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May 06, 2015
GB MP 'confident' of compromise as HCA concessions expire

East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest said yesterday that he is "confident" a compromise could be reached between the government and Freeport stakeholders once a set of tax incentives under the Hawksbill Creek Agreement (HCA) expire in August.

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May 06, 2015
Hawksbill Creek Agreement Town Meetings Begin in GB

A series of town meetings hosted by the Hawksbill Creek Agreement Review Committee began in Freeport at the Foster B. Pestaina Centre at Pro Cathedral of Christ the King on Monday...

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August 20, 2014
Bahamas Stripping To Establish Regional Manufacturing Plant in West End, Grand Bahama

The Bahamas Striping Group of Companies (BSGC) is in the embryonic stages of acquiring crown land in West End...

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April 10, 2013
Grand Bahama Football 2013-2014 Season

There is something to be said about taking the field for the first game of the season. The breeze is blowing slightly from the south, the smell of the freshly cut grass, the warmth of the sun hits your face. You can?t help but get caught up in the moment and in that brief minute there is nothing else that matters. It?s just you, alone on the field?.this is your time. Then the whistle blows and eve...

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February 21, 2013
Christie Pushes GB Arbitration Center

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The prime minister is pursuing a shipping and aircraft registry in Grand Bahama linked with the establishment of an arbitration center, a move that would generate considerable prestige for the island. Perry Christie urged delegates at the Bahamas International Investment and Business...

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January 21, 2013
Another Oil Spill Impacts Grand Bahama

Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett confirmed yesterday that an oil spill occurred off the Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) in Freeport Harbor, Grand Bahama.

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November 08, 2012
Partnership Launched To Bring GB Investment

Freeport - A major partnership has been launched to attract foreign direct investment to Grand Bahama and better brand the country as an ideal place to invest.

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Rotary's Sandy Aid
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November 09, 2012
Rotary's Sandy Aid

Freeport - A $220,000 emergency water purification plant built by Rotarians and the TK Foundation following the devastating hurricanes of 2004 was activated in advance of Hurricane Sandy.

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Xanadu: A lost wonder
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May 02, 2023
Xanadu: A lost wonder

The towering Xanadu hotel, on the beach south of Freeport, with its distinctive pyramid-shaped roof and known as the one-time home of an eccentric, American billionaire and playground of Hollywood stars, is now one of Grand Bahama's vexing eyesores that residents say should be repaired or torn down.

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September 29, 2020
MSC donates food supplies to help feed Grand Bahama

A Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) vessel arrived at Freeport Harbour on Monday afternoon with a donation of food supplies to the National Food Task Force for distribution on Grand Bahama...

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