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Tornadoes in Grand Bahama
Tornadoes in Grand Bahama
Update: Four deaths reported
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama ? The Met Office is gathering information on tornado activity in Grand Bahama and warned that more bad weather is on the way. Public schools on the island have been closed and parents asked to collect their children early.
Chief Met Officer at Nassau International Airport, Arnold King, said their office had received reports of tornadoes and...
Shipyard suffered 'significant' damage
Shipyard suffered 'significant' damage
OPERATIONS at the Grand Bahama shipyard resumed yesterday despite the "significant" loss of the site's largest dry dock, according to officials...
Eight injured in dockyard accident
Eight injured in dockyard accident
SEVERAL employees were injured at the Grand Bahama shipyard when a crane collapsed on one of the world’s largest cruise ships around noon yesterday...
Murder appeal filed seven years on is dismissed
Murder appeal filed seven years on is dismissed
A 48-year-old Grand Bahama native sentenced to life in prison for killing a police officer approximately 25 years ago has had his intended appeal dismissed because he waited close to seven years before he requested more time within which to contest his sentence...
46 percent of GB power restored
46 percent of GB power restored
CEO of Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) Sarah McDonald said power on the island has been restored to approximately 46 per cent of its customers in the wake of Hurricane Matthew's devastation.
Freeport conserving water, focusing on food supply and city reboot
Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) President Ian Rolle has outlined a rigorous schedule of activities for the authority's foreseeable future to get the city of Freeport back up and running in the wake of the havoc wrought by Hurricane Matthew.
The untold story of the Munroe crash
The untold story of the Munroe crash
With the start of the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season just three weeks away, we feel compelled to raise an issue that did not sit well with the powers that be when we raised it after Hurricane Joaquin last October -- the state of our Doppler radar.
Crew blamed for fatal crash
Crew blamed for fatal crash
The probable cause of the fatal plane crash that killed world renowned pastor, Dr. Myles Munroe, his wife and seven others in Freeport, Grand Bahama, last November was "poor decision making of the crew", according to a final report prepared by the Department of Civil Aviation.
Dr. Myles Munroe among 9 dead in Gand Bahama plane crash
Shortly after 5pm on Sunday, November 9th a Lear jet crashed at the Grand Bahama Shipyard. It was en route from Nassau. Reports said that the plane clipped the side of a crane at the Shipyard and "exploded on impact".
Pastor Myles Munroe In Plane Crash
Pastor Myles Munroe In Plane Crash
POLICE on Grand Bahama are investigating a plane crash at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard which has reportedly left at least two dead.
According to a police source on the island, the Cessna aircraft was en route to Freeport from Bimini with nine people reportedly on board. Police on the island could not confirm the status of the other people on board, which is unknown at this time.