07 February 2019
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest has announced a strategy to put check and balances in the fiscal affairs of the country. Leading the debate for a resolution to accept the 2018 Fiscal Strategy Report – a public document that guides the creation of the annual budget in the House of […]
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07 February 2019
The Ministry of Education is revamping the physical plant of the many schools throughout the country. This comes on the heels of efforts to address another mold situation – this time at CW Sawyer Primary School. “We have been working assiduously to address that,” says Mr. Donovan Turnquest, the Deputy Permanent Secretary who is […]
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07 February 2019
Owners of micro, small and medium sized business now have millions of dollars in financial backing to pump into their companies. It was annoouced during the last budget debate that the government allocated $5.5 million for the cause, with the small business development backing it up with another $3.5 million for a total $9 million. […]
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07 February 2019
A police involved shooting yesterday claimed the life of one man off of Joe Farrington Road. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police Solomon Cash, sometime after 1:25 pm police launched a man hunt operation in the area to locate a wanted suspect. The suspect was said to be wanted by the police force for a […]
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07 February 2019
The policy of the Bahamas on the crisis in Venezuela is unclear to many, as Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis has sent a letter confirming that the Bahamas will not interfere in the internal affairs of another country. However, recently the Bahamas voted in a meeting of the Organization of American States to support […]
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07 February 2019
The Haitian Government and Haitian Pastors League anticipate that the 29 Haitians who lost their lives in a tragic boating accident last weekend will be buried by this weekend. The death toll has risen to 29 after another two bodies were retrieved from waters in Abaco on Tuesday. Officials from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force […]
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06 February 2019
Queen’s Counsel, Damian Gomez is calling for a Commission of Inquiry into Police practices in the aftermath of the bribery and extortion case of former Member of Parliament Frank Smith. Mr. Gomez, a key player on Smith’s defense team, holds firm that not only was there misconduct on the part of the police and […]
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06 February 2019
The proposed cruise ship mega port for Grand Bahama represents significant opportunities for the island’s economic recovery, said Prime Minister the Most Hon. Dr. Hubert Minnis as he addressed hundreds at the Carnival Cruise ‘Grand Port – The Road to 2021’ Information Meeting, at Foster B. Pestaina Centre, February 4, 2019. “The economic revival of […]
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06 February 2019
Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt lamented the current fines in place for environmental infractions after one woman was fined a little over $3,000 on three charges of unsanitary conditions relating to a property she owns and rents. Yesterday court proceedings was the first for Environmental Health for several years, and arraigned 10 persons for various infractions. […]
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06 February 2019
The Bahamas is “taking Bay Street on Junkanoo morning to New Orleans,” this all thanks to its invitation to once again participate in the 50th anniversary of the world’s largest music festival – the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. “The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism is capitalizing on a singular opportunity to showcase on a […]
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