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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 […]

MARIJUANA COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS APPOINTED

11 October 2018

The government appointed Bishop Simeon Hall and former  Deputy Commissioner of Police Quinn Mccartney as co-chairs for its marijuana committee, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands told reporters ahead of his weekly cabinet meeting. Bishop Simeon Hall previously served   on CARICOM’s Commission for Marijuana and presented at the general meeting back in July.  Dr. Sands […]

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Let’s Talk Strategy

10 October 2018

The Clifton Review    The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]

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When The Competition Has You On The Ropes

10 October 2018

The Clifton Review    The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]

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Defense Force On Alert

10 October 2018

The government has moved to strengthen  the country’s borders in the wake of Haiti’s earthquake this past weekend that killed at least fifteen people  and injured some 300  in that impoverished island nation.  The police, the  defense force, immigration and all other border patrol agencies are on alert in the event there is an influx […]

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MORE BOYS ESCAPE SIMPSON PENN SCHOOL

10 October 2018

Another escape from the Simpson Penn School for Boys has  left authorities stumped. They are mystified on  how this latest group of juveniles  escaped this past Saturday. Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said that it was around 8:00 Friday evening when a group of residents were under a pavilion watching TV under the supervision of […]

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Prison Department of Corrections Officer Jailed

10 October 2018

A prison officer is the one behind bars after being arraigned on drug charges. Antonio Harrison Cash, 27, was yesterday arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate, Subusola Swain, on one count of possession of dangerous drugs, namely 11 ounces of Indian Hemp. The Doyle Street resident pleaded guilty. The court heard that while in the Bahamas […]

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DAMES ASSURES BAHAMAS’ COMMITMENT TO DEFENSE OF AMERICAS

10 October 2018

The Minister of National Security Marvin Dames has  reaffirmed The Bahamas’ commitment to hemispheric defense and security cooperation. Addressing  the 13th  Conference of Defense Ministers of the Americas  in Cancun Mexico on Monday, Mr. Dames noted the recent Trade-Winds 2018 Military Exercise in The Bahamas, in which the Mexican Military and other regional security forces […]

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Another Homicide In Nassau Village

09 October 2018

Nassau Village was the scene of a double shooting that has left one dead and another injured on Friday. Police are  hunting  for three assailants who are alleged to be responsible for this shooting. Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash said ì shortly after midday, three persons emerged from  the rear of  a building and went  to the porch […]

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PLP CHAIRMAN CALLS SANDS “CRUEL”

09 October 2018

Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Senator Fred Mitchell says the government  seems  unable or unwilling to execute the agreements put in place to give the  Consultants Physicians  Staff Association  (CPSA) the benefits negotiated under their contract. He opined  that the CPSA is entitled to take a  strike vote, given the circumstances in the protracted standoff with […]

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Consultant Physicians Vote To Strike

09 October 2018

The  results of Consultant Physician Staff Association’s strike poll indicate that 96  per cent of senior physicians voted to withdraw services following a protracted standoff with health officials. According to CPSA President Dr. Locksley Munroe,  out of the 110 members, 78 of them voted which equals 71 per cent of the entire association. Out of […]

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