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Airline eyeing Out Island expansion
An airline is aiming to expand commuter flights to Cat Island and Eleuthera by year-end as it seeks to ramp-up service to more Family Islands.
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PM: Family Islands 'must not be left out'
The Prime Minister says the Family Islands must "not be left out" as he pointed to "major" investments in those locations and the $1.5bn project pipeline for Grand Bahama.
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Scotia closure concern for out island business
The Government was yesterday urged to implement initiatives to encourage Bahamian as well as foreign investment in the Family Islands, with private sector representative telling Tribune Business that Scotiabank’s decision to close branches on Eleuthera and Long Island “definitely does not help”.
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'LONG ISLAND HAS LONG BEEN NEGLECTED'
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DNA candidate for Long Island Mario Cartwright claims the constituency has long been neglected and now the list of problems "goes on and on". According to Mr Cartwright, a Long Island native, issues like unemployment
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Talks are underway to bring Bank of Bahamas branch to Long Island
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson confirmed yesterday discussions are underway to establish at least one Bank of the Bahamas branch on that island in the coming months.Royal Bank of Canada last month notified residents on Long Island that effective April
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Flights twice a day between Long Island and New Providence
Early next year, Sky Bahamas is planning to commence flights between New Providence and Long Island twice a day – a move the constituency’s MP called “a step in the right direction” towards boosting the island’s tourism market.
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Health chief’s answer on why islands stay shut: ‘I HONESTLY DON’T KNOW’
DEPUTY Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen said he does not know why some Family Islands without COVID-19 cases have not been allowed to resume normal commercial activity, saying that is not a Ministry of Health level decision.
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Commitment to historical sites on Ragged Island
THE Ragged Island Development Association in Grand Bahama is committed to the development and restoration of historical sites on Ragged Island, the smallest inhabited island in the Bahamas.
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Call for mobile classrooms as Crooked Island rebuilds
DOWNTOWN Nassau Partnership Project Manager Gevon Moss yesterday called for the utilisation of “mobile or trailer classrooms” on Crooked Island to house the island’s elementary and high school students displaced by Hurricane Joaquin.
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Long Islanders still waiting a year after Hurricane Joaquin
LONG Island farmers have not been able to collect on relief vouchers issued by the government for losses incurred by Hurricane Joaquin more than a year ago, according to one resident who criticised the stalled pace of relief for the island.
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We don't want any tourists here, say Cat Islanders
WITH no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the island, Cat Island residents are anxious about the inevitable return of domestic and international tourists and do not want visitors on their shores right now.
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‘Game changer’: Out Islands to retain to 25% of revenue
Family Island economies will ultimately retain a minimum 25 percent of real property taxes and Road Traffic fees generated on their specific islands through legislation that was yesterday described as a potential “game changer”.
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Cat Islanders targeting cruise port for revival
Cat Islanders were yesterday said to be seeking the Government’s help in developing a cruise port and other facilities deemed essential to reviving an economy “in dire straits”.
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Harbour Island resorts oppose cruising plans
Harbour Island resort operators yesterday warned the government it will hurt “the goose that laid the golden egg” if they try to make the island a cruise tourism destination.
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Ragged Island families want to rebuild
RESIDENTS of Ragged Island are determined to go back home immediately and rebuild despite the decimation left from Hurricane Irma, with the community’s chief councillor saying it is “foolishness” for anyone to consider the island uninhabitable.
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Five Cat Islanders to attend BTVI after $2,500 scholarship donation
THE Cat Island Sailing Club Association recently made a $2,500 scholarship donation for five Cat Islanders to attend the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).The hope is this scholarship will aid in producing skilled tradesmen who will r
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Long Island - residents’ point of view
We write in response to an article in The Tribune dated April 2, 2015, page 8A & 9A. Residents of Long Island were deeply troubled and saddened by the utter nonsense written by Mr Adrian Gibson, a non-resident of the beautiful Long Island.
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PM opens Newton Cay Bridge and Monument Road in Long Island
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially opened the Newton Cay Bridge and Monument Road in Long Island on Friday, noting the two major projects are part of the government’s efforts to promote economic growth on the island.
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Rebuilding Ragged Island to cost tens of millions
THE Minnis administration’s proposed plan to restore hurricane-ravaged Ragged Island will cost tens of millions of dollars and currently involves the private sector along with international partners, Works Minister Desmond Bannister told reporters yesterday.
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Cooper blasts govt Ragged response
EXUMA and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper yesterday criticised the Minnis administration for its failure to rebuild the segments of his constituency rendered “unliveable” in the wake of Hurricane Irma last September.
