29 March 2019
The much anticipated Shot Spotter Technology has been through testing and is ready to go live. This comes after the government signed a contract with Shot Spotter for gunshot detection in January this year. Chief Superintendent Zhivago Dames gave a breakdown of how the system works. He said,“once a signal is received […]
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29 March 2019
The Water and Sewage Management Union yesterday requested the police to sweep Water and Sewage Corporation offices for illegal listening devices. This came from union president Ednel Rolle, who in a release, said that the union wants the firm to sweep offices on the islands of Abaco, Eleuthera, and the capital due to complaints […]
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29 March 2019
The President of United Sanitation Henry Dean says that the government has finally decided to trust Bahamians with the huge project of the management of the New Providence Landfill. Mr. Dean was the guest speaker yesterday at the Rotary Club of West Nassau’s meeting held at the Poop Deck Restaurant in Sandyport and gave a presentation […]
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29 March 2019
The first woman elected to the House of Assembly in The Bahamas, Janet Bostwick received her appointment as Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, at an investiture at Buckingham Palace on Thursday. Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, officiated at the ceremony. “I am both humbled and honored […]
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29 March 2019
President of the Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) Christine Wallace-Whitfield blasted Lucayan Renewal Holdings yesterday for ignoring local professionals and using a foreign firm to list the Grand Lucayan Hotel and Port Lucaya. In a press release she said,“there are more than 700 licensed real estate professionals in The Bahamas, many with firms that have […]
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28 March 2019
The Progressive Liberal Party says the announcement of the Letter of Intent on the purchase and development of the Grand Lucayan Hotel and the promises made by the Government should be approached with caution. In a Press release yesterday, the Chairman of the Party, Senator Fred Mitchell said, “when there is genuinely good news for […]
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28 March 2019
Lucayan Renewal Holdings Limited yesterday signed a Letter of Intent with Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) and the ITM group to begin exclusive negotiations for the purchase of the Grand Lucayan resort at a price of $65 million, and the redevelopment of the Freeport Harbour. In a release from Lucayan Renewal Holdings Ltd, the firm […]
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28 March 2019
More details coming to light about Tuesday’s after school brawl that left a 9th grader dead and two other teen boys in the hands of the police. Based on information police turned over to Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd, 15-year-old TA Thompson student Pierre Louis of Wilson Track was walking home in the Pitt Road area […]
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28 March 2019
The government yesterday pushed ahead with changes to the Road Traffic Act. Those changes include stiffer penalties for drivers using communication devices while driving and for those caught without their licenses. Leading off the debate in the House of Assembly, Transport Minister Renward Wells said, “ these changes include requiring the immediate production of a […]
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28 March 2019
Lacey Huyler is a student of St. Anne’s Primary School. Her mom became aware that she had epilepsy when she was only four years old. She said she has seizures and many times she does not remember what happens after she has one. It’s hard to have happy sometimes, but she knows that her family […]
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