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Briland: Cruise tourism ‘disaster waiting to happen’
More than 99.4 percent of existing and potential Harbour Island visitors have made it “crystal clear cruise tourism is a disaster waiting to happen” for the destination, a hotelier warned yesterday.
Family Islands back tax breaks strategy
Businesses in the southern Family Islands say the government appears to “have a lot of money it is throwing around” pre-election as they praised its move to designate the area a “special economic zone”.
'Ragged islanders angered by PM's 60 minutes slot'
RAGGED Island MP Chester Cooper said yesterday his constituents were angered by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ appearance on American television show 60 Minutes. He said since Hurricane Irma devastated the island in September 2017, residents felt
MP has ‘faith’ in Long Islanders
LONG ISLAND MP Loretta Butler-Turner said yesterday that while she understands “elections are won at the polls and cannot be predicted” she believes Long Islanders “have faith” in her “and she “believes in them”.
Pamela Poitier leading Cat Island acting classes
PAMELA Poitier, daughter of Oscar-winning actor Sir Sidney Poitier, is working toward cultivating more great actors in Cat Island.
Minister sets timeline for Family Islands sporting facilities
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr Daniel Johnson has delivered a concrete timeline for the development of sporting facilities in the Family Islands.
War of words between Mitchell and Butler-Turner
FOX HILL MP Fred Mitchell lambasted Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner while visiting her constituency, suggesting to residents that the island has not flourished under her representation because of its MP’s attitude toward the government.
Seven-day extension in islands’ lockdown
LOCKDOWNS for North and Central Andros and Cat Island have been extended for an additional seven days, the Office of the Prime Minister announced yesterday.
Andros fears 8pm curfew to undermine crab season
An Andros businessman yesterday said extending the COVID-19 curfew’s start to 8pm on that island simply “won’t work” due to the imminent start of crab season.
Bahamas in southern boating 'travel bubble'
The Bahamas is promoting its COVID-19 free southern islands as a “travel bubble” for visiting boaters in a bid to retain at least some tourism business, a top official said yesterday. Joy Jibrulu, pictured , the Ministry of Tourism’s director genera
‘Quit talking’ over National Airlift Plan
Aviation industry players were yesterday urged to “quit talking” and make a National Airlift Policy happen, an airline chief executive warning that Family Island hotels and tourism were “dying” without it.
BEC Chairman joins SOS relief flight to hurricane-hit islands
LESLIE Miller, the chairman of BEC, got a first hand look at the destruction on some of the worst affected southern Family Islands which suffered a devastating direct hit from Hurricane Joaquin last weekend after he joined a relief flight on Saturday organised by the Tribune Media Group SOS - Save Our South initiative.
Family Islands with no COVID-19 could see relaxation of restrictions
THERE could be a further relaxation of restrictions on more Family Islands with no COVID-19 cases, according to consultant to the Office of the Prime Minister Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis.
Harbour Island project ‘unlawful’
A HARBOUR Island development must make an application to the “appropriate authority” and receive the requisite approvals “in compliance with the law” if work is to ever resume on the project, a Supreme Court judge has ruled.
WSC invites bids for water systems in Long Island, Crooked Island
WATER and Sewerage Corporation Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson on Wednesday invited bids for a project that will provide access to quality water supply systems in north Long Island and Crooked Island.
Man arrested over Harbour Island beach sexual assault of Florida woman
A HARBOUR Island man is in custody in connection with an alleged sexual assault of an American woman on a beach on Friday.
Trailers on their way to hurricane-hit areas
NEMA and Social Services earmarked four RV Mobile Homes for Crooked Island to help people whose homes were completely destroyed by Hurricane Joaquin; and three trailer homes for families in Long Island.
US tourists stabbed in fight
TWO male residents of Harbour Island are expected to face criminal charges this week in connection with a fight on the island, which left two American tourists with injuries.
Atlantic tropical storm Erika heads for Leeward Islands
TROPICAL Storm Erika, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean yesterday, is approaching the Leeward Islands and forecasters say it may gain strength.
Hurricane Fred forms in the eastern Atlantic
HURRICANE Fred formed in the Atlantic on Monday, strengthening from a tropical storm as it approaches the Cape Verde Islands off the west coast of Africa.