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BNT fear over Bimini terminal

THE reported construction of a cruise ship terminal in Western Bimini would be a “huge disservice” to the island and its valuable marine environment, according to the Bahamas National Trust.

Cuban Ambassador makes official visit to Grand Bahama

FREEPORT - Cuban Ambassador H E Ernesto Soberon Guzman made his first official visit to Grand Bahama on Monday, meeting with government officials and business leaders. He also toured the industrial sector on the island.

Music festival fuses history and culture

GEORGE TOWN, Exuma – From stories about the rebellious slave Pompey to more modern events including independence, the ninth annual Bahamian Music and Heritage Festival certainly lived up to its billing – showcasing the dynamic facets of local history and culture.

PM meets investors over $100m athlete rehab plan

Prime Minister Perry Christie said he last week met with investors looking to develop a $100 million athlete recovery facility in the Berry Islands, and revealed the Government has also received an application to purchase Chub Cay.

RUBIS tying up 'loose ends' on $1.3m rebrand

RUBIS is set to complete its aggressive $1.3 million network re-branding in the Bahamas by year’s end, a company executive said yesterday, as it moves to tie-up some “loose ends” in the Family Islands. 

Online marketing ventures launch

The Minister of Tourism has branded average 33 per cent occupancy levels among Family Island hotels as  “unacceptable” at the launch of an online marketing business.

Rugby 7s: Team Bahamas 8th overall

After two days of competition against the top teams throughout the region, the Bahamas finished in eighth place at the 2013 North American and Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Championships.

Texas oil billionaire closes Chub Cay deal

A Texas oil billionaire has completed his multi-million dollar purchase of the Chub Cay resort development in the Berry Islands, its former administrator yesterday describing the property’s future as “bright”.

ATLANTIS: DEAL WITH CONCERNS HEAD ON – RCI urged to address environment worries for $100m beach club

A senior Atlantis executive yesterday urged Royal Caribbean to tackle “head on” the concerns raised over its $100m Paradise Island beach club by providing “a more robust” Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).

Abaco resort eyes ‘break even’ 5% rate increase

The Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board’s president yesterday said his hotel will likely have to increase rates by “another 5 percent” in 2024 to break even with fellow hoteliers revealing that soaring light bills “are just killing us”.

Atlantis: ‘Put the brakes on’ Royal Caribbean’s PI deal

Atlantis’ top executive last night warned that approval of Royal Caribbean’s $110m Paradise Island project is “premature” and urged Bahamians to call on the Government to “put the brakes on”.

‘Top tourist’ supplier in GB pull-out blow

Grand Bahama’s already-reeling tourism economy was this week dealt a fresh blow after its “largest supplier of room nights” and stopover visitors announced it was cancelling all services to the island for summer 2017.

Adventurer takes on ocean sailing challenge

When he’s not climbing the tallest mountains or cycling across the United States of America, Freeport adventurer David Mellor is sailing the South Atlantic Ocean, braving cold treacherous 20ft to 30ft waves aboard the largest wooden square rigged sail ship.

Abaco: Back to ground zero

Abaco's Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said the island's post-Dorian recovery has been plunged "back to ground zero" by the COVID-19 crisis, adding: "We're on our own again."

Briland developer: Ex-manager cost me $2m

A Harbour Island developer says his former $21,000-per month project manager’s “negligence” in failing to obtain key permits has cost him more than $2m and delayed the project by ten months. Michael Wiener, principal of 4M Harbour Island Ltd, is bla

ERIC WIBERG: Stranded US aviators rescued by Bahamian fishermen and a dream

INAGUA has many aviation mysteries to parse; the East coast of this 650-square-mile-island has no roads or airstrip and is very rarely visited. Three American aviators who were without food for 17 days were rescued by fishermen in Little and taken to Great Inagua. Then there was a tragic engine fire and crash from which a US Mail pouch washed up, but not a plane or bodies. Then a mystery plane with parachute and body was found by park warden Henry Nixon. Remains of the plane still there, and were found over a decade ago by a Bahamian sleuth in a seaplane.

BTC, Aliv dispute co-location ‘deal’

Aliv and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) were locked in a new battle yesterday, after the latter’s assertion they had reached agreement on a 100-site infrastructure sharing deal was disputed by its new mobile competitor.

Marijuana seizures drop, more cocaine intercepted

POLICE marijuana seizures decreased last year compared to 2014, however there was a slight increase in the amount of cocaine seized during the same time period, according to the latest drug statistics.

The 'Forgotten Island' of Grand Bahama

TERRENCE Gape, a leading commercial lawyer, yesterday called Grand Bahama “the Forgotten Island” and said the present ownership families of the Grand Bahama Port Authority “need to go in order for there to be effective change in the direction of Freeport”.

Rejuvaseal cancer fear

I write with reference to an article in The Eleutheran on March 10 entitled ‘Eleuthera Residents Appeal To Gov’t To Rejuvaseal Roads’ that could lead to disastrous consequences for the Caribbean islands.

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