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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...
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.
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...
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...
Apparent suicide on Mayaguana
Apparent suicide on Mayaguana
A man was found hanging from a tree in Betsy Bay, Mayaguana, around 10 a.m. on Monday, police reported.
Families 'stressed' in Wait to Burying Runway Crash Victims
The families of three people killed in a runway accident on Mayaguana more than two weeks ago have yet to receive their remains. Former Cabinet Minister Sidney Collie, who lost his mother, sister and brother-in-law in the accident, said they can not find closure from the "horrific and unexpected"...
The great Mayaguana land giveaway!
The great Mayaguana land giveaway!
This column was originally published on July 6, 2010. The contribution to the 2010/11 budget debate by the Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate was one of the more egregious examples of neo-colonial claptrap by a Bahamian political figure in the nearly four decades after independence.