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Junkanoo to RUSH into Grand Bahama despite lack of funding after Storms
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is pleased to support the continued and valued tradition of Junkanoo in Grand Bahama...
Minister Thompson Promotes ‘Rebuilding Smart,’ to Small Businesses Eligible for Technology Innovation Grant
Minister Thompson Promotes ‘Rebuilding Smart,’ to Small Businesses Eligible for Technology Innovation Grant
Opening a ‘Rebuilding Smart, Using Technology’ workshop on Monday at the Grand Lucayan, Minister of State for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Kwasi Thompson noted that reconstruction and recovery of Grand Bahama’s small business community is critical to the island’s recovery since Hurricane Dorian, and that “rebuilding provides us with the opportunity to do so using smart technology. If we have t...
Government Ministers Updated on the Progress of Works at the Airport in Grand Bahama
Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction, the Hon. Iram Lewis; Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson, along with Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Harcourt Brown, were given a progress report by airport officials on works being done at the airport in Grand Bahama, Thursday,...
Carnival executives pay courtesy call on Minister for GB
Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson on Wednesday, November 6, welcomed the President of Carnival Cruise Line, Christine Duffy, along with other top executives...
BTC Increases Crews in Grand Bahama as Restoration Efforts Intensify
BTC has supplemented its technical team on the ground in Grand Bahama as it seeks to fully restore landline, internet, television and mobile services. In addition to restoring services, BTC is also upgrading customers to its ultra-modern, fiber to the home (FTTH) service, which provides exponential broadband speeds and an unrivaled television product. The upgrades are being done free of charge to ...
Mold Remediation Takes Center Stage in GBPA-Supported Post-Dorian Meetings
The safe and effective removal of mold following severe flooding, such as Grand Bahamians experienced with Hurricane Dorian, is critical to full and healthy restoration. The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) is pleased to support mold remediation education for Grand Bahama’s homeowners, business owners and contractors...
Grand Bahama Utility Company Wellfields Inundated from Dorian Surge
It is now six weeks since Dorian’s passage through The Bahamas and the Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC), a subsidiary of Port Group Ltd (PGL) continues to work unflaggingly to fully restore its water services to residents across the Island...
Annual Sporting Event to Go on Despite Dorian Damage
Annual Sporting Event to Go on Despite Dorian Damage
The countdown to Grand Bahama’s premier triathlon event is on. Come November 2nd, international and local triathletes will put months of training to the test to compete in the annual Conchman Triathlon, despite damages sustained by Hurricane Dorian...
Youth, Sports and Culture Minister conveys encouragement and hurricane relief funding for GB residents
Youth, Sports and Culture Minister conveys encouragement and hurricane relief funding for GB residents
“We’ve all suffered great loss as a result of the passage of Hurricane Dorian, but we who remain have a purpose to serve and that purpose must be served,” said Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, the Hon. Lanisha Rolle, during a recent visit to Grand Bahama...
Prime Minister Visits East Grand Bahama
Prime Minister Visits East Grand Bahama
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis, and Member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Peter Turnquest made a visit to the most devastated area of Grand Bahama on Sunday, October 6, 2019 after Hurricane Dorian's passage a month ago...