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LANDMARK $600M AGREEMENT SIGNED TO REVITALIZE GRAND BAHAMA SHIPYARD FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH DEATH OFPHILLIP ADDERLEY
 
The government signed a Heads of Agreement with Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International on Thursday.  This agreement marks the approval of a long-planned project to expand and revitalize the Grand Bahama Shipyard, with a $600 million investment dedicated to the construction of new drydocks and improvements to the facilities in Freeport.  This expansion will position the shipyard to feature the largest floating dock ship repair facility in the Western Hemisphere by 2026, significantly boosting the island's economy.

LANDMARK $600M AGREEMENT SIGNED TO REVITALIZE GRAND BAHAMA SHIPYARD

The government signed a Heads of Agreement with Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International on Thursday.  This agreement marks the approval of a long-planned project to expand and revitalize the Grand Bahama Shipyard, with a $600 million investment dedicated to the construction of new drydocks and improvements to the facilities in Freeport.  This expansion will position […]

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FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR CHARGED WITH DEATH OFPHILLIP ADDERLEY

Police Prosecutors charged Mario Bannister, former ManagingDirector of Clifton Heritage National Park this week for acting as an accessory to themurder of 36-year-old Phillip Adderley, by providing a vehicle to the accusedkillers.Twenty-eight year old Christian Napier and 26-year-old Donte Riley werecharged with killing Adderley whose body was found on August 15th, 2024,stabbed to death in […]

AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE FOR GRAND LUCAYAN STAFF

23 January 2019

Bahamas Hotel and Managerial Union and the management of the Grand Lucayan Resort, Lucayan Renewal Holdings Ltd., are still meeting and talking things over when it comes to Voluntary Separation Packages (VSEP’s) for the line staff at the resort in Grand Bahama.  Minister of Labour, Senator Dion Foulkes, confirmed with reporters just before the weekly […]

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CORRECTING THE ECONOMY

23 January 2019

 Tourism Minister Dionsio D’Aguilar  says, “ since the  coming to office of the Free National Movement government in May 2017,   some 10,000  jobs  have been created.  He said the Tourism sector  saw an upswing in employment between May and November 2018. Referring to the Labour report released on Monday,  Mr. D’Aguilar said, “ most […]

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Tourism Ministry Must Avoid Another Fyre Fiasco

23 January 2019

People are talking, that’s the one thing that has come out of the fiasco called The Fyre Festival – a high end luxury concert set for the Exumas in Spring 2017 that failed miserably, according to Minister of Tourism Dioniso D’Aguilar. Speaking  with reporters outside Tuesday’s weekly cabinet meeting,   he said yes, the situation […]

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ON-SITE HOTEL FOR LPIA

23 January 2019

The Nassau Airport Developement Company’s (NAD) is moving ahead with plans for and on-site hotel at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.  NAD has issued a request for proposals outlining submission guidelines to prospective proponents. According to NAD, the successful proponent will design, finance, construct and operate a three star or more hotel that should meet […]

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PLP SENATOR TELL GOV’T “REVERSE COURSE”

22 January 2019

Former Cabinet Minister Fred Mitchell  says the  latest labour statistics  are “indicative of the fact that unemployment in the Bahamas  is worse”.  Things, he said, are moving in the wrong direction, and this despite the signs and warnings the government continues to double down in what he called its “depressing menu of stop, review, cancel […]

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Eleuthera Resident arraigned on ammunition charges

22 January 2019

A young Bahamian, Mario Deveaux, yesterday afternoon stood before Magistrate, Ambrose Armbrister on a litany of ammunition charges. Deveaux, who was arrested in Rock Sound Eleuthera, was charged on one count each of possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of ammunition, possession of ammunition with the intent to supply and possession of a component part […]

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UB’S PRESIDENT REFUTES FYRE FESTIVAL CLAIMS

22 January 2019

Netflix’s documentary on the infamous Fyre Fest Fiasco in the Exumas had a lot of tongues  awagging after show producers accused two former public officials and a University president of corruption.  Yesterday University of The Bahamas President Dr. Rodney Smith is seeking to clear his name from the discussion.  The documentary spoke of festival organizers […]

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Gov’t Signs Contract On Japanese Vehicles

22 January 2019

The  government of The Bahamas has signed a contract with EAA Company  Limited- a Japanese car inspection company in hopes of eliminating the possibility of radioactive cars being imported to The Bahamas. According to the Arawak Port Development, in 2016, more than 11,000 passenger and commercial Japanese used cars were imported to The Bahamas. A […]

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Man arraigned on attempted murder charges

22 January 2019

Twenty-nine year old Darrell Bain, aka “Tallboy” and “Scaredem” of Dean Street yesterday afternoon stood before Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister, accused of several charges stemming from two separate incidents. In the first matter, Bain is alleged to be behind one count each of house breaking, armed robbery and garroting. Reports are that on Wednesday June 27, […]

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Men Employed Over Women

22 January 2019

Preliminary results from this year’s statistics, reveal that men still dominate the work force over women.  From the Labour Force Report, as of November 2018 more men than women and more young men than young women are employed.  In fact, men outnumber women in the work force by almost 10,000. According to the report, “women […]

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