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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 […]

Break-in at The Dundas

23 July 2019

The Dundas Centre for the Performing Arts was the target of an early morning break-in on Monday.  At 7 a.m. Gina Roberts, Dundas summer camp operator, noticed the centre’s backdoors hanging from the hinges and considerable damages in the interior.  According to Anthony Roberts, one of the centre’s executives, the Dundas has never experienced destruction […]

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PM Reveals E-Cabinet Efficiency Goals

23 July 2019

The government will embark on an e-Cabinet programme aimed at increasing the efficiency in the public service, Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis has announced. He was addressing the Caribbean Public Services Associations 49th Annual Conference held Sunday, July 21, 2019 at SuperClubs Breezes on Cable Beach. In welcoming Caribbean delegates to the […]

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Catholic Educators Gather for 25th Biennial Conference

23 July 2019

Catholic educators throughout the region have converged in New Providence to spend the week preparing for the upcoming academic year.  The 25th Biennial Conference of the Caribbean Association of Catholic Teachers (CACT) will have 100 persons participating in the retraining initiative, with a key part of discussions focused in the new strategic agenda for Catholic […]

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Former AG Discusses Post Office Judicial Review

22 July 2019

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell said former Attorney General Alfred Sears and Party Leader Philip Davis met last week to discuss the judicial review concerning the resolution to lease the Town Centre Mall for the General Post Office’s relocation. Mr. Sears, he said, is currently considering the next step and will advise the […]

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University Mourns John’s Death

22 July 2019

The mother of Blair John, one of the Bahamian men pulled from the Po River in Italy last month, returned from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Canada where she discovered her son’s valuable impact on the student body.  During her stay, Cathleen Rahming said the campus was rocked by her son’s passing.  She said, “We […]

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PLP Convention Begins Thursday

22 July 2019

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday announced the party’s 54th National General Convention set to kick off this coming Thursday until July 27 at Melia Nassau Beach Resort.  This year’s theme is ‘Renewal: A Call to Action’.  Mr. Mitchell made the announcement during a press conference at the PLP headquarters where he indicated […]

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Social Assistance Claims ‘Erroneous’

22 July 2019

Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell yesterday labeled comments making rounds on social media surrounding the government’s intention to cut assistance for Bahamians receiving social assistance for 10 years or more, as “erroneous and absolute misinformation, intended only to create mischief”.  In a statement issued yesterday, he said, “The misinformation that has […]

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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review- How Kindheartedness In Business Pays 

22 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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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review- How Much His Giving Matters

19 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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American Drowns in Abaco

19 July 2019

Police are investigating an alleged drowning of a woman that occurred on Wednesday.  According to police, shortly before 2 p.m., an American female, a home owner in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, while swimming with her two grandsons in waters on Gilliam Bay Beach, Green Turtle Cay, was reportedly caught in a rip current.  Police said […]

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