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Save The Bays Plant 15 Neem Trees on GB Humane Society Grounds
Active environmental advocacy and education group Save The Bays took its greener is better message to a different kind of platform recently, far from the halls of government and the courts right to the Grand Bahama Humane Society...
Residents protest over health fears from industry
Residents protest over health fears from industry
A GROUP of concerned residents staged a protest in the Freeport Industrial Park area on Tuesday over the alleged ongoing industrial pollution that they feel affects the nearby communities in which they live.
Lucayan owner hit by losses due to hurricane
Lucayan owner hit by losses due to hurricane
WHILE the government strategises over the resuscitation of the Grand Bahama economy in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed yesterday that Hutchinson Whampoa, owner of the Lucayan group of hotels on that island, has "suffered significant losses" and continues to search for potential buyers.
Excitement Over Tourism Rebounding
Excitement Over Tourism Rebounding
Ministry of Tourism (MOT) Grand Bahama and Grand Bahama Island (GBI) Tourism Board officials are elated that the island?s tourism product is on the rebound, following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew last month (October 6).
Unemployed Hotel workers on GB experience financial hardship
THOUSANDS of unemployed hotel workers in Grand Bahama are facing financial hardship while the two major resorts in Lucaya are under repair for extensive hurricane damage.
Christie hints at sale of Hutchison Whampoa's GB hotels
The devastation of Hurricane Matthew on the island of Grand Bahama may have more serious implications on the tourism product than what appears to be on the surface. Yesterday, Prime Minister Perry Christie made a veiled reference to the "possible" sale of certain hotel properties.
Looting is reported in Grand Bahama
Looting is reported in Grand Bahama
LOOTING has reportedly set in at West End, Grand Bahama, and there is also concern that relief items brought in from abroad are not being properly monitored or turned over to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for distribution to those most in need of aid.
'Looting' concerns in GB after storm
'Looting' concerns in GB after storm
As Grand Bahamians continued to grapple with life after many of their homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Matthew, Freeport resident Joe Darville, said yesterday it is "absolutely nauseating" to see the degree of "looting, inappropriate distribution" and hoarding of supplies, and the inadequate presence of authorities to bring order to an already challenging process in West...
Wilchcombe: GB tourism 'has come to a grinding halt'
Wilchcombe: GB tourism 'has come to a grinding halt'
Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said tourism on Grand Bahama has "come to a grinding halt". Still, he said, "Grand Bahama will rise again."
Increased police presence amid rise in looting in Grand Bahama
SENIOR Assistant Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour said yesterday that the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Grand Bahama has had to intensify its presence on the streets of that island as more thefts and even one report of looting have been reported to authorities.