Posted on 16 October 2018.
The Princess Margaret Hospital’s (PMH) undergoing a renaissance in health and that calls for breaking up the existing model and starting over. On the infrastructural front, beds have been taken out of commission, the children’s and maternity wards have been redeveloped and a new Cat Scan is to be installed. Speaking on the financial woes […]
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Posted on 15 October 2018.
The Ministry of Tourism is very disappointed that Sunwing Travel Group decided to discontinue flights from Canada and the U.S. (operating as Vacation Express) into Grand Bahama Island. In a statement issued yesterday, the Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said Sunwing’s demands of the government are beyond bounds.” He said, “while we appreciate investments […]
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Posted on 11 October 2018.
Junkanoo fanfare greeted Dr. the Most Hon. Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister, who arrived to facilitate a Town Meeting to discuss with residents the state of the economy in southern and central Eleuthera. An excited crowd, sporting bright coloured T-shirts with the words emblazoned on the front, “We Love Disney” and ”Disney Loves Eleuthera,” embraced the […]
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Posted on 02 October 2018.
According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, the country faces challenges with regard to the increase of second home residents renting their facilities to tourists on the Family Islands. The Prime Minister made this remark this past Saturday at a press conference upon his arrival into the capital following his trip to the United Nation’s […]
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Posted on 02 October 2018.
After reviewing the new policy of the Bahamas Government on PPPs (private public partnerships), Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell calls it “simply too confusing.” In a press statement Senator Mitchell said, “It seems incredibly complicated and unnecessarily so. This complicated document on PPPs is entirely in line with the practice of this Government to […]
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Posted on 25 September 2018.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis told the delegates at the United Nations yesterday that “peace and justice are as indivisible as the bond of human dignity, which transcends race, creed, ethnicity and every circumstance of birth amidst the exuberant diversity of humanity.” Dr. Minnis was at the United Nations, New York, on […]
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Posted on 16 August 2018.
The Opposition spokesman on Finance, the Member of Parliament for Exuma and Ragged Island Chester Cooper says the latest ratings by Moody’s on the Bahamas has said in clear language that it will downgrade The Bahamas should this fiscal consolidation plan, replete with holes, fail to pan out. He said, “Moody’s points out that economic […]
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Posted on 23 July 2018.
Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Bradley Roberts yesterday questioned Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest’s influence on financial matters regarding Sky Bahamas Limited, that has been threatened to have its operating license terminated due to funds owing to Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD). Mr. Roberts revealed to reporters a letter dated the 29th of […]
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Posted on 18 July 2018.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis left the country on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 for New York to address the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF), under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council. During the Ministerial sessions on today, the Prime Minister intends to reaffirm The Bahamas’ commitment to the […]
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Posted on 05 July 2018.
The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday that four cases of Vibrio Parahaemolyticus commonly known as conch poisoning within the last 72-96 hours. Health officials says these four persons contracted this disease after eating from Stalls at Potter’s Cay dock. The Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands in a press conference yesterday said the Ministry is monitoring […]
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