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NEMA accused of failing island
CROOKED Island Chief Councillor Timothy Thompson yesterday said the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) “dropped the ball,” adding that the island is still awaiting rebuilding supplies like plywood and shingles nearly three weeks after Hurricane Joaquin.
BEC: Restoring power to Crooked Island will take time
DESPITE having the necessary supplies and work teams already in place, restoring power to customers affected by Hurricane Joaquin on Crooked Island will take “some time” to complete, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation said on Friday.
DPM: ‘Cracks’ showing in Briland’s tourism product
The deputy prime minister has raised the alarm that “cracks” are appearing in Harbour Island’s tourism product, as he warned: “Unless we manage the paradise we have we stand the risk of losing it.”
90 days more for Ragged Island water
RAGGED Island residents will have to wait another 90 days before water supply on the island is back to normal, Water and Sewerage Corporation Assistant General Manager of Family Island Operations Cyprian Gibson told The Tribune yesterday.
Long Island is ‘like nation’s step child’
Long Island feels “like the step child of the Bahamas”, its Chamber of Commerce president yesterday warning an absence of growth and infrastructure is forcing businesses to close down.
All-inclusives not the 'right formula' for Family Islands
THE Government needs to find “the right formula” for stable economic development in the Family Islands, according to outgoing Exuma Chamber of Commerce president, Floyd Armbrister, who yesterday said boutique-type resort properties were the way forward.
Three years on, progress . . . but more still needed say Ragged Islanders
THREE years after Hurricane Irma ravaged Ragged Island, residents there said while some progress has been made to restore the island to its former glory, more work can still be done by the government.
PM: Renewable plan clear strategy
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the government’s plan to develop renewable energy on Family Islands is a “clear economic strategy” to give Bahamians affordable power.
Domestic travel VAT exemption welcomed by out island operators
THE government’s decision to exempt domestic travel from Value-Added Tax (VAT) has been welcomed by out island resort operators.
2022 mixed for Out Island resort targets
FAMILY Island resorts experienced a mixed 2022 in terms of hitting their collective targets as they closed in on a return to pre-COVID business volumes, a top tourism official has confirmed.
Realtor's two private islands ranked in the world's top 10
A UK national newspaper has ranked Private Island Paradise in the Exumas, listed by Damianos Sotheby’s George Damianos, second among their ‘world’s top 10 private islands listed for sale’.
ANGLICAN DIOCESE LAUNCHES NEW BOOK
A new book published by the local Anglican Diocese presents an historical account of the Anglican Church in the two island nations it presents. "The Profile of the Anglican Churches in the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands" provides
ANGLICAN DIOCESE LAUNCHES NEW BOOK
A new book published by the local Anglican Diocese presents an historical account of the Anglican Church in the two island nations it presents. "The Profile of the Anglican Churches in the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands" provides
ANGLICAN DIOCESE LAUNCHES NEW BOOK
A new book published by the local Anglican Diocese presents an historical account of the Anglican Church in the two island nations it presents. "The Profile of the Anglican Churches in the Diocese of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands" provides
Domestic Tourist and Bahamas Out Islands Promotion Board looking for the write stuff
THE Domestic Tourist and the Bahama Out Islands Promotion Board (BOIPB) are teaming up to empower budding Bahamian travel writers with a new writing internship opportunity. Ten writers from across the country will be selected to write for the BOIPB
NEMA hands out cash to Ragged families
WEEKS ahead of the one year anniversary of Hurricane Irma, which devastated Ragged Island, the National Emergency Management Agency issued more than $70,000 in financial assistance to affected residents.
PM visits $45m site in Harbour Island
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis visited the site of a $45m development during a stop in Harbour Island yesterday.
Arrivals rise 10 per cent to Family Islands
Foreign air and sea arrivals to the Out Islands increased by 10 per cent year-over-year between January and July 2014, according to the latest data from the Ministry of Tourism’s research statistics and scanning units.
Fundraiser to help form Cat Island marching band
RUDOLPH Stubbs, president of the Cat Island Development Association of Grand Bahama, has announced plans for a fundraiser this weekend in Cat Island to assist students with forming a marching band there.
WSC measures to protect islands from climate change effects
THE Water and Sewerage Company has implemented climate resiliency and disaster management measures in the Family Islands to help protect these islands in the face of climate change.