Flipping Grand Bahama

Yesterday the Grand Bahama Port Authority on the present tourism news and its affects on the local economy: Increased Tourism Activity Boosting Local Economy Saturday, 21 st  March, 2015 – Freeport Grand Bahama -  Bustling with a diverse demographic of clientele, Port Lucaya has seen an inflow of one-day cruise ship passengers, spring breakers making the most of their college holiday experience, as well as families enjoying the amenities of surrounding hotels. Needless to say, this bodes well not only for the marketplace and its tenants, but for residents and businesses of the island at large. According to local tour operators, the New Year has brought increased tour activity as a result of the high occupancy levels at surrounding hotels and the influx of cruise and flight passengers.  Local businessman and recipient of Carnival Cruise Line’s Tour Operator of the Year Award, Hadley Forbes, expressed his enthusiasm on the upswing of guest arrivals. “Free...

The posts on this blog over the past two weeks have seen a lot of page views, despite a lack of response. This blog began was a way to reach out to find like minded persons and to influence the minds of residents to bring back the old days. After much writing I realized that going back is not the solution but a way to move forward steadily progressing to where we should be .... comfortably. I have found a lot of readers and still there are a number of negative persons who feel that nothing can or will change. I am not deterred. There is hope not matter how dismal a situation may appear and I appeal to that small glimmer of hope each and every time. In Grand Bahama I have found persons who feel that we can and should change but question how. That to me is a start. I moved away from Grand Bahama for a number of years but on my return the devastation I saw was depressing. Speaking with others who had left and returned they expressed the same sentiments. Speaking with persons w...