01 March 2019
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday said National Security Minister Marvin Dames is unfit for high office. He expressed concerns about the Minister’s behaviour following an exchange of words with his parliamentary colleague Frederick McAlpine. Mr. Mitchell said, “this is the second such outburst by this Minister in response to criticism of his […]
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01 March 2019
National Security Minister Marvin Dames is hoping to set the record straight on his exchange with parliamentary colleague Frederick McAlpine in the House of Assembly yesterday. Mr. Dames told reporters yesterday that Mr. McAlpine, the MP for Pineridge, seemed to have wanted to apologize for comments he felt misrepresented him. Those comments were based on […]
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01 March 2019
The Downtown Nassau Partnership officially endorsed the selection of Global Ports Holdings yesterday, as the new developers and operators of the Nassau Cruise Port. Managing Director, Ed Fields stated that “while the process was being conducted, the DNP though it prudent to not publically endorse any of the bidders as we were open to looking […]
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01 March 2019
The Ministry of National Security yesterday morning launched a 24-hour trafficking in person’s hotline – the first of its kind in The Bahamas. The hotline’s to be used to exclusively to investigate such matters or as Mr. Dames put it, providing victims of trafficking another lifeline to secure assistance. “This dedicated hotline will allow victims […]
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28 February 2019
Tensions rose between Free National Movement members as Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine and National Security Minister Marvin Dames get into a heated exchange of words over the issue of corruption while exiting the House of Assembly yesterday. According to Mr. McAlpine, the backbencher attempted to greet Mr. Dames in an effort to indicate that there […]
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28 February 2019
The Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) Deputy Leader Chester Cooper has labelled the mid-year budget communication as a collection of “useless words” and “delusional predictions”. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest indicated in the House of Assembly yesterday that the first six months of this fiscal year saw the fiscal deficit shrink […]
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28 February 2019
Finance Minister Peter Turnquest said that while the economy is growing, it is not growing enough as the latest unemployment figures show a lag between the growth of the labour force and the growth of new jobs. The Deputy Prime Minister reiterated the government’s commitment to providing an impetus to private sector growth via the […]
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28 February 2019
Scores of Ohio State University Alumni bombarded Pompey Square yesterday for a fun/run walk, a part of the University’s annual “Buckeye Cruise For Cancer”. For the second year in a row, the Buckeyes took a cruise to Nassau with approximately 1,000 passengers who came to participate in raising funds for cancer. Runners covered three miles, […]
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28 February 2019
What is the future of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for The Bahamas? Lead WTO negotiator for The Bahamas, Zhivargo Laing, said it is an opportunity for certainty of investment as well as exposure for future generations. During a breakfast meeting with members of The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Employees Confederation, Mr. Laing said […]
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28 February 2019
Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest gave Legislators a provisional account of how things have shaped up the first half of the current fiscal year and an outlook of what is to come over the next six months. In his mid-year budget communication he explained took how revenue was earned and spent and why the government […]
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