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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 […]

U S Citizens Fail To Declare

04 January 2019

Two Americans, a man and a woman attempting  to leave the country, with a large sum of cash  were arrested at the Lynden Pindling International Airport on Wednesday.  The U.S citizens were taken into custody by authorities for failing to declare a large sum of U.S currency.  According to police reports, shortly after 4:00pm, the […]

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First Murder Of 2019

03 January 2019

The first day of the year 2019 also recorded the country’s first homicide after a young man was gunned down on Market Street and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.  Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash said the police are actively investigating the incident and questioning two persons of interest.  Although the victim was […]

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AG WANTS ECONOMIC LIFT

03 January 2019

At the beginning of each new year most people usually come up with resolutions or goals they wish to fulfill that year and government officials are no different.   Attorney General, Carl Bethel who said he hopes the economy is uplifted.   “I’d like to see the financial sector stabilized and buffeted and protected from these […]

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TEACHERS UNION GETS STRIKE CERTIFICATE

03 January 2019

The Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) yesterday announced a  long awaited strike certificate has been secured from the Ministry of Labour .  B.U.T. President Belinda Wilson told reporters outside of CH Reeves Junior High School that during the Christmas break, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of  Works would have corrected health and safety […]

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Twenty Year Old Held For Shooting

03 January 2019

Police in Grand Bahama questioning a 20-year-old male in connection with a shooting incident on that island that left a male in serious condition at the Rand Memorial Hospital.  According to Assistant Superintendent of Police, Terecita Pinder, police were called and responded to gunshots being heard on Tuesday, shortly before 10:00pm. Police went to the […]

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WOMAN IN VIRAL VIDEO IN CUSTODY

03 January 2019

A 30-year-old woman was yesterday arrested following a video that went viral on social media capturing her firing a gun from a moving vehicle.  Chief Superintendent of police Solomon Cash said, “currently  Firearm  detectives are speaking with her to identify what was going on, and we have hopes of finding that illegal firearm.” The video […]

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Minister appeals to corporate sponsors for Junkanoo

03 January 2019

The 2019 New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade has officially come to a close and a Cabinet Minister  is appealing to corporate sponsors to continue supporting one of the country’s biggest events.  Social Services Minister, Frankie Campbell  said government funding is limited, which is why the extra funding is needed.  “I’m impressed with the sacrifice made […]

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ABACO NEEM FARM IMPRESSES INDIAN RESEARCHER

02 January 2019

The owners of Abaco Neem, Nicholas  and Daphne Miaoulis recently returned from the first annual “World Neem Organization” (WNO) summit and educational trip to Bangalore, India, after impressing  researchers.  At the summit, 21 companies were in attendance from 7 countries outside of India — The Bahamas, Bangladesh, Kenya, Australia, Canada, Paraguay and Portugal.  The  use […]

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Officials Say Country Is safe Despite Swine Flu Cases

02 January 2019

Cases of swine flu in  the Bahamas  have  tourism officials in damage control mode. Tourism Director General, Joy Jibrilu, told reporters last  Friday  that they are  monitoring the situation. “We  actively  monitor whenever there’s an outbreak. “I mean if you think about it, it was chikungunya, it was zika, it’s always something that you have […]

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2018 Was Good Year For Tourism

02 January 2019

Tourism officials said 2018 has been a very good year for the country as air, sea, and stop over visitor arrivals continue to increase.  Tourism Minister, Dionosio D’Aguilar last Friday gave members of the press an update on the state of the tourism industry for the year ending 2018. The minister acknowledged what he called […]

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