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Teachers at Eight Mile Rock High School in Grand Bahama should have reported what they knew about alleged sexual abuse at the school, according to a report from the government.
After nine months, the committee investigating reports that a teacher had sexually abused male students at the Grand Bahama high school said school staff should have followed the procedures that were in place.
Justices, Magistrates and Members of the Bar attended a March and Church Service to celebrate the opening of the New Legal Year in Grand Bahama on January 20.
The march took place from the Garnet Lavarity Justice Centre to The Pro-Cathedral where Cannon Harry Bain Rector of The Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King delivered the sermon.
Minister of Education the Hon Desmond Bannister made a special visit to Grand Bahama to meet with the Eight Mile Rock High and Lewis Yard Primary schools as well as principals, vice principals, the School Board and Ministry of Education officials. Mr Bannister also used the time to discuss his plans for the educational system in Grand Bahama. Pictured from left: Permanent Secretary, MOE, Elma Garraway; Mr Bannister; Administrator, Office of the Prime Minister, Don Cornish and District Superintendent, MOE, Sandra Edgecombe. (BIS photo/Vandyke Hepburn)
Patrons at the Art and History Exhibition presented by The Grand Bahama Heritage Foundation at the Bahamas National Trust Rand Nature Centre, Freeport last Friday, were honored to have with them Mrs Robin Symonette, wife of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Herself a quilter, Mrs Symonette is pictured enjoying the exhibition.
Bahamas’ tourism sector got a needed shot in the arm Monday when WestJet Airlines announced direct service there from Toronto, Canada beginning in November.
At a press conference, Minister of Tourism and Aviation, Senator, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace affirmed his confidence in what Grand Bahama has to offer.
On Wednesday 23rd September, 2009 at approximately 3:15pm, a joint operation among some of the police officers from various department were acting on information, when they went to a five units at an apartment complex in the Lunar Boulevard area with a search warrant reference to dangerous drugs and firearms.
Government Ministers, Gaming Board officials and management of the Isle of Capri casino and Hutchison Whampoa met with the casino’s employees Monday night, to address concerns regarding the November 1 transition in casino ownership to the Treasure Bay group
Furthering its commitment to modernize and expand the nation’s infrastructure while providing crucial employment during this period, the Government in conjunction with the National Insurance Board (NIB) has initiated the pre-qualification process for construction of government complexes on Grand Bahama and Abaco.
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- In keeping with the bank's commitment to assist in developing the communities in which we live and conduct business, Commonwealth Bank is taking its corporate responsibility seriously by recognizing a need and giving back to the community in a big way by assisting Bahamian students with 'Back-2-School’ supplies.
In appreciation of their dedicated service given to the Salvation Army and to the people of Grand Bahama Island, Executives of The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited along with local government officials, presented a token of appreciation to Lt. Colonel Danny Morrow and Lt. Colonel Esther Morrow for their time served here at the Grand Bahama Island branch of the Salvation Army.
A first occurred in GBPA history as The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited, hosted an ‘Open Bid Process’ meeting for the construction of the new Grand Bahama Arts and Craft Centre, in July of this year. As a part of GBPA’s modus operandi, a second ‘Open Bid Process’ meeting was held. This time it was for Downtown Turnaround’s Landscape and Irrigation phase one of the revitalization campaign.
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- The future of GB Express and the jobs of its employees are once again secure following a meeting with the Grand Bahama Air Couriers Association and Acting Comptroller of Customs Glenn Gomez yesterday morning.
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- Bahamas Wholesale Agency (Freeport) Ltd. has generously made a $5,000 donation to the bridge project at Lucayan National Park. Wayne Russell, General Manager of B.W.A., made the cheque presentation to Karin Sanchez, Chairman of the GB Regional Branch of the Bahamas National Trust at B.W.A.’s Grand Bahama headquarters on Milton Street on July 31, 2009
Constable Kenroy Woolery appeared before Grand Bahama Magistrate Debbye Ferguson in Court 1, where he was charged with three counts of unlawful sexual intercourse.
