Archive | May, 2016

More Than $10Million Paid To Clico Policy Holders

The government has honoured its pledge to compensate Clico policyholders who were left in limbo after the company folded its operations in The Bahamas nearly seven years ago. The move created widespread uncertainty and caused the government to be bombarded with complaints from policyholders demanding they not be left in the dark. In March, Prime […]

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Gov’t To Borrow $99 Million

The government plans to borrow less than $100 million, it was announced yesterday. State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis announced tabled a resolution for the Government of The Bahamas to borrow just over $99 million for expenditure. This, he said is significantly down from the $543 million needed when the Christie administration first took office […]

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Bill For The University Of The Bahamas Tabled

After much anticipation and wait the bill responsible for the funding that will allow the College of The Bahamas to transition to university status was tabled yesterday in Parliament. This legislation was one of the more significant promises the Progressive Liberal Party made leading up to the most recent election. Fitzgerald expressed his optimism for […]

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Roberts Calls For Party Unity on Bills

Progressive Liberal Party(PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called for solidarity between his party and the Free National Movement(FNM) on the four constitutional amendments on gender equality. Mr. Roberts noted that the bills were near unanimously voted on in both houses of parliament, and he said this is an indication that there is bipartisan support for […]

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Over 170,000 new people registered for Referendum

Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall has confirmed that over 170,000 new persons are registered for upcoming gender equality referendum.   Persons that were not registered for the last referendum would’ve had to register for the upcoming gender equality referendum.   “In terms of the numbers, as of yesterday, we have 179, 829 registered Bahamians on that […]

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Out Island Schools Affected By Hurricane Joaquin Have Been Repaired

With the start of the 2016 Hurricane Season a few weeks away the wounds are still fresh in the minds of a large number of Bahamians due to the significant impact and loss due to Hurricane Joaquin. Hurricane Joaquin was a devastating storm that ravaged much of the out island infrastructure with schools suffering a […]

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MOU Between COB and BAMSI Signed

The Memorandum of Understanding between the College of The Bahamas and the Bahamas Marine Science Institute was signed yesterday at the Harry C. Moore Library boardroom on the COB’s Oakes Field campus.   The agreement marks a monumental milestone in Bahamian history as the two projected leaders in Bahamian tertiary education have partnered to help […]

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Mixed Public Views on Referendum

With the gender equality referendum just two weeks away, Bahamians share mixed views on the upcoming referendum.   During interviews with people on the streets, persons expressed what they were going to vote and a plethora of reasons were given as to why Bahamians will vote as intended.   “That’s a no brainer, I’m going […]

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Fitzgerald: University Of The Bahamas Is Almost Here

Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald says substantial progress is being made in the College of the Bahamas’ transition to university status and the signing of the proposed bill is expected by later this year. Fitzgerald says the bill has already been approved and the legislation is expected to be presented Wednesday in the House of Parliament […]

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DPM Suggests Chinese Ignorant to Bahamian Laws

Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday echoed sentiments by Prime Minister Perry Christie, and squashed claims circulating that the government agreed to the sale or grant of 500 Bahamian citizenships to Chinese investors, in relation to the development Baha Mar. Mr. Davis told reporters outside cabinet that the alleged request by the Chinese have […]

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