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Kool Acres demolition begins in wake of shanty town blaze
AS the demolition crews moved into Kool Acres shanty town yesterday, resident Souvenance Similien watched, hoping to reclaim the abandoned car he calls home.
DEMOLITION GOES ON DESPITE SHANTY FIRE: No casualties reported but cause of blaze is still being investigated
DEMOLITION of the Kool Acres community will still proceed today despite the blaze that tore through the shanty town on Saturday engulfing more than 70 homes and destroying numerous belongings and personal items.
Swimming, athletics receive top honours at National Sports Awards
OVER the weekend, the swimming and athletics disciplines took home a majority of the awards at the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s National Sports Awards.
Bahamas must target 70% cruise visitor ratio
A well-known hotelier says The Bahamas must do a better job on cruise passenger “conversion” and increasing the number of resort rooms if it is to maximise tourism’s economic benefits.
Fire destroys structures in Kool Acres shanty town
Around 77 structures or some 80 percent of the Kool Acres shanty town off Joe Farrington Road have been burned to the ground in a fire that took place around 4pm on Saturday, according to Craig Delancey, Buildings Control Officer with the Ministry of Works and a part of the Unregulated Communities Action Taskforce.
DIANE PHILLIPS – ‘I’ve never felt more comfortable outside the US than when I was in Grand Bahama’
The man sat down a few rows away. In a nearly empty and sterile, freezing cold Grand Bahama International Airport terminal with only a handful of early arrivals waiting for much later flights, it was hard not to make eye contact with the few lone folks who were already there, a mother and toddler, a few men who spoke in rapid staccato-like sounds like they were from somewhere far away, and this gentleman, middle-aged, laden with an encased guitar and assortment of backpacks and hefty hand luggage that indicated he had been around these parts for a while and was heading back to wherever he came from.
Eric Wiberg – PBM Mariner seaplane sinks near Royal Island
ON the night of Wednesday, July 19, 1944, at Royal Island, North Eleuthera, Lt (jg) HL Hayes crashed while landing in a turbulent sea. No injuries to the personnel occurred, but both wing floats were torn off the plane and the starboard wing tip bounced on the bottom and finally sank in 20 feet of water. The plane was damaged beyond repair and was later surveyed.
Just one SOE ‘can throw everything’
The Government yesterday unveiled policies to govern a near-$800m portfolio of loans and guarantees to state-owned entities, a senior official saying: “One transaction could throw everything awry.”
$500m cruise port’s ‘strict preference’ for Bahamians
The US contractor managing landside construction for Carnival’s $500m Grand Bahama cruise port has pledged to give “strict preference” to Bahamians on all work that is put out to bid.
Jurors sworn in after lengthy selection process in Gibson trial
A NEW jury was empanelled yesterday in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after a lengthy selection process that dismissed several candidates because of their ties to the accused or witnesses.
MITCHELL: CHAIRMAN NEEDS PM’S SUPPORT – Fox Hill MP asks ‘why switch’ as he prepares ‘penultimate campaign’
FRED Mitchell suggested that if Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis does not support the victor of the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming chairmanship race, that person would struggle to function and carry out their duties as a vital party agent.
Top sailor Spencer making some waves
Cartwright joins coaching staff at Brown University
Top sailor Spencer Cartwright has made a name for himself on the waters and will now look to make his mark as an assistant coach for the Brown University sailing team.
PM told that BPL fuel hedge ‘in the money’
The Prime Minister was told Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge, which his administration has sought to discredit, was “in the money” even though fuel woes “substantially ate into the benefits”.
Softball Games prelude to Public Service Week
PUBLIC service workers enjoyed softball games at the Blue Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday morning in their leadup to full launch of their commemorative week.
Elite Girls Basketball League heats up
THE action is starting to heat up in the Elite Girls Basketball League.
PLAYER OF THE MONTH: Jonquel ‘JJ’ Jones earns honours for October
Grand Bahama native Jonquel “JJ” Jones is The Tribune Sports’ Player of the Month for October.
Protect our access to our beaches
I thank you in advance for the space to address two issues that have dominated the headlines recently, that if not handled carefully can have devastating social consequences for this tiny island on which sits the capital of the country, financial and tourist-wise.
'Giant boost' as $600m transformational project launched at Grand Bahama Shipyard
A $600m transformational project, which will include two of the largest dry docks in the world, was launched at the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Friday, and was said to be a “giant boost” to the island’s economy, tourism and employment.
Attorney loses appeal on ‘forged’ bank drafts
A Bahamian attorney yesterday failed to overturn the rejection of his “gross negligence” claim against Scotiabank (Bahamas) after two “fraudulent” bank drafts left his account overdrawn by $165,000.
Elite Girls Basketball League back in action on Saturday
IN an effort to provide more opportunities for the high school players to improve their level of play before they head into international competition, Ryan Turnquest and a group of coaches have formed the Elite Girls Basketball League.
