20 May 2019
Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira has expressed confidence in the Environmental Impact Assessment of Disney’s development of Lighthouse Point in South Eleuthera. Minister Ferreira also confirmed that the EIA will be made available to the public once it is completed. “The way you do an environmental impact assessment is not a mystery; you can actually google […]
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20 May 2019
Opposition Leader Philip Davis yesterday expressed concerns coming into the new fiscal year as he feels that the government has missed critical fiscal targets for the last two budgetary cycles and because they have failed to present realistic budget estimates. These comments come ahead of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest prepares […]
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17 May 2019
A meeting between the government and the few Gaming Operators that are not compliant with the new gaming taxes is scheduled for this weekend, according to Attorney General Carl Bethel. This comes after Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said that 70 per cent of operators were not compliant with the law. The Attorney General declined to […]
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17 May 2019
With the electrical power outages reported throughout New Providence over the last several days, Bahamas Power and Light is allaying the fears of disgruntled consumers. The Company is counting on the return of an engine to significantly bolster its generation capacity and stability. Until that happens, the intermittent power outages throughout the island will continue. […]
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17 May 2019
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest is maintaining that the Minnis Administrations is working to reduce the country’s over dependence on tourism and the financial services industry. According the Mr. Turnquest, progress is being made although not as quickly as he would like. “If you look even within the tourism sector and […]
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17 May 2019
Delegates of The International Scottish Masonic Conference (ISMC) are in New Providence for their 100 year anniversary. The Official Opening Ceremony was held yesterday at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island. The President, Mr. Loren Glover said that they are delighted to be here in the Bahamas to celebrate 100 years of Free Masonry and […]
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17 May 2019
Former Deputy Prime Minister, Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt has received the Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Lifetime Achievement Award and the 21st Century Pan-American Change Agent Award. She received the awards yesterday in a ceremony at her church, Prayer and Praise Assembly in Coconut Grove. ‘Mother’ Pratt is a prolific Bahamian Philanthropist and Community Developer, a Nation […]
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16 May 2019
Defense Attorney, Jamaican Queen’s Counsel Keith Knight on Wednesday reasoned to Court of Appeal Justices that in her ruling in the Frank Smith extortion and bribery trial, Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt took great care in coming to her decision. Following testimony from the police, sitting Cabinet Ministers Dr. Duane Sands and Marvin Dames and the […]
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16 May 2019
The leaders of the two major political parties locked horns in the House of Assembly yesterday over the structure of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) and allegations of its politicization. The issue was brought to the forefront during Opposition leader Philp Davis’ contribution to debate on a proposed amendment to the Police Staff Association […]
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