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Teachers Stage Sit-Out
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November 16, 2016
Teachers Stage Sit-Out

Teachers from Eight Mile Rock High School (EMRHS) and Martin Town Primary (MTPS) School were forced to engage in strike action, claiming they have had enough of their students? educational wellbeing placed on the ?back burner? by the government.

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September 29, 2016
MOU signing in Freeport paves way for major upgrades in the city

A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Finance, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC) which is the private sector arm of the IDB, and the Grand Bahama Port Authority was signed September 29, 2016 at the Ministry for Grand Bahama.

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September 20, 2016
NewCo recruiting staff for support centre on Grand Bahama, moving to meet October, soft launch

First calls already placed on its mobile network..NewCo2015 Limited (NewCo) announced Monday that it is actively recruiting to staff up its national call centre, which will be located on Grand Bahama...

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May 31, 2016
West Grand Bahama Potable Water Phase One Gets Started

Minister for Grand Bahama, the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville led a team of government officials and West Grand Bahama Local Government Council representatives on a tour of West Grand Bahama Potable Water Phase One, May 30, so as to get an understanding of the depth of this major project.

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May 18, 2016
GBPA and chamber partner for Houston trade mission

Grand Bahama businesses now have an ally in the city of Houston, Texas, as executives of the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce (GHBCC), the Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA) and the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) have forged a partnership of collaboration and trade.

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March 18, 2014
Portrait of Grand Bahama Labyrinth founder, Barbara Chester, presented to Garden of the Groves

Longtime Grand Bahama resident, Barbara Chester, who brought the community together to create The Grand Bahama Labyrinth...

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October 22, 2012
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival On Location: Grand Bahama Island 2012

This is the second year of the FLIFF On Location: Grand Bahama Island, which is part of a three-year joint venture between the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival and the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board, fully supported by the Ministry of Tourism and the Bahamas Film Commission.

The festival will take place over four days with screenings in three locations, but mainly at The Canal Ho...

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October 18, 2012
Five-star Resort To Open In Grand Bahama

Freeport - Prime Minister Perry Christie announced that a 500-room five-star resort, which will create many jobs and stimulate Grand Bahama's struggling tourism economy, will open at the Reef Village property at Lucaya.

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May 10, 2012
Challenges Facing Grand Bahama Guest speaker at Rotary - Pastor Eddie Victor

Although a new government will be formed in the Bahamas, we realize that the challenges that face the Bahamas and in particular Grand Bahama, are still prominent. On this Island we have an economic & social crisis that is escalating. It is important to note that this crisis may not be to the extreme levels that we see in other nations, and we are considered nominal in comparison to the populat...

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May 08, 2012
Grand Bahama Mass Rally Remarks - The HON Hubert Ingraham FINAL RALLY.

Grand Bahama;
Bahamians everywhere;

I report to you tonight that the Wave of Colour Red is headed for victory! I just came from MICAL over the weekend. I went to make sure they were in the bag. We tied the bag and tagged them ? they are FNM!

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