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May 26, 2022
Sandals to install detectors after tourist deaths

WHILE not revealing the cause of death of three American tourists at its Emerald Bay property earlier this month, Sandals has said the fatalities were not linked to the resort's air conditioning system, food and beverage service, landscaping services or foul play.

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May 18, 2022
EXUMA DEATHS: CALL FOR AUTOPSY IN U.S. - Findings still not released over tourist fatalities at Sandals

FAMILY members of the three American tourists who were found dead at Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Exuma earlier this month want US pathologists to perform another autopsy on the victims, Health Minister Dr Michael Darville revealed yesterday.

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May 17, 2022
CEO: Margaritaville at Sea will bring higher-paying tourists to GB

Margaritaville at Sea will usher in a new brand of "higher-paying clientele" to Grand Bahama, the cruise line's Chief Executive Officer Oneil Khosa said on Sunday during a ceremony at Freeport's cruise port to commemorate the company's first sailing into Grand Bahama.

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May 11, 2022
Autopsies on tourists complete but not released

THE autopsies of three American tourists who were found dead at Sandals Emerald Bay resort in Exuma last week have now been completed, Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper revealed yesterday.

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May 11, 2022
Tourist fined $300 after caught with THC oil

An American tourist who was caught with two bottles of THC oil has been fined. Charles Najera, 45, of Alberquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty to drug possession at his arraignment before Magistrate Samuel McKinney yesterday. Najera was arrested at the pre-clearance lounge at Lynden Pindling International Airport on May 9. He said he had the ...
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May 09, 2022
What killed three tourists in Exuma?

AN investigation is ongoing into the deaths of three American tourists who were found dead at the luxury Sandals Emerald Bay Resort in Exuma on Friday after they were reportedly stricken by an unknown illness.

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April 27, 2022
Fernander: Armed robbers recently targeted tourists

Deputy Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander yesterday expressed concern over the impact of violent crime in The Bahamas on the tourism industry, as he urged the public to cooperate with the police. He made the comments when asked about a recent advisory from the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, which cautioned U.S. residents about crime levels on New Providence

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April 05, 2022
American tourist had marijuana as he headed to flight

AN American tourist who was arrested at the airport for marijuana possession was yesterday bound to keep the peace for one year.

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March 23, 2022
DPM says govt not subsidizing cost of testing for tourists

Minister of Tourism Chester Cooper yesterday dismissed the Free National Movement's claim that the government is subsidizing tourists' COVID-19 tests as "political nonsense". "The previous administration and this administration have always provided a five-day test or a two-day test, as the case may be, as a part of the fee that's being charged for the ...
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March 22, 2022
Pintard claims govt subsidizing COVID tests for tourists

Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Michael Pintard yesterday accused the government of subsidizing tourists' COVID-19 tests and called the policy a "shameful" one. "We strongly urge the governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to rethink this new approach and subsequently make the necessary changes that will ensure that the hard earned tax dollars of everyday Bahamians ...
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