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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 […]

“Let Freeport Go And Grow”

15 August 2018

Reacting to suggestions in recent days for the government to purchase The Grand Bahama Port Authority, controversial  Queens Counsel Fred Smith is calling  for the nationalization and immediate privatization  of the entity.  Speaking on the Love 97  Radio Show “On Point”, Mr. Smith a Senior partner in the law  firm Callenders and Company said, “we […]

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Former Tourism D.G. Dies

15 August 2018

A  former Director General in the Ministry of Tourism, David Johnson passed away  last evening in the Princess Margaret Hospital at the age of 67.   Mr. Johnson who has been ailing for a few months, died after having complications due to Colon Cancer. He has served in many other capacities in the tourism industry […]

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D’AGUILAR DEFENDS HOTEL PURCHASE

15 August 2018

The  Minister of Tourism Dionisio  D’Aguilar  says,  the government’s decision to purchase The Grand Lucayan Resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama “is not a good decision, but  we have to make a decision. Governments have to act to make an attempt to save the economy of Freeport.” The decision however  is criticized by a cross-section of […]

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BPL BOARD FIRED

15 August 2018

The Cabinet of the Bahamas has fired the Board of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) for making  a decision that is not in the national interest. The  Journal  has confirmed that the termination of the Board came about as a result of a complaint that there was an attempt to  purchase technology for the use […]

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WSC REFUTES CONCH POISONING ALLEGATIONS

14 August 2018

The Water and Sewerage Corporation(WSC), distancing itself from all assertions that its Malcolm Park improvement works is related to the recent conch poisoning cases in New Providence. The WSC said it’s been deliberate in its efforts to ensure the availability of clean, potable water at Arawak Cay, Potter’s Cay Dock and the  Montagu Ramp Several […]

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Irate Straw Vendor Wants Audit

14 August 2018

One New Providence straw vendor is calling on the government to conduct an internal audit of the Straw Market’s accounts department.   Sharon Carey, who has been a straw vendor since 2001, claims she has been locked out of her stall from March 29th of this year, for alleged back payments.   The only thing is, […]

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Prime Minister Plans to Meet Nurses Again

14 August 2018

Amid the brewing unrest between the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) and the Ministry of Labour, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said this past Saturday that he plans to review the matter and meet with them shortly. He said, “I have asked the nurses if they can commence relevant communication with the relevant Ministry authority and […]

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MEDICAL MARIJUANA COMMITTEE AGREED

14 August 2018

The Cabinet has approved a medical marijuana committee, although the names of the individuals have not been announced. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said, “we now have to write the various different entities – Chamber of Commerce, University of The Bahamas, COBUS (SGA), business leagues. There are different entities so that they can send their […]

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LEGAL ACTION PLANNED FOR DENYING CHILDREN SCHOOLING

14 August 2018

Local activist group, Rights Bahamas plans to take legal action over children reportedly denied schooling. In a statement, Rights Bahamas Education Committee Chairman, Dawrin Thompson argued that despite Education Minister, Jeffery Lloyd’s decree that no child in The Bahamas shall be denied the right to an education, certain public schools continue to demand proof of […]

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Lawyers Slam Hotel Purchase

14 August 2018

Two of Her Majesty’s Queens Counsels  have roundly  criticized the decision by the Minnis administration to purchase the Grand Lucayan Resort in Freeport Grand Bahama. Making their contributions to the now controversial decision  onthe Love 97 Radio Afternoon Show “On Point”,  Attorneys Fred Smith and Maurice Glinton, two senior members of the Bahamas Bar condemned […]

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