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Govt to Finish Repairs at Mayaguana Airport
Govt to Finish Repairs at Mayaguana Airport
Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin said yesterday she is getting advice on how her ministry can finish repairs at the airport in Mayaguana without interfering with the heads of agreement signed between the I-Group and the government.
Ongoing woes for Mayaguana airport
Ongoing woes for Mayaguana airport
Several Mayaguana residents used their vehicles' high beams to assist in the landing of a plane making an emergency medical flight on Sunday because half of the emergency solar lights at the runway were inoperable, The Nassau Guardian has learnt...
Runway is completed at airport after fatal crash
Runway is completed at airport after fatal crash
FOR the first time in five years, Bahamasair will start making regularly scheduled flights to Mayaguana...
Bahamasair's return to Mayaguana hailed as good news
Bahamasair's return to Mayaguana hailed as good news
The completion of the runway refurbishment at the Mayaguana Airport and the return of regularly scheduled Bahamasair flights there after a five year absence are significant milestones for the residents of that island and signal the resurgence of the Mayaguana economy, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said in a statement yesterday...
BTC Donates to Build Mayaguana FireFighting Fleet
BTC Donates to Build Mayaguana FireFighting Fleet
In a show of community support, BTC has pledged assistance to a committee aiming to increase the firefighting capabilities on the island of Mayaguana. The Mayaguana Fire Equipment Development Committee received a $3,000 donation from BTC to assist in acquiring new portable firefighting systems for each of the islands three settlements...
Basic Safety and Mayaguana
Basic Safety and Mayaguana
The death of three people in Mayaguana last week was a tragedy. The residents were attempting to illuminate a runway for a medical charter. The plane struck the vehicles and two women and man were killed. The victims were identified as former Cabinet Minister Sidney Collie's mother, Edith Collie, his sister...
I-Group: Runway Tragedy Not Political
I-Group: Runway Tragedy Not Political
The Ingraham administration's renegotiation of the I-Group's Mayaguana deal played no part in last week's tragic accident, which killed three people on a runway on that island, said I-Group representative Tim Haffner yesterday.
Mayaguana on Cusp of Change
Mayaguana on Cusp of Change
A restated and amended Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Mayaguana developers, the I-Group, is scheduled for presentation in Cabinet tomorrow, paving the way for works on the island's airstrip and construction of a boutique hotel. Updating Guardian Business on the status of the development, Chairman of the Hotel Corporation of The Bahamas (HCB), Michael Scott, said the venture will be worth between $3...
UPDATE: Deceased identified in Mayaguana Runway Crash
Mayaguana - An emergency evacuation flight turned deadly this morning when the plane chartered to pick up the ailing individual crashed into a vehicle near the runway, killing three people, the Minister of Aviation Glenys Hanna-Martin revealed. 3.29pm: Glenys Hanna-Martin, Minister of Transport and Aviation...
Mayaguana Tragedy Shows Need for Higher Standards
Mayaguana Tragedy Shows Need for Higher Standards
Days after an airport runway accident in Mayaguana took the lives of three innocent people, Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, the commercial pilot turned attorney and the voice calling for the establishment of a Bahamas International Aircraft Registry, urged government to move quickly to establish the registry that will not only bring welcomed business to The Bahamas but will cause the country to deal ...