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ADRIAN GIBSON: The Long Island boating tragedy

Columnist Adrian Gibson looks more closely at the boating tragedy in Long Island; the new school year and the Cuban abuse claims.

Save the Bays saves the day and HeadKnowles receives at least 150,000lbs of donated supplies

TENS of thousands of pounds of supplies donated for the islands ravaged by Hurricane Joaquin will be on their way to those most needing them today thanks to a donation by ‘Save The Bays’ to fund cargo flights.

Island Luck in deal for web shop rival

Island Luck is awaiting regulatory approval for the acquisition of the rival Bahama Dreams web shop chain, Tribune Business can reveal, the first consolidation to occur in the newly-legalised industry.

Butler-Turner confident of Long Island victory

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday dismissed concerns over potential challengers to her bid to be re-elected in that constituency. She said that she will retain her Long Island seat in the upcoming general election.

Royal Caribbean: Crew will ‘never’ work on PI

Royal Caribbean has pledged that “at no point” will foreign crew from its ships be working at the $100m Royal Beach Club after being challenged over whether such practices occur at its Coco Cay ‘Perfect Day’ destination.

Government restructuring sparks hope for business priorities

THE business community is “looking forward” to working with new Cabinet ministers following the government reshuffle, said Khrystle Rutherford-Ferguson, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s chairman, yesterday.

Visitors 'won't stop using the beach' after shark tragedy

“IT won’t stop me from going in the water,” Donna McHugh, a visitor from Massachusetts, said of Wednesday’s fatal shark attack.

‘Govt owes teachers $1.5m back payments’

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson said some teachers in her union are owed an estimated $1.5m in back pay from the government.

Governor urges: ‘Accelerate’ agency banking development

The Central Bank’s governor has urged financial institutions to “accelerate their thinking” on using agency banking to offer services in the Family Islands amid efforts to roll-out the necessary regulations in 2024.

We need a new sense of freedom

“FREEDOM.” That is what the island of Eleuthera represents, indeed what its name means—from the ancient Greek word Eleutheria.

Long Island residents hit out over handling of grounded barge

DESPITE assurances from a Cabinet Minister that all remains well in Long Island after the grounding of a supplies barge, residents there are suggesting blatant mismanagement and bureaucracy “made a bad situation worse.”

‘Devastated beyond words’

JANICE Mildred Kessinger’s daughters say they are “devastated beyond words” by their mother’s murder in Cat Island, a community where she was fully embedded and committed herself to its advancement for the last 17 years.

Chamber: Morton Salt damage 'great concern'

The hurricane damage inflicted on Morton Salt’s plant is “of great concern”, a Chamber of Commerce executive said yesterday, because it is Inagua’s “main economic driver”.Roderick Simms, chair of the Chamber’s Family Island division, expressed hope t

Developer defeats judgment attempt

An ex-convict’s bid to obtain summary judgment against a Harbour Island developer was this week rejected by a California judge. Judge Gary Klausner threw out the bid by Bernard Ross, who has a history of convictions and run-ins with law enforcement,

Realtor urges 'total rethink' of investor approval process

A prominent realtor has urged the Government to “completely rethink” the approval process for foreign real estate purchases, suggesting it had contributed to remote Family Islands becoming “economic wastelands”.John Christie, H. G. Christie Ltd’s chi

Allen Cay saved from invasive mice

ALLEN Cay has been declared free of damaging, invasive house mice thanks to a partnership dedicated to restoring the cay’s natural environment, seabirds, and endangered iguanas.

Florida artist inspired by the Islands of The Bahamas

TWENTY five years ago Florida native Daniel Caldwell fell in love with the vivid colour contrasts and the amazing water visibility that defines Bahamian waters.

Remembering two hearts of gold

By ALESHA CADET

Education minister denies blocking donation to Butler-Turner relief effort

EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald denied yesterday that he “blocked” Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner from receiving hurricane relief supplies for her constituency that were donated by officials of Claridge Primary School.

A mole within the FNM

The mole or secret agent within the FNM who is sympathetic to Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner’s cause was behind the leakage of a confidential email authored by Butler-Turner that was forwarded to FNM Chair Michael Pintard. The mole evidently was intending to further sully FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis’ leadership image by having another internal squabble between the Minnis and Butler-Turner camps publicised by The Tribune and The Nassau Guardian.

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