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Concerns Raised Over Mailboat Safety
Concerns Raised Over Mailboat Safety
IF an emergency strikes on certain mail boats, passengers aboard might not live to tell the tale, according to one concerned citizen, who said the vessels do not have the proper emergency equipment or procedures.
Reduced mailboat sailing 'can't work'
Reduced mailboat sailing 'can't work'
With the possibility remaining that 22 mail boats servicing the Family Islands may reduce their monthly trips by a quarter, wholesalers, tourism stakeholders and grocery store owners expressed concern about supplies running low and alternative sourcing arrangements having to be made.
Stephen Kappeler, president of the Out Island Promotions Board, told Tribune Business yesterday the idea that m...
Family island MPs say plans in place to assist most vulnerable during COVID-19 crisis
Insufficient healthcare resources and reliance on mailboats for access to some basic necessities, as well as a significant elderly population, make some family island communities particularly vulnerable, as The Bahamas deals with the impact of the novel coronavirus...
BSGC’s Massive Thanksgiving Feeding Effort is Labor of Love
Whoever said Bahamians could not work together never participated in Bahamas Striping’s Let’s Make a Difference Initiative – a campaign that galvanized an extensive network of corporate sponsors, civic groups, churches, nonprofits and schools to fund, prepare and distribute more than 10,000 Thanksgiving meals across The Bahamas.
The Irony Of Independence
The Irony Of Independence
On this day, a mere two months away from what will be the 50th Independence anniversary of this glorious country that I love and call home, I am angry and saddened by the continued ignorance and lack of vision from our misdirected leaders who are leading us backward culturally as a people, instead of forward, upward, and onward towards the rising sun!
Clayton Hilgrove Taylor
Clayton Hilgrove Taylor
Clayton Hilgrove Taylor, age 86 years, and a resident of #3 Oxford Road, Nassau East South, Nassau Bahamas and formerly Pirates Well, Mayaguana, will be held at 10am, on Friday, April 14th, 2023, at Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Hill Road and Chapel Street, Nassau.
m/v Legacy freed, now docked at Arawak Cay
m/v Legacy freed, now docked at Arawak Cay
SUNDAY UPDATE: The m/v Legacy has been freed after it ran aground in waters near Egg Island off Spanish Wells last week and is now docked at Arawak Cay. The vessel reportedly managed to avoid taking on water during the incident.
Seven passengers evacuated after M/V Legacy runs aground
SEVEN passengers had to be evacuated from the M/V Legacy yesterday afternoon after the mailboat ran aground in waters near Egg Island, Eleuthera.
CBS Bahamas reminds customers to take advantage of price match guarantee
CBS Bahamas, the largest home improvement retailer and architectural product distributor in The Bahamas, continues to set itself apart from other local retailers by delivering top-tier products, accessibility, and services.
Mayaguana: 11 residents evacuated ahead of Hurricane Fiona
ELEVEN Mayaguana residents were evacuated off the island yesterday, as residents of the southern Bahamas braced for the impact of Hurricane Fiona.