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Temperatures right now around the family of islands.

It's 84 in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

Also in Great Harbour Key, the Berry Islands.

We pick up 81, Allistown, Bimini.

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Well, students at the Jack Hayward Senior High School in Grand Bahama are set to get a new space to relax and enjoy time outside of the classroom.

The Rotary Club of Grand Bahama, in partnership with the Marco City Constituency Office, presented a check to help create a student recreation center at the school, with Kelly's Freeport Limited also coming on board with a new air conditioning unit.

President Keldra Pinder shares their vision behind the donation.

Temperatures right now around the chain of islands.

It's 85 in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

We have a cool 80 degrees over in Marsha, Barbaco.

We have some showers.

And Heroic Concrete and Concrete Products says a prolonged disruption could have a ripple effect on businesses and projects nationwide.

President and CEO of Heroic Concrete, Glenick Fowler, says the industry could eventually face production delays if an alternative source is not found.

If we look at the matter of the Bahama Rock closure or suspension that is currently ongoing, it will have an effect on several of the businesses in Freeport that have to do with materials that supply concrete and concrete products.

I'm not sure what the position of other stakeholders are in the industry.

Temperatures right now around the chain of islands.

84 in Freeport, Grand Bahamas.

We pick up 83.

Marsh, Harbour, Abaco.

Current temperatures right now around the family violence.

It's 81 in Freeport, Grand Bahama.

We pick up 83 in Marsh Harbor, Abaco.

String of 84s.

East-northeast winds at 8 miles per hour, which feels like temperature still feels like 95 degrees on the outdoors.

Temperatures right now, it's 81 in Freeport, 83 in Marsha, Barbaco, also in Allastown, Bimini.

Then we pick up 84s, Nicholstown, North Andros, Great Harp, Keithbury Islands, over in Governor's Harbour, 82.

Central Bahamas, 84, Kemp's Bay, 80 of 4 also in Coburn Townsend, Salvador Port, Nelson, Rum Key.

I hope I get some good news as well.

I know, right? Well, thanks so much, Megan.

Well, coming up, BAF Financial is getting ready to host a back-to-school jamboree for junior boys in Freeport.

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It feels like 96 degrees on the outside.

Right now around the islands, it's a cool 81 degrees in Freeport.

You have some showers nearby.

83 in Marsha, Babaco, we pick up 84s.

So to give some background, from late twenty twenty-four to March of this year, Gulf Coast shippers were steadily sending components to the Bahamas as a roundabout way to make up for lower California refining capacity, and that was caused by planned refinery closures in California.

So the shippers would send blending components to Buckeye Partners' Borco terminal in Freeport in the Bahamas, where it could be blended and then re-exported to California.

And by doing this, these shippers could essentially get around the Jones Act and its requirements to use US flagged ships, which are in limited supply, for deliveries between US ports.

For each month from November twenty twenty-four to March, the Bahamas were the top destination for Gulf Coast components.