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Bonamy hands over command of Grand Bahama to ACP Shanta Knowles

RETIRING Assistant Commissioner of Police Bernard BK Bonamy, Jr, officially turned over command of the Grand Bahama District to Assistant Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles yesterday.

Poor utilities spark bad tourist reviews

A Family Island hotelier says poor utility services have resulted in negative guest reviews of their Bahamian vacation experience.

EDITORIAL: Exciting news for GB, as long as locals benefit from it

IN XANADU did Royal Caribbean a stately pleasure dome decree.

CRUISE LINE PLAN FOR GB REVEALED: Xanadu hotel acquisition part of Royal Caribbean goal to transform harbour

Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines is eyeing the potential acquisition of Freeport's long-closed Xanadu Beach Hotel as part of plans to develop a resort and water park destination, it can be revealed.

Inaugural Harbour Island doubles tennis tourney

THE inaugural Harbour Island Doubles Tennis Tournament was held this weekend at the Pink Sands Resort in beautiful Har-bour Island.

Ruled by slackness and mediocrity

As 2023 is heading towards its end, I truly wonder whether there is any hope that 2024 will bring Bahamians much-needed relief.

Four men on bail for murder charged with spree of shop break-ins in Grand Bahama

FOUR New Providence men on bail for murder were charged on Monday with a spree of shop break-ins and stealing incidents on Grand Bahama.

Chamber elects new chairman

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has elected Timothy Ingraham to serve a two-year term as its new chairman.

Seaplane operators in call for Out Island infrastructure

Seaplane operators are urging Family Island resorts to install ramps to facilitate their operations and increase airlift to remote destinations.

Seaplane service must be properly regulated

A Family Island hotelier yesterday backed the use of seaplanes to increase airlift once such services are properly zoned and regulated.

GB Chamber chief is ‘positive’ on island’s investment outlook

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said “positive” things are happening for the island’s economy despite strained relations between its quasi-governmental authority and the Government.

‘National Youth Guard will train for climate resilience’

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the second cohort of the National Youth Guard will be trained in the fight for climate resilience and gain other employable skills.

VAT ‘outlier’ status in up to 25% marina fall

Marinas are warning the “hesitancy” of foreign yacht charters to consider The Bahamas because of its status as a VAT “outlier” has caused a 20-25 percent business drop-off for some properties.

BHS calls for end to ‘chumming’ practices

BAHAMAS Humane Society president Kim Aranha called on the public to stop chumming in public swimming areas in response to recent fatal shark attacks.

Abaco slams Water Corp’s Dorian back-billing cut-offs

Furious Abaco residents yesterday slammed the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s move to launch mass pre-Christmas disconnections over bills dating back four years to Hurricane Dorian as “very inhumane”.

Convention calls are for Minnis

Former Free National Movement Cabinet Minister Desmond Bannister’s calls for a convention in a recent letter to the FNM leadership team is a repeat of the Loretta Butler-Turner faction’s calls for a convention during the tumultuous tenure of Dr Hubert Minnis as Opposition leader in 2016.

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