10 April 2019
The National Child Protection Council in conjunction with the Ministry of Social Services launched its educational programme NETSMARTZ yesterday which aims to teach children how to navigate the internet safely while also providing safety tips. It’s all a part of Child Protection Month. Noted child psychiatrist, Dr. Novia Carter-Lookie, and her team launched the programme […]
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10 April 2019
The Progressive Liberal Party claims that it has no confidence in the Royal Bahamas Police Force under the direction of Minister of National Security Marvin Dames. A statement from the Party released yesterday said, “ the PLP has taken note that the Prime Minister has referred the matter of the Auditor General’s report on the […]
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10 April 2019
Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar is inviting the Bahamas Hotel Managerial Union to call him after having no luck reaching its executives for the past seven to eight days. This all stemmed from ongoing negotiations between managers of the Grand Lucayan Resort and the government over voluntary separation packages. Minister D’Aguilar called the entire situation alarming, […]
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10 April 2019
The deadline for the relocation of the General Post Office has again been pushed back to the third week in May. Minister responsible, Renward Wells said at this point, construction at the new Town Centre Mall location is 99 per cent complete. “The executive offices are done, the Post Office boxes are done, the warehouse […]
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09 April 2019
Twenty-five year old Stephen Hanna of Hopkins Drive, Coral Harbour pleaded guilty before Deputy Chief Justice Subulsola Swain in Magistrate Court yesterday on charges of failure to declare over $10,000.00 to a Customs Officer. It is alleged that between Thursday, January 31, 2019 and Friday, February 1, 2019, during the course of travel from Haiti […]
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09 April 2019
Former Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Doctor Daniel Johnson yesterday said that the Auditor General of The Bahamas dropped the ball in auditing the affairs of the National Sports Authority. A report released recently showed a number of discrepancies in the accounting of the affairs of the Authority. Mr. Johnson, appearing on the Radio […]
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09 April 2019
Some progress was made yesterday in mediation talks between the two Unions and the management of the Water and Sewerage Corporation. Former President of the Bahamas Christian Council Reverend Ranford Patterson along with Labour Director John Pinder and his assistant director served as mediators. The Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) and the […]
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09 April 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Ingraham has assured that tuition at the University of the Bahamas will be free to qualifying students come this fall. The Prime Minister added that the commitment to assist UB’s Family Island students still stands. He made the comments yesterday responding to concerns stemming from the pending increase in tuition and […]
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09 April 2019
Complaints about long wait time for payouts from the National Insurance Board (NIB), have been acknowledged by National Insurance Minister, Brensil Rolle, who told reporters yesterday that there are ongoing issues at the National Insurance agency. Speaking with the media, on the sidelines, following a signing between the government and the Inter-America Development bank, Mr. […]
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09 April 2019
The government has secured the funding needed to advance two major projects. A $30 million loan agreement has been signed with the Inter-American Development Bank for digital transformation and natural disasters. The Minnis administration is seeking to strengthen its competitiveness by modernizing and digitalizing the public services. According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, the […]
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