FREEPORT/LUCAYA, GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND, June 23, 2009 – International Underwater Explorers Society (UNEXSO), the premiere dive operation and dolphin experience facility located in Freeport/Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island, is pleased to announce a cost saving line up of featured hotel and condo properties to their 2010 dive group programme.
On Wednesday, a local property owner, checking the condition of his seawall along the southeast side of the Grand Lucaya Canal, found a CAR sunken slighly east of mid-channel of the main canal.
Winners of the first annual youth photography competition jointly held by the Grand Bahama Labyrinth and Garden of the Groves were announced Friday. Medals were awarded to two of the first prize winners present and other outstanding entrants were recognised during the ceremony held with friends and family on the grounds of the Grand Bahama Labyrinth in Lucaya.
On Friday, 24th April 2009 Miss Tia Duncombe, a student of the Grand Bahama Catholic High School emerged as winner of the second annual ‘The Customer 1st Associates Ltd.’ High School Speech and Debate Contest. The competition took place at the Foster B. Pestaina Parish Hall of Pro-Cathedral, Christ The King.
In keeping with its new vision “To better the lives of the Grand Bahama community, and by extension, The Bahamas through the unique features offered by our island”, The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited announced in a press conference on Thursday, April 16th, their agreement to partner with the YMCA and Basketball Travelers, Inc. by donating $15,000.00 towards the refurbishment of the YMCA’s basketball court floor.
The Reverend Michael Pinder, Pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Pinders’ Point, joined by Progressive Liberal Party Members of Parliament the Hon Obie Wilchcombe for West End & Bimini, and Dr. Bernard Nottage for Bain & Grant’s Towns, will be the special guests at the Annual Prayer Breakfast being held by the Eight Mile Rock Branch No. 2 of the PLP this coming Saturday, February 21, 2009.
The culmination of an 11-month project was realised on Thursday at the official opening of the newly constructed bridge at Lucayan National Park in eastern Grand Bahama. The event, attended by government officials and Bahamas National Trust representatives, was greatly anticipated as the bridge plays a vital role in the tourism product of Grand Bahama.
Freeport Container Port, a world-class container transshipment hub between the Eastern Gulf Coast of the United States, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean, has upgraded its Crane Operator Training Program through the use a new Ship-to-Shore (STS) and Mobile Harbour Crane (MHK) Simulator from GlobalSim, a Kongsberg Maritime Company.
At approximately 4:30 pm on Thursday 22nd January, 2009, Police Officers in Grand Bahama arrested Senator Pleasant Bridgewater while at her office following a complaint of alleged “Attempted Extortion” made by Mr. John Travolta. Bridgewater was taken to Central Police Station, Freeport, where she was detained overnight.
Reporters, photographers, and cameramen from an assortment of US-based media outlets gather outside the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Grand Bahama awaiting the autopsy results of Jett Travolta.
The 16 year old son of actor John Travolta died tragically on January 2nd, 2009 while the family was vacationing at Old Bahama Bay in West End.
Autopsy results are expected soon.
(Photos by Derek Carroll)
The Festival Noel Committee is pleased to announce the that winning restaurant for Festival Noel's top prize, CHEF NOEL, which was won by the newly opened restaurant Agave. The restaurant owners have also won an adverting package from Cool 96 and Bahama Buy & Sell, gifts from Bristol Wines and Spirits, a winning plaque and the honour of being voted TOP CHEF in Grand Bahama.
Bradford Marine Bahamas, one of the Bradford Marine family of companies, has dedicated new office facilities at their Freeport, Grand Bahama shipyard. These new offices include over 4,000 square feet of office space and are part of a facility upgrade which includes 1,100 lineal feet of new, deep water dockage.
