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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 […]

Mario Bannister

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 […]

Over-the-Hill Initiative To Improve Commercial Activity

04 May 2018

Of the 600 to 700 businesses in the Over-the-Hill community, only 200 of them are considered formal businesses.  This was revealed  by Financial Secretary  Marlon Johnson Wednesday . This is being used  as a springboard to encourage the reintroduction of commercial activity in that community.  During a recent town hall meeting on the Over-the-Hill Community […]

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REGULATORS BUILD CAPACITY AGAINST MONEY LAUNDERING

04 May 2018

Officials from the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) collaborated to host a two-day Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) Forensic Workshop, (May 1-2, 2018) in the Training Room of the Bahamas Customs Department, Customs House, Thompson Boulevard. An initiative of the Office of the Attorney-General and the Ministry […]

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Your Duty To Your Country

04 May 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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“CARNIVAL CAUSES MORAL DAMAGE”–Pastor Blames Both governments

03 May 2018

“The  government has  facilitated the  moral decline of the country with Carnival.” This is the firm position Pastor Cedric Moss of Kingdom Life Church.  The Pastor’s statement   comes  just days before the three-day Carnival Experience, scheduled for this coming weekend in New Providence.  He said that  although the Free National Movement  government  is not […]

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BUSINESS OWNERS EXPRESS CONCERNS ON GOV’T INITIATIVE

03 May 2018

Business owners in New Providence are  applauding  The  Over the Hill Community Development Partnership Initiative of the Minnis administration. However they say  there are many concerns that must be addressed and clarified in the incentive.  Douglas Bain, Owner of Cravings Bakery says,  “You can always amend, but you have to start at some point.  You […]

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Sands: “Nurses Under Appreciated”

03 May 2018

Despite the challenge the country faced on Monday, when public sector nurses chose to stage a sick out, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands has  acknowledged that nurses have been under appreciated, and that they should be shown that their services are valuable.  Dr. Sands was responding to questions of whether the group put together to […]

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BOATMAN MISSING OFF ELEUTHERA

03 May 2018

Eleuthera police are searching for a man reportedly missing at sea.  According to reports, shortly after 9:00am on Tuesday, a man, believed to be a Haitian National, left Spanish Wells in a 17’ white Carolina skiff en route to neighbouring Max Patch Cay and has not been seen or heard from since. Shortly after 9:00am […]

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MAN CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER

03 May 2018

Fifty-seven year old Wilfred Armbrister  was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a stabbing on Marshall Road last Friday. Armbrister of Marshall Road was formally charged with attempted murder in connection  to the  incident.  Police responded to a domestic complaint around 11am on April 27th and discovered a woman suffering from injuries.  […]

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DRIFTING FREIGHTER CAUSES DAMAGE

03 May 2018

The Royal Bahamas Defense Force Managed to prevent a great amount of damage last Tuesday due to a few quick thinking marines. Able Seaman Warren Godet and Marine Seaman Dion Dames assisted with securing one of three Haitian breakaway freighters near Potter’s Cay Dock.  After receiving information around 1pm, Patrol Craft P-115 discovered a 68ft […]

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Why Aren’t There More Voices?

02 May 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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