28 March 2019
Englerston Member of Parliament Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday in the House of Assembly expressed her disappointment in the Minnis Administration’s Road Traffic Bill, saying “ the government has yet to advance either what they met in place or anything at all over the last two years.” She said, “ the question that has to be […]
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27 March 2019
A counter proposal has been prepared by the Ministry of Education for The Bahamas Union of Teachers and is being submitted to the union’s leadership. According to Education Minister Jeff Lloyd formal negotiations on the union’s new industrial agreement is set to begin within days. “I have had conversations with the President, the Deputy Prime […]
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27 March 2019
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) released a statement yesterday disputing the suggestion by Bahamas Nurses’ Union President, Amancha Williams, who claimed last week that negotiations between the Nurses’ Union and the government had reached an impasse. The PHA in turn standing firm in its position, adding that it is open to re-engage the union in […]
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27 March 2019
Health Minister, Dr. Duane Sands confirmed yesterday that after screening more than 200 persons in the public schools, there is no evidence of anyone else with active tuberculosis. Following an outbreak of tuberculosis in a junior and senior school in New Providence last week that raised alarm, President of the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) […]
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27 March 2019
There are differences of opinion on how the government should approach the redevelopment of the Prince George Wharf. Former Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe recently suggested that using a model similar to that adopted by the Nassau Airport Development company would be in the best interest of the country. However, according to the Minister of Tourism, […]
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27 March 2019
The Member of Parliament for Englerston, Glenys Hanna Martin is calling the Heads of Agreement between the Bahamian people and Disney laid in Parliament last Wednesday by the Prime Minister “pathetic and shameful.” “The reasons stated by Dr. Hubert Minnis for excluding the media and thereby not informing the Bahamian people that the Agreement was […]
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26 March 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday announced the government’s plans to establish a million-dollar culture fund in an effort to ensure that the country’s arts sector continues to thrive and grow. This fund, he said, will focus on supporting the development of Bahamian painters, writers, sculptors, filmmakers, artisans, playwrights, poets, musicians, and performing artists […]
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26 March 2019
Family Island Administrators being reassured of the government’s commitment to be the first to hear of any major infrastructure signing for their island. The reassurance was given by Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis during the opening of a Local Government three-day workshop here in the capital. He said that the government plans to undertake […]
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26 March 2019
In his national address to the nation last night, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said his government “is continuing our school modernization program, with expanded and new school facilities that will improve the learning environment as facilities are built, renovated and upgraded.” He said education is at the very core of our economic and social […]
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26 March 2019
Commissioner of police Anthony Ferguson said the morale of the Royal Bahamas Police Force is strong. This comment follows instructions to eight senior officers to take their accrued vacation and for some retirement immediately after. He said, “just judge from what you see here this afternoon and you as a citizen of the […]
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