GRAND BAHAMA BUSINESSES EVOLVING WITH THE TIMES
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, May 25, 2020 – How we live and work is changing in this era of COVID-19, and the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) is proud to …
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OUTSPOKEN PASTOR BLASTS GOVERNMENT’S “NEW PROTOCOLS” FOR CHURCHES TO HOLD SERVICES
NASSAU, Bahamas — Zion Baptist Church Pastor T.G. Morrison yesterday blasted new protocols that permit churches on New Providence to hold services in parking lots amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying …
Read MoreIS ENTERING POLITICS A FUTURE GOAL OF JONQUEL JONES?
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2020 – When her Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) becomes history, Jonquel Jones, the Bahamian WNBA superstar, could very well have her …
Read More“THIS LOCKDOWN IS NO LONGER ABOUT THE CONTAINMENT OF COVID-19,” NOTED PASTOR DECLARES
(EDITOR’S NOTE: In a February 11, 2019 article, the Freeport News described the Rev. Dr Keith Russell as a “no-nonsense pastor, very well respected in Grand Bahama and outside” when …
Read MoreCRISIS TAKES TOLL IN JOBS AT GRAND BAHAMA SHIPYARD
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Grand Bahama Shipyard has terminated 27 workers, including several long-serving managerial staff, due to a further slump in business caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Tribune …
Read MoreISLANDS REMAIN CLOSED BECAUSE OF INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
NASSAU, Bahamas –Eleuthera, Exuma and San Salvador were not allowed to resume normal commercial activity because they have the capacity for direct international flights, Dr. Merceline Dahl-Regis, health advisor to …
Read MoreFIFTY-FIVE VICTIMS OF HURRICANE DORIAN BURIED IN ABACO; SOME RELATIVES FORCED TO WATCH FROM A DISTANCE
ABACO, Bahamas — Eight months after their deaths, 55 victims of Hurricane Dorian were buried in Central Pines, Abaco, on Friday (May 22). Their remains were encased in white coffins …
Read MoreRISE ECONOMIC RECOVERY GRANT PROGRAMME AWARDS $724K IN GRANTS TO 76 BUSINESSES
FREEPORT, Bahamas, May 22, 2020 — As government officials work to safely re-open the nation’s economy, many businesses on Grand Bahama are keen to resume rebuilding their operations. This sentiment …
Read MoreFOCOL SCOUTING FOR CAPITAL RAISE
NASSAU, Bahamas — BISX-listed FOCOL Holdings is on a capital markets “reconnaissance” mission to determine its best finance-raising options as it “very aggressively” seeks to position itself for growth post-COVID-19, …
Read MoreJAMAICA SHIP WORKERS BEGIN DISEMBARKING IN FALMOUTH
KINGSTON, Jamaica –The first batch of the 1,044 Jamaican ship workers who returned to the island on Tuesday afternoon has departed for government quarantine centres in St Ann after being …
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