05 July 2019
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Deputy Leader Buscheme Armbrister yesterday expressed concerns after learning that the newly appointed governor general will be renting a home on the taxpayer’s dime. Mr. Armbrister said although the Minnis administration does not fail to remind the people that the cupboard is bare, they continue to spend Bahamian taxpayer funds like […]
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04 July 2019
Bahamas Taxi Cab Union President Wesley Ferguson believes the Unified Bus Drivers Union moved a bit too fast with its decision to strike. “At the same token you have to be prudent. You have to be patient and you have to know when and when not to move because things don’t really always work out […]
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04 July 2019
Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis urged CARICOM tourism leaders to explore new ways that the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) can more effectively work with member countries to contribute to the growth of tourism in the region. Prime Minister Minnis is the representative for tourism in CARICOM’s Quasi-Cabinet. The Prime Minister and Allen […]
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04 July 2019
It was lights out just before noon in New Providence on Tuesday and according to Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister, contrary to what many may have believed, BPL wasn’t to blame – but rather someone apparently engaged in illegal dumping. “Power in New Providence is facilitated by a 132,000 volt line between Clifton and […]
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04 July 2019
Ninety percent of jitney drivers, from each route serviced across New Providence, withdrew services yesterday leaving patrons with few options. President of The Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union Frederick Farrington said despite the plea for Minister of Transport Renward Wells to come to the table by July 1, they have gotten no call. Mr. Farrington said […]
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04 July 2019
Traffic Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a traffic accident that has claimed the life of a Peruvian male pedestrian. According to police, on Sunday they were called to the East Sunrise Highway area, where a male was struck by a black Honda Civic vehicle travelling east on East Sunrise Highway and failed to stop. […]
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04 July 2019
The Office of The Auditor General yesterday released a report on the accounts of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) which pointed to a need for automating the forces procedures. General comments indicated that legislation surrounding the operation of government funds and the RBPF are “fragmented across a number of legislative acts, and in certain […]
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04 July 2019
Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira yesterday tabled in the House of Assembly the Review of Request process associated with the oil spill at Robinson and Old Trail Roads back in January 2013. The leak seeped into the surrounding community and resulted in lawsuits Cable Bahamas and residents of the Marathon constituency, who claimed to have fallen […]
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04 July 2019
The Cancer Society of The Bahamas is one step closer to reaching its goal of completing a hospice wing to be added to its Cancer Caring Center, with a gift of $50,000 from Commonwealth Bank. Commonwealth Bank made the donation yesterday, the fourth of its installments of the bank’s ten-year commitment of $500,000 to the […]
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03 July 2019
Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]
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