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Island Luck donates tablets for students
THE Island Luck Cares Foundation donated 500 tablets to the Ministry of Education yesterday in support of its virtual learning platform.
Southern island airlift partner now 'pending'
THE Bahamas Out Island Promotion Board (BOIPB) is eyeing an airline partner to address the “terrible” connectivity undermining tourism in the southern Bahamas, its director revealed yesterday.Kerry Fountain revealed to Tribune Business: “We do have a
Fear Exuma farming progress could be ‘washed down drain’
Exuma’s Chamber of Commerce president fears the island’s farming progress could be washed “down the drain” if Irma scores a direct hit on the island.
'Allow pets to be taken to hurricane shelters in future'
BAHAMAS Humane Society's General Manager Percy Grant hopes Bahamians will one day be allowed to take their pets with them to hurricane shelters. As Hurricane Harvey headed toward Texas last month, images and stories emerged of people travelling to s
Hurricanes a symptom of climate change
EVENTS like Hurricane Irma, which devastated Ragged Island as it moved throughout the region this month, have left no doubt humans are living through a period of climate change, CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque said Friday after landing here.
Maria ramps up to reach category 5
HURRICANE Maria grew into a category five storm as it barreled toward islands in the eastern Caribbean yesterday with forecasters warning it was likely to grow even stronger before it impacts the Bahamas late Friday.
Flood alert as Maria nears
RESIDENTS in the southeast Bahamas should prepare for “excess flooding” and tropical storm force winds as Hurricane Maria is expected to dump four to eight inches of water as it passes over the country on Friday, according to US Accuweather forecaster Dan Kottlowski.
Exuma visitor arrivals up 6%
Visitors arrivals to Exuma are up roughly six per cent year-to-date over 2012, the Ministry of Tourism’s director-general telling the Exuma Business Outlook that the island was experiencing “reasonable growth” with the exception of a 5 per cent drop in sea arrivals.
Reunion for TIA airline
ON March 15 of this year, former employees of Trans Island Airways will gather at Watlings Distillery in Nassau for a reunion of the charter airline with the distinctive yellow tail that served the Bahama Islands so effectively for around 20 years.
Call centre hires first agent group
Island Outsourcers has hired its first wave of call centre agents on Grand Bahama, all of whom recently completed tourism product training coordinated by the Ministry of Tourism (MOT).
Cable: URCA regulations ‘impede’ mobile roll-out
Cable Bahamas has warned that the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) own infrastructure sharing regulations will prevent the winning mobile bidder from meeting the Government’s “ambitious” network roll-out targets.
Banking jobs lost with RBC PI branch closure
More banking jobs are set to be lost after Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) confirmed over the weekend that it plans to close its Paradise Island branch on October 17, part of a continuing consolidation strategy designed to reduce costs and boost efficiency.
Cur-phew: PM eases back
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday relaxed a number of COVID-19 restrictions for New Providence, Grand Bahama and several Family Islands, including new curfew hours and a variety of additional benefits for fully vaccinated people.
Bahamas to ‘recalibrate’ airlift with airports PPP
The Bahamas is seeking to “recalibrate the aviation asymmetry” that results in more than two-thirds of international flights coming to Nassau as opposed to other islands, it was revealed yesterday.
Cays ‘feel neglected’ over Dorian recovery
Residents on Abaco’s multiple cays “feel neglected” by Hurricane Dorian relief efforts, an Elbow Cay developer charged yesterday, amid perceptions that wealthier residents will “pay for everything”.
Chamber eyes infrastructure 'bump up' following Briland
Harbour Island’s 72-hour Christmas blackout paves the way for discussions on how to “bump up” infrastructure improvements that are vital to Eleuthera’s growth, the private sector is urging. Thomas Sands, the Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s president
BEC 'decimation' will inhibit major reforms
By Michael Moss
Humane Society does a great job
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi
Autopsy to determine cause of death as man's body found in Cat Island
AN autopsy could be performed as early as today to determine the cause of death of a man found lifeless in Cat Island on New Year’s Eve morning.
Police investigate three incidents of sexual assault
Police are actively investigating three separate incidents of sexual assault, one on the island of Andros and the others on New Providence.