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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 […]

NEMA to Setup Distribution Center at GB Airport

20 September 2019

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is expected to setup a distribution center at the Grand Bahama International Airport.  According to a statement issued by NEMA, the distribution center will allow the agency “to collect relief items coming in by air”.  “Those items will be unpacked, checked and repackaged into care packages to be distributed to residents,” the statement said. “The distribution center at the airport […]

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Another Body Found Increases Death Toll

20 September 2019

Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson announced yesterday that police have recovered another dead body from Abaco, bringing the Hurricane Dorian death toll to 52.  Ferguson said the body was found on Wednesday. However, 1,300 people still remain missing following the deadly storm.  Although people are missing, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands told The Bahama Journal earlier this […]

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Man Shot While Sitting in Vehicle Dies

20 September 2019

A man was shot while sitting in his vehicle on Wednesday evening, according to police. Police said shortly before 11 p.m., a man was sitting in his vehicle on Bimini Avenue, off Market Street, when he was approached by an armed man who opened fire in his direction, injuring him before running away.  The injured man was transported […]

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Gov’t to Access $100 Million Loan

20 September 2019

The United States administration has encouraged the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to line the release of relief funds through multilateral institutions for The Bahamas which will allow the government to obtain its $100 million emergency credit. Lining up the release of funds through multilateral institutions was done to expedite funding more quickly as a result of the massive devastation caused by Hurricane Dorian. […]

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Court Adjourns BDU Matter Over Affidavit

20 September 2019

Another adjournment date has been set in the standoff between the Bahamas Doctors Union (BDU) and the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA). The BDU and PHA are sparring over holiday pay, an issue before Supreme Court Justice Ian Winder. The Crown, on Thursday morning, sought to submit an affidavit from PHA Managing Director Catherine Weech. Affidavits were to be submitted by September 16. Lead attorney for […]

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ALIV Introduces ‘Together App’

19 September 2019

ALIV announced on Tuesday its new “Together App” for local charities and organizations to raise thousands of dollars. The cellular company has partnered with REV and FCIBC to create a platform that uses technology to bring financial resources and communities together in a very simple and transparent way. ALIV Chief Commercial Officer Gravette Brown said […]

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Surinamese Woman Objects to Drug Charge

19 September 2019

The arraignment of 55-year-old Ifna Magda Pinas has been pushed back again after she appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.  Accompanied with an interpreter, Magistrate Andrew Forbes read the second charge, possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply, to Pinas. That’s when she objected to the charge and said she didn’t intend to […]

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Ministry of Education to File Trade Dispute

19 September 2019

The Ministry of Education plans to file a trade dispute following failed attempts to resolve the issue at Carlton Francis Primary School. Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd said yesterday that there is a process to address grievances that he’s asking the union to follow. Since that hasn’t happened, the ministry is forced to take the […]

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Teachers Demand Principal’s Removal

19 September 2019

Irate Carlton Francis Primary School teachers are calling for the removal of the school’s principal after they showed up to work on Wednesday morning and met more than 15 police officers at the gate restricting them from entering the Baillou Hill Road campus.  Teachers and union executives have been locked in an ongoing issue with […]

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Delton Fernander at Prayer Service

Bishop Calls for Unity

19 September 2019

Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander encouraged Bahamians, during yesterday’s National Prayer Service, to put aside all that divides the nation and come together to rebuild The Bahamas.   “We are now left with the herculean task of rebuilding the northern most islands of our country and in doing so we must examine how we […]

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