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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 […]

Hon. Michael Pintard, Leader of The Official Opposition

Secrecy on Government Contracts Concerns Pintard — FNM Leader wants Government to “Stop Nonsense Excuses”

11 August 2023

By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Free National Movement Leader (FNM) Michael Pintard said the Davis administration is intentionally hiding information from the public. The Official Opposition Leader called out the government for its continued disregard for the Public Procurement Act, in a response to Financial Secretary Simon Wilson’s comments, back in July, when he […]

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WSC and WSMU sign $2.5M Industrial Agreement

11 August 2023

BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Reporter A $2.5 million industrial agreement was signed between the Water and Sewage Corporation (WSC) and the Water and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU) at the Office of the Prime Minster on Tuesday afternoon. The Water and Sewerage Company concluded and signed an industrial agreement for the period July 1, 2022 […]

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Women’s Rights Advocates Remain Optimistic to PAV Amendments

11 August 2023

Rights Group Seeking More Comprehensive Violence Bill By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Women’s Rights Groups are seeking amendments to the Protection Against Violence Bill (PAV) and are aiming for a more comprehensive bill to address gender-based violence as they prepare to meet with the minister of social services next week. Women United, in a […]

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US Plans to Tackle Gun Trafficking into Haiti

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer A new policing unit is expected to be established in Haiti to address the matter of guns being trafficked into the country, a matter that the United States is having active discussions about, according to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti Barbara Feinstein. Her response […]

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No Increase in Bus Fares

11 August 2023

Transport Officials Debunk Union’s Claims By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Currently, there is no bus fare hike. The Ministry of Transport and Housing debunked claims that it had sanctioned jitney fare increases for passengers. Ministry officials released a statement after a letter, reportedly from the Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union, circulated social media indicating […]

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COI Leader says Sending Bahamian Troops Won’t Help Haiti

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer Leader of the Coalition of Independents (COI) Lincoln Bain professed that sending 150 Bahamian personnel to assist with peace-keeping efforts in Haiti is a fruitless endeavor. His comments came earlier this week as he spoke to the media outside the governor general’s office as the party went to file […]

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COI Files for Commission of Inquiry

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer The Coalition of Independents(COI)delivered a submission of a commission of inquiry to the Office of the Governor General earlier this week in relation to suspected “unlawful actions” of the Davis administration with regards to immigration. In the saga revolved around the Bahamas Department of Immigration and the Minister of […]

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Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis is photographed as he pays respects to the late Paul Faquharson, Retired Commissioner of Police.

Politicians pay respects to retired police commissioner

11 August 2023

BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Writer As the body of retired Commissioner of Police, the late Paul Farquharson lie in the foyer of the building named after him on Wednesday, the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre at the Royal Bahamas Police Force Headquarters, politicians and dignitaries gathered to pay their respects. Prime Minster Philip Davis signed the book […]

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$10M Drug Bust in Long Island

11 August 2023

Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer The recent $10 million drug bust in Long Island has contributed to a safer Bahamas, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Press Liaison Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings, who updated the media on the drug interception over the weekend. Two Bahamian men were arrested after an aircraft was discovered shortly […]

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Significant Progress in Clean Up of Oil Slick off Pinder’s Point

11 August 2023

Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer The Ministry of Transport and Housing said “significant progress has been made in cleaning up the oil spill” that occurred at the Buckeye Bahamas Hub jetty in Freeport, Grand Bahama. On Wednesday, August 2, around 5:54am, “some of an estimated five to ten barrels of oil spilt into the surrounding […]

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