Regrettably, sharp comment is invited by the recent verbal tactics that the Minister of Health deployed in response to the deaths of seven babies at the Port of Spain General Hospital between 4 and 7
Many Grand Bahamians have long been hoping for a rebirth for their island and with $1 billion worth of projects in the pipeline – some of which have started – many are closely watching developments, even if from a cautiously optimistic point of view. Prime Minister Philip Davis recently lamented the island’s economic decline, pointing
The takeover of Sunwing Vacations and Sunwing Airlines by WestJet is not expected to have an adverse impact on Sunwing’s seasonal flights to Grand Bahama, which resumed late last year and are the only direct flights to the island from Canadian airports. “Sunwing was recently acquired by WestJet, which is going to be an overall
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said yesterday that the final legal work is being done to complete a deal with a consortium of companies that will redevelop the Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA), and soon after the demolition of the airport and construction of the new facility will begin. Speaking with reporters
“[…] Many [health care workers] are working under short term contracts some as short as three months [and] have been subjected to continual rollovers of their short term contracts and who have