06 May 2019
Works Minister Desmond Bannister has confirmed that the Cabinet has approved the investment for renewable energy in Ragged Island. Following the passage of Hurricane Irma in 2017, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced an ambitious plan to rebuild hurricane ravaged Ragged Island into the first fully green island in the region. This would have included be renewable energy, solar energy […]
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06 May 2019
The Minister of Works Desmond Bannister has apologized for the spree of power outages specifically in Abaco, but noted that the reliability of electricity on that island has improved by some 98 per cent. Speaking to reporters, Minister Bannister said he thinks Abaconians can see the difference in electricity reliability, as in the past, the island was plagued with consistent power outages. […]
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06 May 2019
Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis in his address to a congregation of Free National Movement supporters yesterday sought to clear up some misinformation about the Lighthouse Point Development in South Eleuthera. Addressing them at the second anniversary service at Cousin AME Church on Carmichael Road, the Prime Minister PM noted that the government is seeking to balance the economic and environmental protection […]
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06 May 2019
Thousands of Bahamians, clad in various costumes filled the streets on the western end of New Providence on Saturday for when organizers described as “ a very successful Bahamas Carnival.” The revelers who danced in some 14 groups, defied the criticisms of religious and rushed from The Thomas Robinson Sports Stadium to Clifford Park in the warm Bahamian sunshine in […]
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06 May 2019
A 15 minute high speed chase on the seas ended with three Bahamian men being in custody and the seizure of a large quantity of suspected marijuana this past Friday morning. Officer in charge of the Drug Enforcement Unit Superintendent Jamuel Ferguson said that sometime around 6:20am officers, acting on intelligence, ventured in waters some 20 […]
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06 May 2019
Royal Bahamas Defense Force Officer, 34-year-old Jevon Seymour, has been formally charged with murder on two counts of attempted murder. He is accused of killing RBDF Petty Officer Phillip Perpall on April 28that Government House. It is alleged that on the date in question, Mr. Seymour sought to also kill Calvin Hanna and Ellis Rahming. Based on what Police Commissioner […]
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03 May 2019
The Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson has announced the promotion of Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle to the position of Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police. A press release states that the appointment was made in accordance with the provision of Article 119(1) of the Constitution and on the recommendation of the Prime Minister, after […]
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03 May 2019
Central Bank Governor John Rolle indicated that the economy is strong due to developing countries picking up steam. Mr. Rolle explained at his quarterly media briefing yesterday that although there is more uncertainty about the speed in which these countries would grow over the next next few years, the support for tourism has been maintained […]
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03 May 2019
The country is well on its way to implementing its own digital currency, according to Central Bank Governor John Rolle at yesterday’s quarterly media address. The Governor said that the Central Bank expects that at some point over the course of the year to begin the pilot. It has been expressed in the past that […]
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03 May 2019
The Bahamas Christian Council is not budging on its stance that Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival challenges the country’s moral, ethical, cultural traditions and practices, particularly those enshrined in the constitution promoting the Bahamas as a country of Christian values. Council President, Apostle Delton Fernander referring to the Road Fever Parade, said there has been a mixture […]
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