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EDITORIAL: Disney committed to supporting and involving Bahamians in the development and operations of Lighthouse Point

IN THE last of our guest editorials at The Tribune - with a series of contributors having been invited to offer their views on different issues, today’s editorial is written by Joey Gaskins, regional public affairs director for Disney Cruise Line in The Bahamas & Caribbean.

City’s ‘turned the tide’ without Central Bank

The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair says the city has “turned the tide” on its revival despite the Central Bank’s decision to terminate development of its new headquarters at Royal Victoria Gardens.

GB water rise conflict ‘most fantastic thing’

A Grand Bahama resort operator yesterday said its owners will have to “pay more for the privilege of running a hotel” on the island if proposed water rate increases are ultimately approved.

New Providence sees a significant increase in density in preliminary census of population and housing

NEW Providence has grown even more crowded in the last decade, with preliminary census results showing the island’s increase in population density.

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Clubs and Societies April 14th, 2023.

For 12 years, the Kiwanis Club of Cable Beach has committed to supporting the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) Auto Mechanics students.

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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Eating for a long and healthy life

It is 2023, and I find myself in what is undoubtedly the most significant year of my life, marching with my Beloved Bahamas – on our ‘Road to 50’.

Conflict ‘taint’ fears on GB water hikes

The Government last night demanded the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its water affiliate make “a business case that makes sense” for tariff hikes that it argued cannot be subject to “proper public consultation”.

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PI entrepreneur tells RCL: ‘We’ve heard it all before’

The Bahamian entrepreneur battling to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday accused Royal Caribbean of “trying to baffle us with massive numbers and future promises”, adding: “We’ve heard it all before.”

Port-fighting family in $46.5m GB exit

A Florida-based family who engaged in a bitter public battle with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and its affiliates have put all their Freeport interests up for sale with a $46.5m asking price.

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Straw vendors fear being ‘left behind’

STRAW Market vendors yesterday voiced fears they are being “left behind” by developments such as Royal Caribbean’s $100m Paradise Island project and the $322.5m Nassau Cruise Port revamp.

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East Grand Bahama MP calls GBPA utility hike ‘unfair’

EAST Grand Bahama MP Kwasi Thompson said the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s proposed utility rate adjustment would be unfair.

‘This ain’t going under the table’ on MP abuse allegation

THE family of a woman making severe abuse allegations against a sitting Family Island MP said they feel intimidated. The ex-girlfriend of the MP filed a complaint against the MP with police in Grand Bahama last week Friday.

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Ban ‘breeding and ownership of pitbulls’

ST ANNE’S MP Adrian White wants legislators to consider banning the breeding and ownership of pit bulls in The Bahamas.

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Royal Caribbean scouts Rum Cay

Royal Caribbean’s top executive has confirmed the cruise giant sent a team to scout a potential new destination on Rum Cay, saying: “You can never have enough great product.”

No new taxes! More growth!

New taxes seem to be on the agenda. We are hearing about family islanders paying real property tax, corporation tax, income tax, increased NIB contributions and so on.

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Drumeco Archer silences the critics

TEAM Bahamas made waves at this past weekend’s 50th edition of the CARIFTA Games after more than doubling last year’s previous medal count of 17.

‘A lot more’ than $193m is owed to govt in VAT

ACTING Controller Shunda Strachan said the government is owed an alarming number of taxes, even though the number has been reduced to $875m after being $1bn when the Davis administration came to power.

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Minister startled that local govt responsible for Family Islands firefighting equipment

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said he was startled to discover that Local Government is responsible for maintaining firefighting equipment on Family Islands, not the police.

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Resolution passed making sailing the national sport

THE House of Assembly passed a resolution yesterday naming sailing the national sport of The Bahamas.

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Royal Caribbean: 60% of guests won't visit PI

Top Royal Caribbean executives yesterday pledged that "more than 60 percent of our guests" will never visit its Paradise Island project, as they urged: "We can win together or we can lose together."