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When Nassau Cruise Port opens it will have one year to beautify downtown
PRESS Secretary Clint Watson said after the Nassau Cruise Port opens, the company would have one year to fulfil its $8m obligation to beautify downtown.
Downtown needs improvement as ‘historic city has been rotting in front of us’ Maura says
NASSAU Cruise Port CEO Mike Maura said when the port opens, officials will meet members of the Downtown Nassau Partnership to determine how to beautify Downtown with an $8m investment.
EDITORIAL: What next for Downtown?
AS the ribbon was cut on the new cruise port on Friday, much of the discussion was centred not on the new facility – but on what it means for Downtown.
Rolle: Second phase of downtown revitalisation plan to begin soon
SENATOR Randy Rolle said the government will soon start the second phase of its downtown revitalisation plan after demolishing six abandoned buildings this year.
Prostitutes, drug peddlers and thieves not welcome downtown
PROSTITUTES, drug peddlers and thieves are not welcome downtown, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper said yesterday.
Ranfurly Home for Children asking for volunteers as their young residents prepare for adulthood
THE Ranfurly Homes for Children is appealing for volunteers as the orphanage prepares to transition some of its adolescent residents into adulthood.
Cruise port beats 2022 arrivals in just 9 months
The Nassau Cruise Port (NCP) yesterday said it surpassed total visitor arrivals for the 2022 full-year in just nine months with some 3.224m passengers passing through the facility by end-September.
Demolition of derelict buildings downtown to resume
THE DEMOLITION of derelict buildings downtown will soon resume, Senator Randy Rolle announced in the Senate on Friday.
66 percent in July over previous year
TOURISM arrivals grew by 66 per cent in July when compared to last year, Tourism Minister Chester Cooper revealed yesterday.
Gardeners celebrate the Beauty of 50
FOUR of the country’s largest garden clubs will combine their talents for a special showcase to commemorate the country’s fifth anniversary of Independence.
Residents put ‘strong case’ against resort
Residents of two western New Providence communities were yesterday said to feel they have “made a very strong case” against rezoning a West Bay Street property to facilitate a hotel’s expansion plans.
EDITORIAL: Making history and aesthetics part of the national vision
THIS week, The Tribune is inviting a series of guest editorial writers to answer a single question - "What is one thing you would change?"
DR HUBERT MINNIS: Let’s make Nassau a great Caribbean city
WE the Bahamian people have an historic opportunity and obligation to fix and revitalise the City of Nassau. Its history traces back to the late 17th century.
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”.
FRONT PORCH: A fitting memorial for the Jubilee?
BUILDINGS and monuments are more than physical structures. They may also serve as memorials, as extensions of the soul, as commemorative landscapes recalling certain events and histories, summoning new generations to inscribe their stories on a living tradition or history.
Wynn identifies three sites to avoid ‘parking anarchy’
A Goodman’s Bay developer yesterday said it has identified three potential off-site parking locations for construction workers and staff as it bids to avoid the “anarchy” that occurred during its first project.
THE KDK REPORT: Proactive approach needed so all are able to afford health care - Part 2
ON a daily basis, I meet and interact with patients from all walks of life. Last week, I wrote about how a friend from an affluent background complained about the rising price of water lilies, which she needed to purchase for the Koi Pond in her garden.
Residents ‘adamantly’ oppose resort’s West Bay expansion
Residents in two western New Providence communities are “adamant” a hotel should not be given permission to re-zone a West Bay Street property as “commercial” so it can develop a grocery store, cafe and other amenities.
Clubs & Societies June 23rd, 2023
After a three-year gap because of COVID-19, the 16th Summer Day Camp returns with daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, August 8-18.