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SANDALS STEP ON RECOVERY ROAD PM celebrates reopening of resort after refit which will create 900 new jobs By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Senior Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net TOURISM’S recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic got a boost yesterday when Sandals Royal Bahamian resort and offshore island reopened after the completion of a $55 million renovation that will create 900 new jobs. A ceremony that included local dignitaries and the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness, was held to mark the reopening of the resort. “This is a significant day
for tourism,” said Tourism Minister Chester Cooper. “It’s a significant day for Bahamian workers, business people, the Cable Beach strip, 900 employed here which adds to the 700 that’s employed at the Emerald Bay. It’s a great day for tourism. We congratulated Sandals today for this initiative. They’ve done magnificent here with this resort and it’s good for the product. We need even more room capacity in The Bahamas so it’s good that this has come back on stream.”
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson has said the thousands of teachers she represents have reached a “breaking point” after seeing no results on multiple issues brought to the attention of officials since September 2021. The issues, she said,
USING US PROPERTY APPRAISER ‘AN INSULT’
BAHAMIAN realtor Mario Carey yesterday said the use of foreign appraisers is “an insult” to the local industry as he said the 2022 real property tax bills are “null and void”. Mr Carey said the practice of foreign realtors working illegally was “beyond frustrating”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
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are well documented in numerous letters to the Department of Education since then. As students returned to school for in-person classes under a hybrid instruction model this week, issues — particularly at T A Thompson — came to light. At that school, the majority of teachers staged a sit in due to inadequate conditions. SEE PAGE FOUR
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
ANDROS FIRE CLAIMS LIFE OF WOMAN
TEACHERS UNION SAYS ‘ISSUES’ NOT RESOLVED By KHRISNA RUSSELL Tribune Chief Reporter krussell@tribunemedia.net
NAUGHTY: POLITICIANS WHO BREAK THE COVID RULES
BUSTED POLICE brought more than $3m of suspected marijuana to Nassau yesterday, after arresting three Bahamian men in the Ragged Island chain. See PAGE FIVE for the full story.
AN Andros woman was found dead inside a burning structure on Wednesday evening. Police said shortly before 6pm, officers in Nicholls Town were alerted to a structural fire that occurred in the settlement of Mastic Point. Officers along with the community volunteer firefighters responded. On their arrival at the scene, they saw a concrete structure fully engulfed in flames. SEE PAGE TWO
SHOT DEAD AS HE RODE MOTORCYCLE By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net A MAN is dead and a woman is in hospital after a shooting incident on McQuay Street last night. Superintendent of Police Audley Peters said officers responded to reports of gunshots being fired in the area after 7pm. Upon arrival, police found a man and woman, who had been riding on a
A BODY is taken from the scene last night. Photo: Donavan McIntosh/ Tribune Staff motorcycle, suffering from gunshot injuries.
Emergency Medical Services were called and later pronounced the man dead. However, the woman was taken to hospital where she is listed in stable condition. According to Supt Peters, it is not clear what led to the shooting. However, he confirmed the deceased male was in a relationship with the female victim. They also had a child together, he added.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: WHY IT IS SO HARD TO BACK PEDAL
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