'The early bird catches the worm,' and the organisers of Festival Noel 2008 are well on their way to making this year’s event one of the best ever. With 14 years of experience under their belt, this year’s event - to be held on December 5th - will not only be a great success but most importantly, a FUN evening for Grand Bahama.
The Grand Bahama Chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) is pleased to announce that Destiny Danielle McKinney is the third recipient of the annual FIDA Scholarship Award. Miss McKinney is a 2008 graduate of Sunland Baptist Academy, Freeport, Grand Bahama and is pursuing an Associate Degree in Law at the College of The Bahamas.
A Freeport male resident is hospitalised in New Providence in critical condition, after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head during an altercation with another male, shortly before noon on Saturday (4.10.08), in the southern parking lot of the Pepper Pot Take Away Restaurant on East Sunrise Highway.
The Government will cause all disconnected residential Grand Bahama Power Company consumers to have their electricity restored, and will, as it did for Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) consumers, cause the fuel surcharge to be limited for some 15,000 consumers on Grand Bahama, Minister of State for Finance the Hon. Zhivargo Laing announced in parliament Wednesday.
Grand Bahama police reported yesterday that at about 5:20am, the duty officer at the Police Dispatch Centre in Freeport received a call informing that a man had just been shot at his residence in Lewis Yard.
The Grand Bahama Children’s Home brings light into the lives of our children everyday. Children from troubled homes, neglected and often abused learn to flourish and thrive again in the comforting and joyful environment of the home. Seeing these young faces smile is a daily reward for the efforts that go into the running of this establishment.
A very large quantity of cocaine was seized by Grand Bahama Drug Enforcement Unit officers, shortly after it arrived on the island.
Acting on information received, the team of Interdiction Officers proceeded to the Freeport Container Port around 4:00pm on Sunday 15.9.08, where they commenced enquiries.
Police on Grand Bahama identified that island’s latest homicide during the weekend.
The young man who was fatally stabbed around 1:12 am last Friday during a confrontation with the male passenger of a vehicle in the vicinity of the Pepper Pot take- way restaurant on East Sunrise Highway has been identified as 26-year-old Jodie Smith of Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock, Chief Superintendent Basil Rahming said.
One of three men charged with drug possession in the Freeport on Thursday will spend two years in prison.
Evans Richardson, 25, of Garden Villas, Jackelo Pierre-Louis, 21, of Garden Villas and John Charles, 28, also of Garden Villas, all faced the charge of possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply.
Police also reported that investigations were continuing on Grand Bahama over the weekend into two armed robberies.
According to police, around 10:50 a.m. Friday a supervisor at the Grand Bahama shipyard reported that two employees informed him that they were robbed on Thursday evening in the Lucayan area.
An adult male has become Grand Bahama island's sixth traffic fatality for this year, following a horrific early morning crash.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that the unidentified male driver, appeared to have been traveling north along Sgt Major Road at a very fast rate of speed, around 4:15am this morning(14.8.08), in a silver Mercury Sable, which bore no identification plates.
Genymphas Higgs, 18, is the first Grand Bahamian to receive the All-Merit Scholarship.
On Friday, 15th August 2008 The Grand Bahama Development Company (DEVCO), in conjunction with UNEXSO and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, will host a six-member crew of New York City’s distinguished Explorers Club (TEC) led by Marine Biologists Drs. Stefan Harzen and Barbara Brunnick, and Science Writer Joe Frey on their eight-day Flag Expedition to Grand Bahama Island.
Two Grand Bahama residents were arraigned in the Freeport Magistrate Court on Friday to answer two separate charges of killing in the course of dangerous driving.
As part of the continued Grand Life Ambassador training programme (a customer service awareness training programme spearheaded by the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board), Pelican Bay Hotel at Lucaya completed the first of several planned training sessions with 15 employees on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 coordinated by Judy Duncombe, Director of Human Resources, Pelican Bay at Lucaya and co-facilitated by Gina Turner, Senior Officer, CHE and Pauline Wells, Executive Trainer, CHE both of the Ministry of Tourism.
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