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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 Plans for Conch Preservation

02 August 2019

Despite researchers concluding that the Queen Conch could soon become non-existent – within the next 10 years – the Department of Marine Resources said there is nothing on the table to implement a conch season.  However, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard outlined steps that the ministry is taking to preserve the Queen […]

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Mixed Views on No Confidence Motion

02 August 2019

Some Bahamians want the opposition to move forward with its motion of no confidence in Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, but others dismissed the effort calling it a waste of time and an abuse of process.  Bahamians expressed their mixed views over the matter yesterday as callers on Love 97’s radio talk show Issues of […]

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Bahamian Divers Replace Foreign Fishermen

02 August 2019

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard expressed, just before the start of the 2019 crawfish season, that the more than 40 persons enrolled in the Department of Marine Resources first ever diver training program will be employed on commercial fishing vessels, particularly during this lucrative season, which began yesterday.  According to the […]

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95% of Tourism’s Young Employees Resign

02 August 2019

Tourism officials are left to figure out why 95 percent of their staff under the age of 30 resigns. An audit into the Ministry of Tourism revealed as much and Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said the ministry is working to figure out why and how to keep those persons employed at the ministry. He […]

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Power Outages Affect Small Catering Businesses

01 August 2019

Consistent unexpected power outages are beginning to affect the food industry during the hot summer months and for Cacique Catering CEO Chef Hesley Rolle, it’s forcing him to make food preparations ahead of time.     Without power, raw meets are at risk for food contamination and can be a health a hazard, according to […]

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Grand Cay Firings ‘False’

01 August 2019

Reports that nearly 40 Grand Cay residents were at risk of losing their jobs are false, according to Acting Labour Director John Pinder. He added that a team from the Department of Labour in Abaco went to Grand Cay to investigate the matter. “Nobody’s job is in jeopardy.  The guy by the name of Mr. […]

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BSGC Donates 10,000 Backpacks

01 August 2019

The Bahamas Striping Group of Companies (BSGC) has partnered with Rotary Bahamas to donate 10,000 backpacks, notebooks and other school supplies for students throughout the Bahamas. In a press conference on Wednesday, BSGC President Atario Mitchell explained that the donation is all in an effort to help parents struggling to prepare for back to school. […]

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Investigation Unit to Assist in Gaming Houses Crackdown

01 August 2019

Amendments to the Gaming Act are only a week old, but Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar insisted the government will begin enforcing the law as soon as the proper infrastructure is in place and that includes an investigation unit. “The law was just passed.  I’m sure in the bill it says the Gaming Board would […]

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Gov’t to Sink Poaching Vessels

01 August 2019

Almost a year after several poaching vessels were seized because of illegal fishing in Bahamian waters, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard said yesterday that those vessels will be destroyed.   “The vessels will be sunk an announcement will be made shortly on the date. The media will have an opportunity as well […]

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‘PM Waffled in WSC Director’s Case’

01 August 2019

Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis said Prime Minister Dr. Hubert “waffled, deflected and buckled” in the situation involving Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Board Director Bennet Minnis, who made racial and homophobic slurs about members of the PLP. Yesterday, Davis criticized the prime minister for his response to whether Mr. Minnis had resigned after […]

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