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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 […]

Five Dominican students to school in Abaco

27 October 2017

Those five Dominican students interested in attending school here after Hurricane Maria ripped their island home last month, should be in the Bahamas as soon as next week. Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson revealed this information yesterday morning. “They are not coming to New Providence, but they are coming to a female […]

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BUT President concerned about viral video

27 October 2017

Education officials say they are awaiting the findings of an internal investigation to determine what future course of action should be taken in relation to a video that made the rounds on social media Wednesday. The video showed what appeared to be students dancing inappropriately in the courtyard of a public school campus. Many on […]

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Mitchell Reveals PLP Plans

27 October 2017

New Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell said the party is recommitted coming out of their convention and has started to rebuild. After an eventful three-day convention Senator Mitchell said plans are in the works to revisit communities that they would have been to during their campaign and try to concretize what will be the […]

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FLORIDA WANTS BAHAMIAN SAND

27 October 2017

Miami is out of sand. However after Hurricane Irma, many Floridians are looking to the Bahamas for sand for beach replenishment purposes. It is reported that there has been significant erosion of beaches that occurred during Hurricane Irma near 53rd Street in Miami, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed an $11.5million widening of […]

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FNM Chairman Upbraided Over “ Trash Talk”

27 October 2017

A war of words has erupted between the Progressive Liberal Party’s new chairman, Fred Mitchell and the new Free National Movement’s chairman Carl Culmer after Culmer criticized the PLP’s convention as just smoke and mirrors. Mitchell said the FNM’s press release in response to the PLP’s convention was filled with silly and childish criticism. “Their […]

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NEMA accepts donation of Mosquito Repellant Wipes

26 October 2017

Akiva Mosquito Repellent Wipes brings relief to the mosquito epidemic in the Bahamian southern islands. During a press conference held at The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday, NEMA’s deputy permanent secretary Crystal Glinton, accepted donations of mosquito repellant wipes from company, Akiva. “This will bring some relief. I’m sure persons are quite aware in […]

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ALIV SIGNS THREE YEAR CONTRACT WITH SUNSHINE INSURANCE RACE WEEKEND

26 October 2017

Aliv has signed a three year contract with Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend; Susan G Komen “Race for the Cure”, helping to raise funds to assist in finding a cure for breast cancer. Aliv indicated that this sponsorship will assist them with their branding and imaging throughout the country. Continuing to highlight the awareness of Cancer, […]

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PLP Needs To Be Re-Democratized, Says Former MP

26 October 2017

Former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Member of Parliament for Exuma, Philip Smith, chastising the party he once represented, stating that the party needs to be re-democratized. “We need to restructure our branches, we need to re-democratize the entire organization, reconnect on a personal basis with those many thousands of people who still want what we […]

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Three males charged with serious offenses

26 October 2017

Yesterday in the Magistrate’s Courts three males were arraigned for murder, possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition and conspiracy to commit murder respectively.   First, a 20 year old male was formally charged for the murder of 15 year old Anthony Wellington Francis Smith.   It is alleged that Mark Rolle intentionally caused the death of Smith […]

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Murder count hits 117

26 October 2017

Tragedy paid another visit on an inner city community after a shooting left a young man dead Tuesday evening. His killer on the loose and detectives with its 117th homicide investigation to solve.   The good news is that they are following significant leads into the incident.   According to Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash the […]

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