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Ragged Islander's response
EDITOR, The Tribune.PLEASE allow a few lines to voice this Ragged Islander’s opinion. We, like our Bahamian brothers and sisters, are a proud people who can trace our inheritance on Ragged Island for the last few hundred years. The small settlement
Crooked Islanders complain hurricane repairs ‘too slow’
THE pace of reconstruction in Crooked Island is moving “too slow,” according to a former resident, who has urged the government to quicken its efforts to restore the hurricane-impacted island to normalcy.
Crooked Island residents see no end to fire turmoil
DESPITE pleas, long-suffering residents of Crooked Island say they see “no end to the turmoil” of the last two weeks as fires continue to burn in and around four of the island’s major settlements.
BPL: Boat propeller damaged Harbour Island cable
BAHAMAS Power and Light Company yesterday revealed boat propellers were responsible for damaging undersea cables, which caused a major blackout in Harbour Island over the Christmas holiday. In a company statement BPL confirmed that cables connecting
New weather stations which can provide island-specific information
THE installation of a WeatherSTEM weather station at Blue Lagoon marks the first Caribbean destination with capacity to provide island-specific, real-time weather information to the island’s management and guests.
BSF cancels Austin Knowles softball tourney
THE Bahamas Softball Federation has cancelled its annual Austin Knowles National High School Softball Tournament and is asking for its members to throw their support behind the Long Island Softball Association as a result of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Joaquin.
Family Islanders make appeal for better baseball facilities
FAMILY Islanders are making a special appeal to the government for better baseball facilities on their respective islands.
Tender process begins for Long Island water supply
A MAJOR milestone for Long Island gets underway this week with the public tender exercise to expand potable water supply on the island, Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Chairman and island MP Adrian Gibson announced yesterday.The tendering proces
Harbour Island’s ‘extreme damage’ from power woes
Harbour Island’s power outage woes have caused “extreme damage” to its reputation as a tourism idyll, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with resident businesses renewing demands for the island to have its own power plant.
Gibson warns over web shops
AS he outlined the economic despair of Long Island, area MP Adrian Gibson lamented the “cancer” gambling houses had become in the small community, saying gaming addictions had deepened the island’s socio-economic challenges.Speaking in the House of A
TROPICAL STORM FIONA – Hurricane alert for islands of Southeast Bahamas, Turks and Caicos
ALERT #3 ON TROPICAL STORM FIONA ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY, SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2022, AT 6PM EDT.
$3m contract signed for Cat Island water
A $3m contract was signed yesterday between the Water and Sewerage Corporation and Island Site Development Company to bring potable water to hundreds of residents in Cat Island for the first time, marking an end to what officials called a long and difficult chapter.
Long Islanders support Butler-Turner, say they ‘don’t need’ Rollins there
MEMBERS of the FNM’s Long Island Constituency Association have expressed support for MP Loretta Butler-Turner, an executive of the body yesterday telling The Tribune “we don’t need him here” as she spoke of whether constituents would welcome Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins as their new representative.
Cooper ‘disappointed’ that Ragged Island school not complete
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper said he is disappointed that a public school in Ragged Island is incomplete, but expects its completion by Easter.
$1m Sand Dollar hand out aims to boost usage
THE CENTRAL Bank plans to hand out $1m worth of its Sand Dollar digital currency throughout the Family Islands next year in a bid to encourage greater adoption by residents and businesses.
A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Why I’m proud to stand and serve Long Islanders and the FNM
Wow! It is amazing what a week makes in local politics.
Airlift and infrastructure stunt Long Island growth
Tourism and rentalsWith a picturesque blend of hills, blue holes and secluded beaches, Long Island has much room for growth in the tourism sector via Bahamian and international investors. Luxury rental properties offer an exciting way for both local
Making Bahamians the guests, not the workers
Caribbean Nobel Laureate, the late Derek Walcott, had very strong and emotive opinions against modern-day tourism. While his personal convictions bemoaned the industry in some respects, there is an unheralded kind of tourism here in The Bahamas - one
Miller calms concerns over Crooked Island water supply
BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday quelled concerns that the quality of Crooked Island’s ground water supply could be contaminated by the corporation’s diesel tanks that were dislodged by Hurricane Joaquin.
Businessman blasts web shop ‘scourge’
A Long Island businessman has slammed web shops as a “scourge” that is “drying up” the island’s economy, with residents prioritising gambling above everything else.