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A COMIC'S VIEW: Why treat Grand Bahama like an unwanted child?

THIS week has been a busy one in politics. Grand Bahama, my second home, entered the chat. On top of that, many Bahamians are wondering whether “new” taxes are on the horizon. Let’s begin.

Bahamas bank investors see $32m Cayman boost

A Bahamian financial institution’s shareholders have received a $32m boost this week after completing the final step in exiting the Cayman Islands market.

Mitchell hears reparations update

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell met with Dr Niambi Hall Campbell-Dean, chair of the Reparations Committee, yesterday to receive an update on work being done by the committee and offer support moving forward.

Mangroves planted in Grand Bahama

MORE than 2,000 red mangroves were planted in East Grand Bahama over the weekend in observance of World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated on February 2.

Freeport gets poor treatment

Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis’s revelation that wealthy Dubai investors are reluctant to invest in Grand Bahama must be greatly demoralising to Grand Bahamians, especially those in the Freeport area.

FRONT PORCH: Repudiating our culture of violence

OVER the past few weeks the country has witnessed a number of murders, including of women, with the death toll steadily climbing.

EDITORIAL: Find the criminals behind human smuggling

JUAN Esteban Montoya Caicedo didn’t know if he would live or die as he clung to the overturned boat he set out aboard from Bimini.

Some Abaco schools yet to return to face-to-face learning

DIRECTOR of Education Marcellus Taylor has acknowledged some schools in Abaco have yet to return to face-to-face learning amid growing concerns from parents, teachers and students.

Don’t get ‘shortchanged’ over carbon credits plan

Environmental activists yesterday warned The Bahamas must guard against the prospect of being “short changed” over the sums it could potentially earn from trading carbon credits.

Chamber chief: ‘Don’t get sidetracked’ over investor confidence

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday urged the Government “not to get sidetracked” by the furore over the Prime Minister suggesting investor confidence is “waning”.

Bahamas close to 1m stopover visitor target

The Bahamas was close to hitting the one million stopover target for 2021 set by his ministerial predecessor, the deputy prime minister told the House of Assembly yesterday.

Seven bids for Lucayan

THE offer process for the sale of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama has started in earnest and seven serious inquiries of the property have been made, Tourism, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday.

Realtor concerns over Grand Lucayan’s sale

The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday said it was “very sad and disheartening” that the Government had seemingly “sidelined” the sector on the Grand Lucayan sale.

Bags with cocaine found on boat in the Exumas

A Drug Enforcement Unit officer yesterday testified about discovering three bags with suspected cocaine on a vessel captained by a Dominican and Colombian national in the Exuma chain last year.

GB airport’s $3.6m losses

SINCE the acquisition of the Grand Bahama International Airport, the government has seen $3.6m in operational losses a year, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper said yesterday.

PM pledges ‘new era of prosperity’

The Prime Minister has vowed to create a “new era of possibility and prosperity” while pledging not to return to how business was conducted before Hurricane Dorian and COVID-19.

Vendors satisfied with Potter’s Cay plans

AFTER a fire burned six stalls to the ground last year, a Potter’s Cay vendors association representative said she is satisfied with the temporary plans the government has for the area, which should be “out in the next week or two”.

Abaconians need ownership in $60m Marsh Harbour port

The Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said island residents must gain equity ownership in the $60m public-private partnership (PPP) to redevelop Marsh Harbour’s port.

Receivers take over murder victim’s luxury goods group

Receivers have taken over the luxury goods retail group headed by an ex-PLP Cabinet minister’s murdered husband in a bid to resolve a bitter $34m legal dispute.

Workplace safety hit by inspector shortage

The Bahamas faces “significant constraints” in upholding workplace health and safety laws and standards because there are just seven labour inspectors to cover the entire country.

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