Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Freeport is a city, district and free trade zone on the island of Grand Bahama of the northwest part of The Bahamas.In 1955, Wallace Groves, a Virginian financier with lumber interests in Grand Bahama, was granted 20,000 hectares (50,000 acres) of pineyard with substantial areas of swamp and scrubland by the Bahamian government with a mandate to economically develop the area.
Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) (IATA: FPO, ICAO: MYGF) is an international airport in Freeport, The Bahamas.It was privately owned until the government of The Bahamas purchased it in April 29 2021 for one Bahamian dollar, a deal they were able to procure largely due to the devastation from Hurricane Dorian, which almost completely destroyed the airport in 2019.
The Bahama Journal - Nassau, New Providence [2] [1] Bahamas National [1] Bahamas News Ma Bey, founded in 2009, headquarters located in Orlando, Florida [1] [3] Bahamas Press [1] Bahamas Spectator [1] Bahamas Uncensored [1] Bahamas Weekly [1] Eleutheran, Eleuthera [1] The Freeport News - Freeport, Grand Bahama Island [2] [1]
ZNS (Zephyr Nassau Sunshine) is a national television broadcaster operated by the state-owned Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB). ZNS-TV's two transmitters, serving Nassau and Freeport, are the only over-the-air TV stations in the country. The rest of the country receives these channels (and a privately owned station) via Cable ...
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
Grand Bahama is the northernmost of the islands of The Bahamas, with the town of West End located 56 nautical miles (64 miles; 104 km) east of Palm Beach, Florida. [2] It is the third largest island in The Bahamas island chain of approximately 700 islands and 2,400 cays.
West End Airport (IATA: WTD, ICAO: MYGW) is an airport that serves Grand Bahama. [2] While smaller than the other airport on the island located in Freeport, this airport has a paved runway 7,999 feet in length as well as onsite customs and immigration. This airport currently serves private planes and charters.
There was an island-wide power outage on Grand Bahama Island, [24] and an oil refinery was damaged. [23] About 300 homes on the island were destroyed or severely damaged, [26] with the heaviest damage on the eastern side of the island. [23] At least 60% of Grand Bahama Island was left submerged as Dorian moved away on September 3. [30]