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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 […]

PM Minnis Welcomes Criticism

04 December 2017

The Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has said he is open to constructive criticism admitting that he has made some mistakes in his short tenure as Prime Minister. Dr. Minnis has been under the gun over the past few months mainly due to his immigration ultimatum and most recently the passing of the Commercial Enterprises […]

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PM Says Diversification Will Grow Economy

04 December 2017

Combatting the recent backlash surrounding the passing of the Commercial Enterprises Brill, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has said diversification will grow the economy. In a statement released yesterday Dr. Minnis said the Commercial Enterprises Bill is designed to attract both local and international investment to The Bahamas in job sectors that do not currently […]

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Roberts Blasts Bannister Over BPL Resignations

04 December 2017

Former Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has hit out at Minister of Works Desmond Bannister after the sudden resignations of several top Bahamas Power and Light executives over the weekend. In a statement Mr. Roberts said Mr. Bannister knowingly misled the House and the nation and was being neither truthful nor transparent in his […]

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Four Traffic Fatalities in Two Days

04 December 2017

Four persons were killed in three separate traffic accidents over the weekend. In the first incident, shortly before 9am Saturday, police in Grand Bahama were called to a traffic accident that occurred on Frobisher Drive and Hearne Lane, involving a white 2006 Ford F- 150 truck and a 68year old female pedestrian. The female pedestrian […]

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Two Men Killed By Police

04 December 2017

Two men were shot and killed over the weekend after allegedly  engaging in police officers in gunfire According to Police  reports, shortly after 1:00am on Saturday police were in the area of a bar on Tonique Williams Darling Highway when they observed two men standing near a silver vehicle engaged in an altercation with several […]

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RBC Services Go Digital

04 December 2017

Starting January 2018, The  Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) will discontinue several of its in-branch services as it undergoes a digital transition, which the bank says will improve the overall efficiency, convenience and security for its customers. In a notice to its customers, RBC advised that as of January 2, deposits and transfers to other […]

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Witness’ Credibility Questioned In Extortion Case

04 December 2017

The credibility of the prosecution’s lead witness  has come into question in  third day of former Public Hospitals Authority chairman, Frank Smith’s extortion trial.  This, according to Counsel for the defense, “would destroy the very foundation of the prosecution’s case.” During the defense’s cross examination, by lead attorney Keith Knight, QC, Barbara Hanna, owner of […]

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Was It Sedition?

30 November 2017

The Clifton Review   The Clifton Review is a bi-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires, the links to unsavory characters, the use of the courts for personal agendas, the involvement of the Government opposition party, and the attacks on the Government […]

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Archbishop Condemns Bill

30 November 2017

Retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez, is on the side of those who agree the Commercial Enterprise Bill needs to be rethought, a suggestion he hopes the government gives serious consideration.   Weighing in on the Commercial Enterprises Bill, while appearing as a guest on Love 97’s evening talk show “On Point”, Archbishop Gomez expressed three […]

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“I’M BEING USED,” SAYS COURT WITNESS

30 November 2017

The woman who is the prosecution’s lead witness in the extortion case against a former Member of Parliament told the Court “I don’t want to be here, I feel like I’m being used.” Mrs. Barbara Hanna, owner of Magic Touch Cleaning Services gave this shocking testimony in the first day of the extortion trial of former […]

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