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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...
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...
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...
Mayaguana HOA to be Approved
Mayaguana HOA to be Approved
The Government will recommend approval of a revised, amended and restated Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Mayaguana developers the I-Group, Guardian Business can confirm. Chairman of the Hotel Corporation of The Bahamas (HCB), Michael Scott, told this newspaper yesterday that while there were certain observations and qualifications to be met, the conclusion of cabinet was to approve the deal in prin...
Images from the island of Mayaguana from the passing of Hurricane Irma
First images coming in from the island of Mayaguana one of the Southern islands...
Social Services Minister Griffin kicks off visit to Mayaguana with stops to Pirates Well/Abraham's Bay
Social Services Minister Griffin kicks off visit to Mayaguana with stops to Pirates Well/Abraham's Bay
Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin arrived in Pirate?s Well Friday for a three-day visit.
'Watershed' Mayaguana Deal Backed
'Watershed' Mayaguana Deal Backed
THE BAHAMAS was yesterday said to have experienced "a watershed moment" after the Government approved the revised Heads of Agreement for the I-Group's Mayaguana project, paving the way for a $24-$32 million investment in the development's first phase.
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...
'Truck Burned For More Than An Hour' With Three Inside
Having stood by helpless and in horror as the bodies of three of their neighbours burned for more than an hour, Mayaguanans are blaming yesterday's plane crash disaster on years of government neglect.