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August 13, 2018
Turkey tries to contain crisis but currency keeps falling

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's central bank took action Monday to free up cash for banks as the country grapples with a currency crisis sparked by concerns over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's economic policies and a trade and diplomatic dispute with the United States. The [...]
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April 14, 2012
Workers trying to contain billowing smoke from city dump

While Environmental Health officials expect to fully contain the smoke emanating from the city dump off Tonique Darling-Williams Highway in another two weeks, they are still uncertain as to what caused the large blaze that began on Tuesday.
Deputy Director of Environmental Health Thomasina Wilson said yesterday that around 80 percent of the waste engulfed by the fire had already burnt out.
Althou...

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March 06, 2023
Arawak Container Port Sponsoring CARIFTA

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Arawak Cay Port Development Company has joined the list of sponsors that have come on board to support the 50th CARIFTA Games.

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August 04, 2021
Fire quickly contained at BPL plant

BAHAMAS Power and Light said a mid-morning fire yesterday at its decommissioned Station O at Clifton Pier had no impact on generation or other operations.

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January 06, 2023
Freeport container port reverses lay-offs after PM intervenes

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Freeport Container Port has reversed its decision to lay off 20 employees following an intervention by Prime Minister Philip Davis, the Ministry of Grand Bahama said in a statement yesterday. The statement did not provide any further details. Labour Director Robert Farquharson confirmed the lay-offs to Eyewitness News on Wednesday indicating [...]

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January 05, 2023
PM "swift intervention" reverses decision to lay off 20 Bahamian workers at Freeport Container Port

THE decision to lay off 20 Bahamian workers at the Freeport Container Port has been reversed following the "swift intervention" of Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis, according to an official statement by the Ministry for Grand Bahama.

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December 28, 2022
Nassau Container Port invests in new green technology crane

Nassau Container Port (NCP) is going green with a new eco-efficient crane it has on order, that is expected to help the port build capacity as throughput levels increase and as it prepares to provide shore power, a  article revealed. According to ports and terminals news website Port Technology, the Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Crane (sixth ...
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January 13, 2011
expansion on the cards for Freeport Container Port

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama - A “perfect economic storm” has sparked negotiations between the Freeport Container Port Ltd. (FCP) and at least three of the world’s mega shipping companies on expansion that could see jobs triple on the island and hundreds of millions of dollars invested into its economy.
It’s all in an effort to be at the forefront of changes in the global shippin...

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January 20, 2011
Information contained on Grant-Bethell is 'privileged'

Information contained in an intelligence report on Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Cheryl Grant-Bethell was so damaging that nothing she said in her defense could have changed the Judicial and Legal Services Commission’s (JLSC) opinion on her suitability to head the department of public prosecutions, a court heard yesterday.
Grant-Bethell is challenging the decision to pass her over f...

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