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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 […]

Davis Confident in PLP’s Leadership Security

25 July 2019

Philip Davis has been leader of the Progressive Liberal Party now for two years and he is counting on keeping it that way following the party’s general convention.  Tuesday night’s address in Freeport was yet another opportunity for Mr. Davis to drive that message home to supporters. Addressing those who turned out to the Taxi […]

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D’Aguilar Denies Skybahamas Victimization

25 July 2019

Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar dismissed claims that the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority victimized Skybahamas Chief Executive Officer Randy Butler, who is still tail spinning after his airline was grounded. Mr. D’Aguilar told The Bahama Journal that as minister, there is nothing he can do. “Now that is not going to happen in […]

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Davis Doubts Wilchcombe’s Support for Chairman

25 July 2019

Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip Davis believes former Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe does not have the needed support to become the party’s chairman at the upcoming convention, but he is not hindering Wilchcombe’s attempt to vie for the position.     “If Obie wants to make an argument about why he should be chairman, […]

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Haitians Charged with Fraud

25 July 2019

Two Haitians and three Bahamians were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday with conspiracy to commit fraud by false pretense and intent to commit a fraudulent marriage. It is alleged that Bridnay Johnson and Bernard Musgrove, both 19,  Willy Exama and Ansele Nicolas, both 24, and 48-year-old Bradley Smith  tried  to commit fraud to […]

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OECD Praises Bahamas

25 July 2019

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest delivered good news in the House of Assembly yesterday, regarding The Bahamas’ position with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).  DPM Turnquest, while seconding amendments for a compendium of bills related to the financial services sector, said The Bahamas has passed the assessment of […]

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Marine Receives VBI

25 July 2019

Royal Bahamas Defence Force officer Javon Seymour, accused of Petty Officer Percival Perpall’s death, was served with a voluntary bill of indictment (VBI) fast tracking his case to the Supreme Court on Wednesday. He was informed by Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt that he cannot provide evidence or call witnesses in support of his alibi in […]

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Bills Increase Financial Services Regulation

25 July 2019

Legislators passed a compendium of bills related to the financial services sector, upping The Bahamas’ fight to better safeguard the sector. During a brief debate, in the House of Assembly yesterday, Minster of Financial Services, Trade and Industry Ellsworth Johnson said once passed and enacted, the bills will assist The Bahamas in complying with several […]

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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review- Nygard’s Tureano Sponsorship Pays Off Big

24 July 2019

Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]

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BCPOU Files Trade Dispute Against BTC

24 July 2019

Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) President Dino Rolle filed a trade dispute against the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) Limited on Monday. The BCPOU filed a trade dispute with the Ministry of Labour citing BTC’s failure to negotiate in good faith on the proposed voluntary separation packages (VSEP).  According to Rolle, “This action is […]

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Wells Defends Post Office Deal

24 July 2019

WMinister of Transport and Local Government Renward Wells made a valiant attempt to defend the controversial General Post Office deal, which includes its relocation to the Town Centre Mall and a lease agreement with St. Anne’s Member of Parliament Brent Symonette. When pressed on the issue outside Cabinet yesterday morning, Wells gave a terse response […]

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