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Cruise line pushes back Nassau, Freeport return

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line yesterday warned passengers its “onboard experience may look a little different” after it announced a further delay in resuming voyages to this nation. The Palm Beach-based operator said the Grand Celebration will restar

Four patients with COVID-19 in intensive care in Grand Bahama

FOUR Grand Bahama residents with COVID-19 require intensive care, three of them are under intubation.

Six design options for GB's $200m airport

Grand Bahama will be presented with six different design options for its new $200m airport, the winning bidder has revealed, with an announcement on the expected construction start expected "very shortly".

Critical care block opening delayed by four months

HEALTH Minister Dr Perry Gomez yesterday confirmed that the opening of the new Critical Care Block at the Princess Margaret Hospital has been delayed.

Contractor for $90m prison complex named

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the contractor for the new corrections and related facilities is Walker’s Industries –– though the bidding process for the project remains unclear.

‘Promise of hospital for Grand Bahama is unfulfilled’

FNM Deputy Leader K Peter Turnquest said the government promised a new state of the art hospital for Grand Bahama, but has yet to deliver on the pledge.

Minister promises to address govt building repairs

MINISTER of Works Desmond Bannister visited several government buildings on Grand Bahama last week and promised to address urgent repairs at the post office building and the Garnet Levarity Justice Centre in Freeport.He also toured the new fire stati

UPDATED: Public schools set to open early next week

PUBLIC schools throughout New Providence, Grand Bahama and North Andros are expected to reopen early next week as education officials announce extended closures for a handful of schools and a revised academic calendar for the remainder of the school year.

Bahamas Cycling Federation hopes their track facility will be relocated

With the removal of their one-mile cycling track to accommodate the construction of the new national baseball stadium, the Bahamas Cycling Federation has been left without a facility to train and compete.

Lab aims to curb testing outflows ‘in the millions’

A Bahamas-based medical laboratory is looking to curb the millions spent abroad annually on lab testing, its operator telling Tribune Business that returns in this sector are among the largest revenue areas for hospitals.

Bahamas can be stem cell 'world leader'

THE Bahamas has the opportunity to become a “world leader” in the field of stem cell research and therapy, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday, as he tabled a Bill seeking to regulate the sector in the Bahamas.

Family Island set out infrastructure challenge

Family Island Chamber of Commerce heads are arguing that infrastructure and communications development concerns are a major obstacle hindering their islands’ economic development. Speaking at an Economic Recovery Committee (ERC) Town Hall meeting ye

Healthcare suffers $90m ‘massive blow’ in Dorian

A Cabinet minister yesterday revealed that Hurricane Dorian was estimated to have inflicted $90m worth of damage on the public healthcare infrastructure, describing it as “a massive blow”.

GB Shipyard targets tripling revenue to $250m by 2029

Grand Bahama Shipyard is aiming to more than triple its annual turnover to $250m within five years, its top financial executive asserting yesterday: "This is not wishful thinking."

Heroic Concrete and Concrete Products breaks ground on $6.4m plant in GB

A new $6.4m concrete manufacturing plant, the first to be operated by a Grand Bahama woman, will be fully operational by January 1, 2024.

Children's home renovations complete 'by end of July'

RENOVATIONS at the Grand Bahama Children’s Home are in full swing again and are expected to be completed by the end of next month, according to a representative from the orphanage. The facility was severely destroyed by Hurricane Dorian, leaving 31

550 cases in a week

THE Bahamas recorded more than 550 confirmed COVID-19 cases last week, with health data suggesting that the number of cases could continue to increase for the country in the days ahead.

$10,000 of marijuana found by police

FREEPORT - GRAND Bahama Police discovered $10,000 worth of marijuana in a travel bag at the private charter facility at Grand Bahama International Airport.

Time to make Grand Bahama great again

BACK in the late 1980s, Freeport was once known as the ‘magic city’. Most people tend to remember it, and the rest of Grand Bahama, for what it once was: A lively, booming and diverse island where celebrities and Bahamians could both share the same s

Abaco outbreak - ‘we dropped our guard’

LOCAL officials are urging residents in Hope Town, Abaco, to keep their guard up amid a reported COVID-19 outbreak on the island that has prompted the closure of several businesses in recent days.

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