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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 […]

ALIV Donates Blood Van

30 November 2017

Through its three-year partnership, ALIV, the newest mobile network revealed its plans during this Christmas season, to donate a blood van to the Friends of the Blood Bank (FOTB), which will allow the foundation ease of access when hosting blood drives. Bianca Bethel-Sawyer, ALIV’s Events, Sponsorship and Community Manager, during a press conference, said that […]

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RONNIE BUTLER PRAISED IN MEMORIAL SERVICE

30 November 2017

Scores of Bahamians, including political leaders, musicians and other community notables attended
a memorial service yesterday in honour of musical legend Ronnie Butler. Butler has been described as a pioneer and an excellent musician, but Ronnie Butler Jr said “he was simply dad.” “When I let go of who I thought he should have been and […]

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EU outlines sanctions for tax havens

30 November 2017

Jurisdictions like the Bahamas designated as tax havens by the European Union could face financial sanctions, the European Commission has said.   In an article by Andrew Rettman in Brussel Today, it is reported that the list of potential penalties included withholding of tax revenues collected by EU states that were due to blacklisted entities, […]

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SYMONETTE DEFENDS COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE BILL

30 November 2017

The opposition leader is being criticized for what a senior cabinet minister calls regressive comments concerning the commercial enterprises bill. Progressive Liberal Party leader Philip Davis recently forewarned foreign investors about the bill, charging that it is fundamentally flawed, fundamentally wrong and fundamentally ill conceived vowing to repeal the legislation if his party regains control […]

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ALIV partners with Tech giant Apple

28 November 2017

ALIV Communications Provider has partnered with multinational technology giant Apple to launch a coveted item this Christmas, the iPhone 10. Also known as the iPhone X, it will be available in stores on December 15th. ALIV made such announcement yesterday during a press conference held at their headquarters. After numerous requests to bring the phone […]

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20 Year Old Charged With Attempted Murder

28 November 2017

Twenty-year old Javor Ferguson was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court for the attempted murder of Latrell Johnson. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt, yesterday, Ferguson was charged with one count of attempting to unlawfully and intentionally cause the death of Johnson on Friday November 24. According to police reports, on Friday evening a lone gunman approached […]

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Nurses Challenged To Care

28 November 2017

After fourteen weeks of in-school and physical training, nearly thirty men and women have completed the first step in becoming certified health care providers as they received their Patient Care Assistant (PCA) certificates yesterday at their graduation. Nursing Services Advisor Lillian Charlton said “the goal was to build on the participants’ existing managing skills while […]

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Son Remanded For Father’s Death

28 November 2017

A 21-year-old son, Lee Sweeting, was remanded to The Bahamas Department of Corrections until January 2018, for the alleged stabbing death of his 76-year-old father, Leon Sweeting yesterday. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt, Sweeting, of Russell Drive, Bamboo Town, with a noticeable injured finger and a bandaged right hand, was arraigned for causing the […]

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Chamber Calls For Balance In New Bill

27 November 2017

While welcoming the Commercial Enterprise Bill, as attracting Foreign Direct Investment to develop certain sectors of the economy is essential to growth and development, The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) says there needs to be balance in the investment with local businesses. “Attracting foreign investment and the development of certain sectors in […]

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Police Officers Seek Overtime Payout

27 November 2017

Police Officers are set to receive their third overtime compensation in early 2018, according to Executive Chairman, Sonny Miller.   Speaking with the media at the launch of its quarterly news digest, Mr. Miller said that they have already been given the month they will receive their due compensation.   “We’ve been given a date, […]

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