Joaquin earlier this month, stressing that the recovery efforts will “take some time.”

Port inefficiencies ‘disadvantage’ Out Island economies

Many Family Islands are being “economically disadvantaged” because of inefficient port and maritime infrastructure, the Arawak Cay port’s top executive believes.

Cat Island firms: Airport revival is ‘long overdue’

CAT Island business owners yesterday hailed the “long overdue” $17m upgrade of New Bight’s airport as a potential catalyst for increased tourism and economic activity.

Museum staff not paid for three months

EMPLOYEES at the Long Island Museum have not been paid for three months and may be out of a job “very soon”, according to Long Island MP Loretta Butler Turner.

Wendy’s ‘doesn’t fit aesthetics’ of Paradise Island, says Atlantis exec

AN Atlantis executive said the resort does not believe a Wendy’s store on Paradise Island would be stiff competition for its restaurants, insisting Atlantis merely believes the franchise doesn’t fit the ethos and aesthetics of Paradise Island.

Water rescue training programme to be launched

THE National Emergency Management Agency has assisted in identifying sites for a proposed a water rescue-training programme on Cat Island, Long Island and Andros, slated for March and April 2014.

ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION – Discovering the Bahamian dream: Going back home

GROWING up in North Andros, I learned the beauty of isolation and the richness of a blank canvas waiting to be painted. For many Bahamians raised on the Family Islands, there is a magnetic pull to “move back home,” something we refer to as “The Bahamian Dream”. However, this dream envisions personal fulfillment and professional uncertainties.

WHY SO LITTLE AID AND WHY SO LATE?: Year from Irma, islanders insist govt does more

RESIDENTS of Ragged Island are calling for more government assistance than the $4,000 per household issued by the National Emergency Management Agency on Friday.

Empty promises to Cat Island

After a recent trip to Cat Island, following Hurricane Joaquin, a feeling of concern has weighed heavily on my mind.

Gov’t in $45m deal for Harbour Island

A $45 million Harbour Island resort development is expected to create 150 construction jobs and 70 permanent posts, it was revealed yesterday.

Administrator says office for district council is a win for Cat Island

THE building which once housed the Ministry of Education’s teacher’s cottage in New Bight, Cat Island, has been refurbished and is now the home of the Cat Island District Council Office.

Long Islanders tell of 'the worst storm they have ever seen'

RESIDENTS of Long Island, among the hardest hit southern Bahamas islands by Hurricane Joaquin, have described the Category 4 storm as “the worst we’ve ever seen”.

Never again: New insurance structure eyed for Out Islands

Exploratory talks are being held to develop an insurance structure that will provide at least partial cover for Family Island businesses against another Joaquin-type storm.

88-year-old Canadian killed in home invasion

A RETIRED 88-year-old Canadian doctor was stabbed to death during a home invasion at Clarence Town, Long Island sending shock waves throughout the peaceful island settlement.

Mixed feelings for Ragged Island residents

NEARLY five years after Hurricane Irma ravaged Ragged Island, residents have mixed emotions about the infrastructure development so far on the island.

Works minister to lead Long Island's Outlook

Desmond Bannister, pictured, minister of works, will be the main speaker at the fifth Long Island Business Outlook conference that is scheduled for November 14.It will be held at the Ladies Friendship Centre in the settlement of Grays under the theme

Out Island hotels eye 40% occupancy

FAMILY Island hotels have seen a 4 per cent increase in average occupancy levels year-over-year, the Out Island Promotion Board’s president said yesterday, adding that room nights sold had risen by 2 per cent during the same period.

Resident: Gray sleeps while our island burns

A disgruntled Crooked Island resident yesterday criticised MICAL MP V Alfred Gray for the government’s poor reaction to massive fires on the island, as he lamented his family being subjected to inhaling “billows of thick black smoke” for the past three weeks.

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