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Island power outage

Island power outage BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The Grand Bahama Power Company said the island-wide power outage on Tuesday was caused by damage to part of its transmission line. The interruption

Deadman’s Cay, Colonel Hill and Spring Point airports still closed

ALL of the country’s airports except three are open in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.

MP was invited by Governor General

The February 3 edition of The Tribune carried a Letter to the Editor from Margaret Humes which essentially questions the composition of the delegation that travelled with Her Excellency the Governor General to various Family Islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin.

Danny weakens to a tropical storm

DANNY, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, has now weakened to a tropical storm.

Young Long Island sailor wins the BOC President’s Award

SIXTEEN-year-old Paloma Cartwright, of the Long Island Sailing Association, has won The Bahamas Olympic Committee’s President’s Award for 2015 for outstanding sporting performance.

Young sailors in islands battle

Sailors ranging from age from 8 to 15 represented New Providence, Grand Bahama, Long Island, Eleuthera, Abaco and the Cayman Islands.

Spreading the message - open for business

A new advertising campaign is being launched by the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (MOTA) in an attempt to urge travel to The Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

NIB Family Island offices stay closed amid unrest

THE National Insurance Board’s (NIB) Family Island offices resumed operations on Friday after days of unrest over a new industrial agreement.

All schools in the northwest Bahamas to close on Wednesday

ALL schools in the northwest Bahamas will be closed on Wednesday as a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Ministry of Education announced yesterday.

Concern over horse plan for Harbour Island

RESIDENTS and businesses in Harbour Island have formed a “coalition” to fight the reinstatement of a horse riding enterprise on the basis that the owner, Byron Bullard, cannot sustain the practice “humanely”.

Southern Bahamas islands warned weather system will bring flooding

TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin has urged residents living in areas affected by Hurricane Joaquin last year to pay attention to weather warnings, as severe flooding is expected in those islands from Thursday morning.

Ground broken on $250m Long Island port

AZUL Destinations broke ground yesterday for the construction of a $250m resort and cruise port for south Long Island.

Ministry shift ‘to give Family Islands attention they need’

Clay Sweeting, the newly announced Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs, said the merger of the two ministries will ensure that the Family islands “get the special attention they need”.

Family Islands await vaccination rollout

ALTHOUGH no details have been provided yet on the vaccination rollout for the Family Islands, several island administrators yesterday expressed confidence in their island’s readiness to administer the Oxford-AstraZeneca once doses arrive.

Enough of ‘pie in the sky’ promises

Long Island has had enough of “pie in the sky” promises, its chief councillor said yesterday, describing “appalling” health clinics and “hanging my head in shame” over the lack of tourist facilities.

ECLAC disaster assessment to Bahamas in the wake of Irma

ECLAC Caribbean has dispatched a team of disaster assessment experts to the Bahamas to conduct a weeklong assessment exercise, in the wake of hurricanes Irma and Maria.In the first instance, during September 24-29, the ECLAC Damage and Loss Assessmen

Comfort Suites adds value with excursion

Comfort Suites is offering a “book now and receive a free private island excursion for two” special that gives its guests a full-day beach excursion to Sandy Toes private island.The offer is intended to enhance the value of the 223-room Paradise Isla

Human remains found

HUMAN remains were found in bushes on Paradise Island on Wednesday, police said. Shortly before 4pm, a corpse was discovered at Light House Beach, Paradise Island. Details were scant up to press time, however police said there will be an autopsy to

Ragged Island plans for homecoming

THE Ragged Island Cultural & Heritage Association (RICHA) has announced plans for its second annual homecoming in July in Duncan Town, Ragged Island.

Oban doubts

I am becoming more and more reticent to believe anything that comes out of OPM after the Oban issue and comments made after the positive signing of the Resort development for crowded Harbour Island.

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