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Major road closures announced for King Charles III’s visit

MOTORISTS across New Providence are being warned to expect three days of traffic disruptions beginning tomorrow as police implement widespread road closures and diversions for the official visit of King Charles III to The Bahamas.

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GB cannot stand still: Let’s shape our future

There is a particular kind of courage required to invest in Freeport. You commit your savings, accept personal risk, employ people, and build a business without knowing when the opportunities you are preparing for will arrive.

‘Barely managing’ jitney drivers demanding action

JITNEY drivers are “barely managing” as high diesel prices push daily fuel bills up to $160, adding to the cost of maintaining vehicles while passenger fares remain unchanged.

GB stopover rise vital as air arrivals up 3%

THE GOVERNMENT’S ‘Green Paper’ on reforming governance in Freeport and Grand Bahama says increasing stopover visitors and their spending is critical to the island’s tourism prospects after air arrivals rose by 3 percent for the first five months of 2026.

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GB Shipyard apprentices back after intense training

Twelve Bahamians who spent 18 weeks in Liverpool, England, advancing their technical skills as part of Grand Bahama Shipyard’s continued investment in developing its workforce have returned home.

GB governance reforms must show better results

A WELL-KNOWN Grand Bahama resident is warning that the Government should not commit to a wholesale replacement of Freeport's governance framework until it can show the proposed changes will deliver better economic results.

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Gov’t pledges to protect investors in GB transition

THE DAVIS administration has pledged to protect existing contractual rights and investor interests as it moves to overhaul Freeport's governance framework, promising that changes will be made lawfully and not applied retroactively.

'Buddy' Hield settling into new role with Chicago Bulls

BAHAMIAN NBA veteran Chavano “Buddy” Hield continued to settle into his role with the Chicago Bulls over the weekend, scoring nine points against the Washington Wizards on Saturday after producing his best performance of the young season in Friday’s victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

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'VJ' ruled out after suffering abdominal contusion

VALDEZ ‘VJ’ Edgecombe Jr was ruled out of the Philadelphia 76ers’ matchup against the Detroit Pistons last night after sustaining an abdominal contusion in Saturday’s 127-116 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, where the Bahamian guard delivered the best performance of his sophomore season.

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'Legends on the Court'

MARK Knowles described representing The Bahamas as one of the most special parts of his professional tennis career as he returned home to share the court with international tennis legend John McEnroe and fellow Bahamian players during Saturday’s Legends on the Court exhibition at the John McEnroe Tennis Centre at Baha Mar.

Eliminate Freeport’s ‘black sheep’ of economy status

FREEPORT “feels like the black sheep of the Bahamian economy”, a prominent businesswoman is asserting, as she urged businesses to seize the opportunity offered by the Government’s reform drive to end this “sense of exclusion”.