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September 25, 2015
Grand Bahama Port Authority joins demand for release of McKinsey Report

The Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd. (GBPA) yesterday joined a "growing chorus" of Freeport stakeholders

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July 27, 2015
Passports now at 12-week wait period

Receiving your passport is now at a 12-week wait period due to an overwhelming demand, said Minister responsible, the Hon. Fred Mitchell, during a press conference at Bahamas Information Services on Friday...

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March 14, 2018
Residents asked to Treat Hurricane Relief Responsibily

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Works, the Hon. Iram Lewis on Monday, March 12, 2018, asked that residents be responsible and insure their homes, as the Hurricane Assistance Programme is a very costly one for the government...

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February 11, 2016
Married couple charged in Freeport guns and ammunition seizure

A married couple suspected of dealing small arms appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt yesterday. Rajiv Dames, 31, and Katina Dames, 29, the parents of a four-year-old boy, were arrested on February 6 after police found a cache of weapons and ammunition inside an apartment in Grand Bahama.

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November 09, 2015
Minister Responsible for Passport Office Says Investigations Ongoing

Investigations are continuing into the missing $25,000 from the Passport Office here, said Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration, the Hon. Fred Mitchell during a press briefing at the Ministry for Grand Bahama on Friday.

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February 25, 2016
'No power to reduce Rufa stay' says lawyer

THE Department of Immigration did not have the power in law to cancel or reduce the 150-day stay granted to Canadian citizen Bruno Rufa last year, his attorney Fred Smith, QC, has argued.

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September 27, 2015
Govt met with 120 of 3,500 GBPA licensees during 'widespread' consultation

After months of silence, the government has finally filed evidence in the ongoing judicial review action against the government's consultation process with Freeport stakeholders

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September 27, 2016
Residents queue up in droves to register

Southern District residents showed up in droves Saturday to have their names added to the 2017 General Election Register.

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February 17, 2016
Businessman accused of firearm charges

A GRAND Bahama businessman was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday for more than 20 various firearm and ammunition possession charges.

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September 08, 2015
QC laments court allowing govt to seek security for costs

A noted Freeport Queen's Counsel yesterday bemoaned the Supreme Court's decision to adjourn an injunction hearing for the government's Hawksbill Creek Agreement (HCA) consultations to allow the government's security of costs hearing to occur, arguing that the government had effectively cast a "shroud of oppression" over those considering taking public interest litigation against the government.

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