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Activists call for end to colonial rule

A SMALL delegation of activists from the Dutch special municipality Bonaire who are seeking to raise awareness of alleged undemocratic colonial rule of the island attended the 21st Session of the Council for Foreign and Community Relations on Monday.

‘Bright star’: Fish catches up 25%

Long Island’s fishing industry has proven to be a “bright star” amid COVID-19, it was revealed yesterday, with catches and prices said to be up 25 percent and 40 percent respectively.

Family Islands enjoy 40% rise from Latin America

FAMILY Island arrivals from Latin America are up nearly 40 per cent year-over-year, representing one of the largest destination increases, the Out Island Promotion Board’s president said yesterday.

VAT impact 'three times as severe' for Out Islands

Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) implementation will have an impact on small Family Island economies that is ‘three times’ as severe in comparison to New Providence because they lack critical mass, a top private sector executive said yesterday.

BNT concern over Bimini plan

RESORTS World Bimini’s proposal to construct an artificial island atop a live reef in Bimini and the extensive dredging needed to create a jetty to accommodate the company’s five-story cruise ship will cause irreparable and continuing damage to the marine environment of that island, the Bahamas National Trust said yesterday.

Bahamas braced for Joaquin

THE Bahamas is bracing for the impact of Hurricane Joaquin, which strengthened into a category three hurricane in the Atlantic last night and is predicted to drop 10 to 15 inches of rain over San Salvador and Rum Cay today, with up to five inches expected over the rest of the central Bahamas.

INSIGHT: Glaring failures

We must heed the lessons of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Joaquin

The widespread devastation Hurricane Joaquin brought to the southern and central Bahamas has exposed glaring inefficiencies in this country’s disaster preparedness and emergency management policies.

Carnival ‘spruce up’ for 50% passenger growth

A senior Carnival executive yesterday said the cruise giant plans to “spruce up” Princess Cay, adding that the Eleuthera-based private island needs “quite a bit of love”.

25,000-acre dispute solution 'critical to 'thousands of jobs'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Resolving a long-running dispute that has tied up 25,000 acres of prime real estate is "critical" to potentially creating "thousands of jobs" and reversing Long Island's depopulation, a Court of Appeal ruling havi

Wendy’s: Atlantis can’t dictate what happens on PI

WENDY’S attorneys yesterday asserted that Atlantis cannot dictate all that happens on Paradise Island even though it may view the fast-food restaurant as “not up to snuff”.

‘Phenomenal’: Briland at 90% of pre-COVID levels

Harbour Island resort operators yesterday revealed business activity is at 90 percent of pre-COVID levels for Easter and beyond as they hailed a “phenomenal” rebound from the pandemic.

Mayaguana

IF you ask Bahamians to state something they know about Mayaguana, most will respond by asking, what or where is Mayaguana? This southern island is often treated as the stepchild of The Bahamas. Due to the constant neglect by successive Governments, the island’s development has been a slow and painful process throughout the years causing its residents to gradually abandon their home one by one. (Pop. About 160)

Irma gives Acklins reform opportunity

There has been much talk, in the wake of Hurricane Irma’s destruction, about the current state of the southern Family Islands and their future development prospects. Salina Point in southern Acklins was particularly hard-hit by the storm, with evacua

PM's remarks on sailing 'gave me a spirit of satisfaction'

ELEAZOR ‘the Sailing Barber’ Johnson clearly remembers the days when they used their workboats that were a means of transportation from one island to the next for competition. Now he says Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is making the right decision

EDITORIAL: Politics has been put before patients at PMH

DURING the FNM’s first Budget debate shortly after being elected this year, Cat island MP Philip “Brave” Davis was on his feet in the House of Assembly to defend his defeated government’s decision to award $11m in contracts to build three clinics in his Cat Island constituency. In fact it was significant that the contracts were awarded just before the May 10 election. In addition to clinics for Cat Island, contracts were also awarded for a clinic in Rum Cay and one for San Salvador, bringing the total cost to just under $14m for Mr Davis’ entire constituency.

BPL: One-third of Out Island generation ‘at end of its life’

Around one-third of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) Family Island power generation capacity is “at or beyond the end of its life”, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report revealed yesterday.

'The Centreville Assassin' new president of Cat Island Sailing Club

FLIPPING the phrase that former president John F Kennedy made famous, former cruiserweight champion of the Bahamas, Pat “The Centreville Assassin” Strachan, said it’s not all about what the Cat Island Sailing Club can do for him, but rather what he can do for the club.

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