15 October 2018
The Ministry of Tourism is very disappointed that Sunwing Travel Group decided to discontinue flights from Canada and the U.S. (operating as Vacation Express) into Grand Bahama Island. In a statement issued yesterday, the Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said Sunwing’s demands of the government are beyond bounds.” He said, “while we appreciate investments […]
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15 October 2018
The Eleuthera Community Support Group, the group of Eleuthera residents in support of Disney’s proposed development in South Eleuthera said that there are still some missing keys on financing in Lighthouse Point Partner’s last-minute revised proposal plan submitted to the government. As a result, they failed to explain disproportionate increases in economic impact and provide […]
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15 October 2018
Following more than a year of discussions, the Ministry of Education and Georgia State University (GSU) came to the table last Friday with great news for those students hoping to pursue higher education abroad. Building on the strong legacy of previous relationships, the two signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC), that gives Bahamian students […]
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15 October 2018
The Minister of Social Services, Frankie Campbell says although some programmes have been discontinued, the Ministry wants to keep its commitment to assisting the Bahamian people, as well as working more closely with Urban Renewal. “The ministry is one ministry, it’s the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development,” he said. “We want one side […]
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15 October 2018
The Bahamas Press Club is set to host its annual Media Awards Ceremony under the theme “Celebrating 45 years of Bahamian media.” The press club intends to honour the industry’s brightest minds and pay tribute to those that paved the way. It has been announced that 10 individuals employed in the media, at the time […]
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12 October 2018
The Sunwing Travel Group announced bad news for Grand Bahama yesterday as it will be pulling out of The Bahamas as of 2019. In a statement the Canadian travel group said, “although Sunwing Airlines has over delivered on its promise each year by exceeding the number of customers brought to the island, we are sad […]
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12 October 2018
The Senate is an open door for the public, but many are not aware of this, which is why Senate President, Katherine Forbes – Smith, said the upper house is upping the ante with their public and community engagement. “You’d be amazed at the amount of people who don’t come to the Senate because they […]
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12 October 2018
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis told Eleutherans that he will make a decision on whether to approve Disney’s proposal to create a cruise port at lighthouse point, South Eleuthera next week. It is an assurance he gave residents of that island Wednesday evening during a town meeting in Green Castle that saw the majority of […]
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12 October 2018
International Day of the Girl Child – a day the United Nations launched some six years back to promote girl’s empowerment and fulfilment of their human rights, was recognized yesterday. It also highlights the challenges girls all over the world face. Yesterday morning at the Senate, Social Services Minister, Frankie Campbell shared the importance of […]
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11 October 2018
Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, a term many are now familiar with since the conch poisoning outbreak that put a hole in the wallets of many Potter’s Cay Dock conch vendors. Three months after the outbreak, vendors say business is still in a slump. “It really affected Potter’s Cay Dock businesses because we do conch salad, nobody […]
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