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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 […]

Three Men Arraigned On Robbery Charges

07 November 2018

Three young boys were arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson Pratt on Armed Robbery related charges and attempted murder. In  the  first  case  19 year old Alvin Morley was charged with one count of attempted murder.  It is alleged that on October 29th while at New Providence Morley did attempt to cause the death of […]

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Miller Speaks Out On Proposed LNG Plant

07 November 2018

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Leslie Miller, says he is waiting to see if environmentalists  in the Bahamas would object to  a Liquified Natutal Gas (LNG) Power Plant to be constructed at Clifton Pier, near to the prestigious Lyford Cay.  Last week officials of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) announced that Shell North America will […]

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Two Major Drug Busts

07 November 2018

Police have reported  two major drug seizures in the capital.  The first occurred  after 11:00 Monday night. According to reports, a team of Drug Enforcement Unit officers, police marine support officers along with DEA officials  intercepted a 21ft vessel a quarter mile south of New Providence. The occupants ran the vessel on a sand bank, […]

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BNU PRESIDENT TO PHA: WE WILL NOT BE BULLIED

07 November 2018

The meeting the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) hoped to conduct with the Bahamas Nurses Union about concerns surrounding the newly implemented shift changes yesterday didn’t happen on the account of a misunderstanding.  President of the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) Amancha Williams told The Journal that she had no knowledge of the follow-up meeting’s deadline and […]

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JEAN –RONY’S CASE FOR PRIVY COUNCIL

07 November 2018

Human Rights and Constitutional Lawyer Fred Smith  is seeking leave to appeal to the Privy Council in the controversial immigration case of  Jean –Rony Jean Charles. Recently,The  Court  of Appeal found that the  Justice Gregory Hilton  was not  entitled  to   consider  or   grant  the   Jean- Rony’s application for  relief  pursuant to Article  […]

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Agreement To Limit Damage In Financial Sector

07 November 2018

The government and  the official opposition have agreed to work together  to  limit reputational damage to The Bahamas in the  Financial Services Industry.  Attending a  meeting on behalf of the government were Attorney General Carl Bethel and Minister of State for Legal Affairs Ellsworth Johnson who met with Opposition Leader Phillip Davis and Deputy Leader […]

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Child Dies In Eleuthera Fire

07 November 2018

Shock and grief gripped an Eleuthera family after a late night fire ended in death. Investigations have revealed that a call was made after 9:00pm on Monday of a fire that had engulfed a single story structure in Green Castle. With the help of volunteer firefighters and residents, police were able to extinguish the blaze. […]

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Palm Cay To Spend $100 Million

06 November 2018

Palm Cay yesterday officially broke ground on the $100 million One Marina residences – two and three story luxury condominiums and penthouses overlooking the community’s award winning marina. Among those turning the first shovel of soil in  the ceremony  was Minister of Works  Desmond Bannister, who said the multi-million-dollar injection proves there is still investor confidence in […]

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VIOLENT INCIDENT AT PMH

06 November 2018

A violent  altercation between an employee  and  a supervisor hired by a contracted cleaning company of  the Princess Margaret Hospital has caused great concern among patients and staff of the institution. In a  press statement The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) said it acknowledges with regret an incident which occurred on Saturday past between employees of […]

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MITCHELL: “GOV’T BUNGLING IN CRISES”

06 November 2018

The Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party, Senator Fred Mitchell  says  the Free National Movement government  “is bungling its way from one crisis to the next.” His comments came as he  responded to  a press release from the FNM at the end of its two day conclave this past weekend. Mr. Mitchell said, “The press […]

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