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Family Islands: Half beat 110% pre-COVID target
Half the Family Islands boast hotels already beating forecasts that they will post room revenues equivalent to 110 percent of pre-COVID levels in 2023, it was revealed yesterday.
Investment bar cut for troubled Family Islands
The Government was yesterday said to be “putting the meat on the bones” of plans to lower the permanent residency investment threshold for economically-depressed Bahamian islands.
Four-time Olympic sailor Kelly reflects on Cat Island Regatta
GODFREY Kelly has been around long enough to know a good thing when he sees it.
Exuma private island resort gets go-ahead
By NEIL HARTNELL
$250m cruise port: ‘We’ll help Long Island flourish’
The proposed $250m Long Island cruise port will handle up to 12,000 persons daily at full build-out, one of its principals revealed yesterday, adding: “Our goal is to help Long Island flourish.”
'Banking desert' fears following Scotia pull-out
Long Island's MP yesterday voiced fears his constituency will become "a banking desert" after Scotiabank unveiled plans to withdraw from four Family Islands with a series of branch closures.
Hurricane Irma updates: All Clear for Southeast Bahamas; Hurricane Warning remains for Northwest, Central Bahamas
NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell said Thursday “we can’t take any chances” with Hurricane Irma, which officials say has reached 500 miles in diameter and remains a vicious category five storm.
Joaquin ‘wipes out’ Long Island fishing
Long Island’s fishing fleet was “wiped out” by Hurricane Joaquin, Tribune Business was told yesterday, devastating “a big part” of its economy.
Make San Salvador World Heritage site
A Ministry of Tourism executive yesterday urged The Bahamas to “lobby in earnest” for the entire island of San Salvador to be designated a UN World Heritage Site, adding that this typically boosted business volumes by 8-15 percent.
Long Island MP assured on mega project's funding
Long Island’s MP is “fairly confident” that a mega resort community will be revived, arguing that the developers would not release their plans without first obtaining the necessary financing.Adrian Gibson told Tribune Business he had been personally
COVID testing still Out Islands travel 'hurdle'
Family Island hotels and businesses yesterday said the requirement for a COVID-19 RT-PCR test remains a “hurdle” to inter-island travel from New Providence despite the 14-day quarantine's end.
Five companies call Bahamian airline for Irma evacuations
A Bahamian airline yesterday said it had received calls from five companies to evacuate their foreign workers from the Family Islands before Hurricane Irma’s arrival.
BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY 6PM ALERT ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN
ALERT #14 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER, 2015 AT 6PM EDT.
EARLY MORNING HURRICANE ALERT FROM THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
ALERT #17 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER, 2015 AT 3AM EDT.
Turnquest: I don’t want us to abandon Family Islands
FREE National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest has emphasised that he does not believe any Family Island affected by Hurricane Joaquin should be abandoned.
Minister startled that local govt responsible for Family Islands firefighting equipment
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said he was startled to discover that Local Government is responsible for maintaining firefighting equipment on Family Islands, not the police.
Regattas and festivals return
AGRICULTURE and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting yesterday announced the relaunch of festivals, homecomings and regattas after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PM putting Family Islands at centre of govt strategy
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis discussed numerous Family Island tourism projects during his national address last night, hoping the developments will further dent the unemployment rate on those islands. The recent labour force survey showed the unemployment rate declined in Grand Bahama and Abaco.
Music star Jack Johnson helps to spread word about plastic pollution
THE Island School hosted the SEA Change Youth Summit with musician Jack Johnson and the 5 Gyres organisation lto raise awareness about the impact of plastic pollution in the ocean and to inspire young students to be advocates for change.
Family rescues private chef stranded on Antholl Island
A NORMAL family day out at sea ended with a twist after a group of cousins rescued a man who was stranded on Atholl Island.