16 April 2019
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, K. Peter Turnquest says, “It is clear from the IMF’s initial Article IV assessment that the reform agenda of the Minnis-led administration is moving the country in the right track. The economy is getting stronger.” In a statement yesterday, Mr. Turnquest said, “The fiscal measures to raise […]
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16 April 2019
Grand Bahama Attorney Carey Leonard blames Hutchinson Whampoa for what he calls the appalling state of Grand Bahama’s economy. He said the Chinese Company has been holding the island economy hostage for years. Mr Carey, a former President of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce said, “Hutchinson has separated each thing; they have a hotels division, a land division and a port division and each one operates separately in […]
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16 April 2019
Trade Union of Congress President Obie Ferguson has spoken out against the Bahamas’ ascension to the World Trade Organization (WTO). More specifically, he disagrees with the free movement of people from countries and regions that are essentially a part of the WTO – a claim negotiators, on behalf of the government, deny will happen with participating countries. Mr. Ferguson, […]
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16 April 2019
The Grand Bahama Port Authority President Ian Rolle yesterday expressed that the country needs to tackle making Freeport more attractive for foreign direct investment. Mr. Rolle added that in order to do this, a number of variables need to be addressed. He said, “one is the ease of doing business in The Bahamas. It must be […]
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16 April 2019
Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar anticipates reaching an agreement on voluntary separation packages for 91 Grand Lucayan managers within weeks. This past Friday, the Minister headed into a meeting with an optimistic Bahamas Hotel Managerial Union President Obie Ferguson. Coming out of it, Mr. D’Aguilar branded the meeting as productive , while Mr. Ferguson only said that […]
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16 April 2019
Two brothers were arraigned on murder charges yesterday before Chief Magistrate Joy Ann Ferguson-Pratt. It is alleged that 21 year old Anton and 25 year old Dwayne Lodimus are behind the March 19thkilling of Leroy Burrows. Burrows was killed on Mackey and Wilton Streets, near Centreville Pharmacy . The brothers were not required to enter […]
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16 April 2019
Industrial issues plaguing Morton Salt workers will be heard before the Privy Council, Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson revealed recently. The issue at hand, Mr. Ferguson said is the Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union (BIMAWU) Industrial Agreement, along with what the company has brought to the table in terms of pay increase to its […]
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11 April 2019
Responding to an attack by the Free National Movement over the Opposition’s position on the Auditor General’s report on the operations of the National Sports Authority, the Progressive Liberal Party says, “The FNM’s Chairman is a laugh a minute. Today because the PLP has unmasked their fake and phony campaign to discredit the PLP’s record […]
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11 April 2019
Former Chairman of The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) Alex Storr yesterday labelled Housing Minister Romauld Ferriera’s comments on housing prices under the previous administration as nonsensical, erroneous, and baseless. According to Minister Ferreira, homes constructed under the former administration were overpriced by tens of thousands of dollars. The Minister’s comment was in response to the argument that […]
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11 April 2019
There has been a Global recall of Honda and Acura vehicles for airbag replacement as deployment can seriously injure or cause a fatality. With just over one million Honda and Acura vehicles manufactured between 2001 and 2016 having faulty airbags, the Nassau Motor Company (NMC) along with US Honda dealers are checking and replacing these airbags […]
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