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February 07, 2023
Prison parole programme to begin with Grand Bahama inmates

ACTING Prison Commissioner Doan Cleare said government expects to soon announce the commencing of parole for inmates, starting first in Grand Bahama.

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September 10, 2020
From The Heart – GB Communities Are Ground Zero for Hope and Resilience

As a Port Authority Police Department (PAPD) Special Ops Lieutenant in New York city many years ago, William Keegan wrestled with mountains of twisted steel and human body parts that littered the World Trade Center...

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August 31, 2016
'Our Kids' Future Matters' Back-to-School Walk and Giveaway set for Saturday

The Grand Bahama Shipyard Social and Community Club will host the ?Our Kids? Future Matters? Back-to-School Walkathon and Giveaway beginning 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 3, 2016.

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July 12, 2016
American couple now 'family' through People-To-People Programme

After visiting Grand Bahama for the past 18 years, American couple Glynn and Stacy Watkins from Macon, Georgia, now consider themselves "family."

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August 16, 2012
Christie And The PLP, 100 Days Later

While Prime Minister Perry Christie has boasted that his administration has exceeded the 100-day benchmarks set out in its Charter for Governance, the implementation of some of the promises are difficult to gauge because of their subjectivity.

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May 13, 2010
Probe has begun into GB Container Port tornado tragedy

Jacques Obadia, an independent occupational safety and health expert, began his probe yesterday into the casualties and damage to infrastructure which occurred at the Freeport Container Port FCP) in Grand Bahama in March, Labor and Social Development Minister Dion Foulkes confirmed.

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July 28, 2010
Work in bad weather 'may have affected time to assess tornado threat'

The Freeport Container Port's habit of allowing work to continue in relatively bad weather and fluctuating wind may have affected the time taken to assess the seriousness of the tornado that killed three of its workers on March 29, said an independent report into the incident.

"The fact that terminal work during relatively bad weather and fluctuating winds is a common occurrence may have affect...

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