13 June 2019
Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday announced in parliament the government’s implementation of a tertiary grant program and in the face of the University of The Bahamas announcing its hike in tuition this coming fall. This program will provide tuition and mandatory course fees for qualified, present and incoming, full-time students at the university. “The existing […]
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13 June 2019
Twenty-four hard working students from various primary government schools, including those from family island schools were presented with laptops by Paul Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Electro Telecom Ltd. The presentation took place at the Paul H. Farquharson Conference Center yesterday. Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames said, “ when we all […]
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13 June 2019
Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union, (BIMAWU) has rejected Morton Bahamas Company’s proposals in the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Union President Jennifer Brown in a statement released yesterday said the offer presented by the company was egregious. “After waiting months to get back to the table, the company’s position has not changed. “They […]
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13 June 2019
The Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) outfitted its Dialysis Unit with twenty (20) new dialysis reclining chairs as part of its phased improvement works. The Champion 54 Series Dialysis Recliners were purchased by the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) at a cost of $31,707.71. The chairs offer patients durable support, around-the-clock comfort during treatment, and contain key […]
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13 June 2019
The Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis says that the matter of the premature announcement of a new Governor General is to be taken up by Buckingham Palace. Dr. Minnis commented yesterday on the social media video of Deputy Governor General C.A Smith announcing that he would be stepping down as a Non Resident Ambassador and […]
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13 June 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has expressed confidence in Italian authorities to conduct investigations into the deaths of the two Bahamian males whose bodies were found in a lake in Turin, Italy. His comments came after the families of the young men asserted otherwise, saying that they have no confidence in Italian officials. Speaking on […]
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12 June 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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12 June 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis in a statement late yesterday evening extending his deepest and heartfelt condolences to the families of Bahamians Alrae Ramsey and Blair John, who was found dead in a lake in Turin, Italy. The Prime Minister noted that he spoke with both families this past weekend, assuring them that the government […]
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12 June 2019
The Free National Movement (FNM) has accused the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party of politicizing Labour day. Saying that the PLP was reckless in doing so, the governing party in a statement yesterday said that the PLP is out of touch with the people of The Bahamas. “From day one, the Minnis Administration has worked to move […]
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12 June 2019
A Commonwealth Brewery security officer’s life was taken when he was killed following an armed robbery in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Police are now looking into the circumstances surrounding the armed robbery turned homicide. According to police reports, shortly after 12:00 mid-night Tuesday, three security officers were on duty at a wholesale wine […]
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