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Sands: Travel risk move is ‘step in the right direction’
BAHAMAS Hotel and Tourism Association President Robert Sands says the country’s newly lowered travel risk rating by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention “is a step in the right direction”.
Bahamas ‘on cutting edge’ with hotel mask relaxation
The Government’s decision to partially lift the COVID mask mandate for resorts was yesterday hailed by a top hotelier as placing The Bahamas “on the cutting edge” of post-pandemic recovery.
Police search for man over firearm
A 32-YEAR-OLD Eight Mile Rock man is wanted by police in connection with investigation into possession of an unlicensed firearm with intent to endanger life.
High jumper Koi Adderley qualifies for CARIFTA
FAST Forward’s versatile Koi Adderley was the latest athlete to post a CARIFTA Games qualifying performance.
Davis: Change needed in Grand Bahama
PRIME Minister Philip ‘Brave’ Davis admits that a change is needed for Grand Bahama to live up to its potential.
US health upgrade gives tourism ‘unabated’ boost
A top hotelier last night said The Bahamas’ long-awaited COVID upgrade by the US health authorities will help ensure “pent-up demand for travel to The Bahamas continues unabated”.
Two doctors join PMH ranks
PRINCESS Margaret Hospital announced that two doctors, Dr Rhea Thurston-Carroll and Dr Nicholas Burrowes, have joined its ranks as consultant physicians in the nephrology and neurosurgery services respectively.
Elnet Maritime centre to bring up to 100 new jobs
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis officially opened the new $2m Elnet Maritime Centre yesterday, which will create 50 to 100 new jobs on Grand Bahama.
‘Credible offers’ on table to buy Lucayan
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said there are “two significant” offers for the purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama that the government is mulling over.
Lawyer federation hails McDonald for her work
IN celebration of International Women’s Day 2022 and its campaign theme, “Break the Bias,” The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) Grand Bahama Chapter is spotlighting Constance Elrone McDonald, QC.
EDITORIAL: Changing the way we handle policing
IT almost feels like it should go without saying that excessive force should not be something police officers resort to – and yet Commissioner Paul Rolle has set his sights on exactly that problem.
123 Haitian migrants detained at Cay Sal Bank
ONE hundred and twenty-three Haitian migrants, including children, who were picked up at sea were brought to Grand Bahama yesterday morning.
ROLLE - STRONG ARM TACTIC MUST CHANGE: Commissioner says he’s working to end ‘us v them’ culture which blights force
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday he was in the process of writing material for the force’s manual that focuses on training officers in sensitisation and de-escalation methods.
Agreement signed for Kipling Complex by university
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas-North signed an agreement yesterday to acquire the Kipling Complex for its new campus in downtown Freeport.
Bahamian women leading the way regionally and globally
Bahamian women are leading the way amongst women in the region who are making major strides for gender equality, according to Tonni Ann Brodber, representative of the UN Women Multi-Country Office - Caribbean.
Rolle ‘not a good fit’ and should resign as president
FREEPORT businessman Darren Cooper believes Ian Rolle, president of the Grand Bahama Port Authority, is not “a good fit for the City of Freeport” and should resign.
Freeport ‘perishing from lack of vision’
A former MP yesterday said Freeport residents have been caught up in “a three-way love affair that’s gone awry”, adding: “Because of the lack of vision the people are perishing.”
SAC’s Big Red Machine puts on inter-house track and field meet
ALTHOUGH they’re not back to full capacity on campus with their every day classroom experience, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine used that to their advantage as they returned to their first inter-house track and field competition since the coronavirus broke in 2020.
Concerned Grand Bahama businesspeople, residents march to GBPA
CONCERNED businesspeople and residents on Grand Bahama participated in a peaceful march to the Grand Bahama Port Authority headquarters on Friday.
DIANE PHILLIPS: Montagu madness, yes, I have a right to be angry
THOUGH I don’t think I am alone in noticing how cluttered Montagu foreshore is looking, I do claim rights to my anger. In 2010, I dedicated the better part of a year chairing a steering committee for the redevelopment of Montagu. It was a role requested by then- Montagu constituency MP Loretta Butler-Turner.