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Loss of night flights 'impeded' tourism, business and GB rebuild
Stakeholders are calling for operational times at Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) to be extended by at least two hours. Presently, operations at GBIA shut down at 6 p.m. Grand Bahama News learned that if an airline or private aircraft operator submits a request for operations to extend beyond that time, an additional fee is charged. ...
No sale for Old Bahama Bay with Kingwood
No sale for Old Bahama Bay with Kingwood
The proposed purchase of Old Bahama Bay, formerly the Ginn Sur Mer anchor development in West End, by Kingwood International Resorts, has fallen through, Grand Bahama News understands. In April, Grand Bahama News reported that Old Bahama Bay Resort and Yacht Harbour, operated by Ginn Clubs and Resort, was negotiating a sale to Kingwood International Resorts, which was promising ...
Minister hopeful for 'trickle-down-effect'
Minister hopeful for 'trickle-down-effect'
GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said the sale of Grand Lucayan Resort will have an "enormous trickle-down effect" on the island and for the Port Lucaya Marketplace.
Former DPM defends handling of storm debris
Former DPM defends handling of storm debris
Former East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest said yesterday the statement made a day earlier by Disaster Construction Authority (DRA) Chairman Alex Storr that hurricane debris post-Dorian had not been sorted, but just dumped, was simply not true because he witnessed with his own eyes that sorting had in fact been done.
Equinor progress on Grand Bahama oil spill
Equinor progress on Grand Bahama oil spill
ACTIVIST Joseph Darville is pleased with the efforts being made by Equinor to clean up the oil spill in East Grand Bahama, but has indicated there is still lots of remediation work to be done.
(VIDEO) The Fox Foundation Collaborates With The Buddy Hield Foundation to Bring aid to Grand Bahama
(VIDEO) The Fox Foundation Collaborates With The Buddy Hield Foundation to Bring aid to Grand Bahama
The Bahamas as a whole has been truly devastated by the Category 5 monster of a hurricane Dorian. The two islands mostly effected have been Abaco and Grand Bahama. Instantly after the storm the founder of the Fox Foundation Adrian Fox committed half of a million dollars towards hurricane relief. This very public act philanthropy set off a chain of events giving to the greater cause of...
NEMA takes relief supplies directly to the doors of affected residents
NEMA took hurricane relief supplies directly to the residents of Grand Bahama in “Operation Relief Saturday,” September 14, 2019.
Hundreds of Travel Agents Visit Freeport Bahamas as part of World's Largest Seminar at Sea and Fam
Hundreds of Travel Agents Visit Freeport Bahamas as part of World's Largest Seminar at Sea and Fam
A group of over 200 travel agents converged on Freeport, Grand Bahama over the weekend as part of what The Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line (BPCL) dubbed “The Worlds’s largest Seminar at Sea and Fam...”
Chesapeake firm says it is following best practice
Chesapeake firm says it is following best practice
THE Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd. and the Grand Bahama Utility Company Ltd. have confirmed that "industry best practices" are being followed regarding the operation of the Chesapeake Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Small Business Development Program Launched in Eight Mile Rock
The Government launched its Grand Bahama’s Small Business Development program in West Grand Bahama at the Eight Mile Rock High School auditorium, Friday, March 8, 2019...