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Cruise line addresses environmental concerns over $100m beach club By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net ROYAL Caribbean International leaders rebutted environmental concerns surrounding the proposed $100m Paradise Island project yesterday, insisting it would be their most environmentally friendly project of its kind. The proposed Royal Beach Club has faced withering scrutiny after Prime Minister Philip “Brave”
Davis announced its approval subject to environmental evaluations. Atlantis executives have been among the loudest critics, with Audrey Oswell, President and Managing Director of the resort, calling the Davis administration’s support premature and urging resort staff to make their voices heard over the deal. In a wide-ranging interview yesterday, Jay
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ROYAL Caribbean International CEO Michael Bayley said Nassau ranks in the bottom ten per cent of destinations customers are satisfied with, creating demand for projects like the proposed Paradise Island Royal Beach Club that appeal to cruise ship
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By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
Caribbean Royal executives yesterday said they reduced their Paradise Island Crown Land demands by 43 percent in a bid to “untangle ourselves” from any “conflict” with Bahamian entrepreneur Toby Smith. Michael Bayley, the cruise giant’s president and chief executive, told Tribune Business he wished Mr Smith well in his bid to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse but declined to be drawn on whether the two projects can co-exist as neighbours or if Royal
Work permit violations found on Work site By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net
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visitors. His comment came during an interview with The Tribune yesterday about the proposed project. “Nassau is in the bottom ten per cent,” he said. “Coco Cay is the number one destination that Royal Caribbean goes to in the world out of 100 global destinations because it’s a curated experience
lighthouse project is ‘Overdue for success’
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Nassau ranks low on visitor satisfaction
By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune News Editor rrolle@tribunemedia.net
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THE House of Assembly passed a resolution yesterday naming sailing the national sport of The Bahamas. For FULL STORY see PAGE 3
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said a special operation in a “high-end gated community” in eastern New Providence found that foreign workers outnumbered Bahamian construction workers three to one, breaking the rules. He said 56 foreigners were taken into custody, leaving 20 Bahamians working at the site. His comment in the House of Assembly yesterday came as he discussed the actions SEE page four
Front responsibility allowance up by 58 percent Porch By EARYEL BOWLEG Tribune Staff Reporter ebowleg@tribunemedia.net SENIOR public servants have collectively received a 58 per cent increase in responsibility allowance. The officials previously received an allowance totalling $378,500, but as of November 2022, they now receive a total of $597k. State Minister for Public Services Pia Glover-Rolle tabled a document in the
State Minister for Public Services Pia Glover-Rolle. Photo: Moise Amisial House of Assembly yesterday showing the increase in response to questions from
Opposition Leader Michael Pintard. Mr Pintard told The Tribune he asked the question because people have expressed concern to him about the number of people rehired, engaged on large contracts and rumoured to have received a significant increase in various allowances, including the responsibility allowance. Mrs Glover-Rolle said
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Marjorie Davis: Volunteer and Nation Builder
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