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Butler: Govt moving too slow on upgrades to aviation sector
The Ingraham administration has been criticized for moving too slowly to address needed upgrades to the aviation sector.
SkyBahamas CEO Randy Butler made the charge a day after it was revealed that air traffic controllers at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) had safety concerns due to recurring problems with the facility's radar system.
"Government doesn't understand the importance ...
Air traffic controllers considering more industrial action
Just weeks after the Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers Union (BATCU) ended a work to rule that resulted in severe flight delays, union president Roscoe Perpall yesterday threatened further industrial action.
Perpall claimed that contract negotiations with the government have stalled in the weeks since the protest ended. However, Tourism and Aviation Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace told The Nassa...
NEMA surveys damage in Southeast Islands
NEMA surveys damage in Southeast Islands
In the Southeast Bahamas, there were several reports made to NEMA, as the NEOC was in continuous contact with Family Island administrators and disaster management stakeholders.
On the island of Mayaguana, Administrator Harvey Roberts called in at around 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, to report that power was still off, the road leading to the main town was becoming flooded, a number of utility poles were d...
Seniors give 'thanks for life' at Urban Renewal Luncheon
Nassau, The Bahamas - Two hundred
and forty-three senior citizens gathered Wednesday, November 24 to break
bread and give thanks for life. The grateful elders took a walk
down memory lane with Jack Thompson, director of immigration.
He led them to remember the progress
they have witnessed in The Bahamas over the last 70 years. From transistor
radios...
Handset world: Don't speak for us, Steve Jobs
Handset world: Don't speak for us, Steve Jobs
It may be true that no cell phone is perfect, but the handset world isn't taking too kindly to Apple CEO Steve Jobs' public assertion that other smartphones suffer from the same antenna and signal problems that have been widely reported regarding the iPhone 4.
And, in what's turned into an ugly back-and-forth PR mud fight, Apple is firing back by making its internal signal test results public t...
Apple iPad users report wi-fi problems
Apple iPad users report wi-fi problems
Some owners of the newly-available iPad have reported problems with connecting their devices to wi-fi.
Hundreds have complained about weak signals on the tablet computer.
Apple acknowledged on its support page that "under certain conditions, iPad may not automatically rejoin a known wi-fi network".
Matthew Town Torn Apart
Matthew Town Torn Apart
Along the roads there were signs of devastation everywhere. Roofs were caved in, large trees were uprooted, glass had been blown out of many buildings, and many utility poles and lines were leveled.
Up to Tuesday evening the island of Inagua was still without light, water and landline telephone services.