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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 […]

‘Gov’t Not Credible With Hurricane Death Toll’

16 September 2019

The opposition wants to know how many people perished during Hurricane Dorian, according to Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell.  Mr. Mitchell said yesterday that there are too many numbers being passed around in this regard.  “The government does not seem credible with its figures, but worse than that, they don’t seem to be […]

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309 Haitian-Bahamians Missing

16 September 2019

Rights Bahamas revealed last Friday that 309 Haitian-Bahamians were reported missing by families and loved ones after Hurricane Dorian made landfall. Rights Bahamas President Stephanie St. Fleur compiled a three-page list for the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) with names and pictures of the missing persons. The majority of the persons are from Abaco.  Currently, […]

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‘Gov’t Was Prepared for Dorian’

16 September 2019

Director of the Pacific Disaster Center Dr. Erin Huey this past Friday insisted there was nothing more the Minnis administration could have done in preparing for a storm of Hurricane Dorian’s size and intensity. This was said considering the government taking a great deal of flack after the storm ripped through Abaco and Grand Bahama. […]

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‘Grand Cay’s Restoration Expected Within Days’

16 September 2019

Former Prime Minister and long-time North Abaco Member of Parliament Hubert Ingraham said he is uncertain on how long it would take to rebuild Abaco, but Grand Cay, just off North Abaco can be up and running in a matter of days. So far, the owners of Walker’s Cay – Carl and Gigi Allen have […]

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Small Hurricane Damage in Little Grand Cay

16 September 2019

Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) yesterday reported that an early assessment of Little Grand Cay, Abaco indicated that the area made it through the monster Category 5 Hurricane Dorian in relatively good condition.  BPL further explained that Little Grand Cay suffered some damage, but not as much as other communities in Abaco. This assessment was […]

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PLP Wants Climate Change Refugees Discussion at UNGA

16 September 2019

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday said the issue of climate change isn’t esoteric anymore, its essential, as government officials head to New York for the United Nations Annual General Assembly (UNGA) next week. Mr. Mitchell insisted that the country must make the issue of climate change front and center at the UN […]

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Displaced Persons Registration Desk Relocated

16 September 2019

The Department of Rehabilitative Welfare Services announced this past weekend that the displaced persons registration desk at Odyssey Aviation is closed.  In a press release issued on Saturday, the department indicated that the registration desk was headed by “a collective group of private citizens, partners and NGO’s in collaboration with the Department of Social Services.” […]

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UN – Hurricane Dorian Category ‘Hell’

16 September 2019

Hurricane Dorian was a Category 5 hurricane, but United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said he believes it was a “hurricane category hell”. “But it was not powered by the devil.  It was powered by climate change,” Gutteres said on Saturday, during his tour and assessment of the destruction left by Hurricane Dorian in Abaco, […]

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National Prayer Service to Honour Hurricane Victims

13 September 2019

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced plans for a National Prayer Service to honour the lives lost to Hurricane Dorian.  The government has invited the Bahamas Christian Council to plan the National Prayer Service, which will take place on September 18 at Bahamas Faith Ministries International, Carmichael Road, starting at 7 p.m. The prayer service […]

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‘Gov’t Learns Lesson from Dorian’

13 September 2019

Former Prime Ministers Perry Christie and Hubert Ingraham said the passage of Hurricane Dorian has taught the government a lesson. The lesson they said is the question of shelter and what buildings are appropriate for shelters. Mr. Ingraham noted that the Church of God in Cooper’s Town is a building capable of holding persons in […]

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