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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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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...
Arawak Container Port Sponsoring CARIFTA
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.
Fire quickly contained at BPL plant
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.
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 [...]
PM "swift intervention" reverses decision to lay off 20 Bahamian workers at Freeport Container Port
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.
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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Bahamas Feeding Network Receives 20,000 lbs of holiday food from Royal Caribbean International, 40-ft container packed with fresh hams and chicken arrives in Fox Hill
Thousands of Bahamians will have more on their holiday table this year, thanks to a generous donation from Royal Caribbean International.
expansion on the cards for Freeport Container Port
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...
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...