24 January 2019
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Deputy Leader Arinthia Komolafe yesterday said the Bahamas should not move forward with accession plans to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Mrs. Komolafe says that her party “wholeheartedly supports the principles of a free market economy and initiatives that will provide a fair global trading system”. She also noted that “E-commerce, […]
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24 January 2019
Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis yesterday along with National Security Minister Marvin Dames signed a contract with Shotspotter Technology in an effort to enhance the country’s crime fighting skills. The Prime Minister expressed the view that fighting crime is about “making people feel safer in their homes, on the streets, in their cars, in their […]
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24 January 2019
The Chairman of the Junkanoo Corporation New Providence Limited (JCNP), Silbert Ferguson says no evidence has come to the surface in the alleged bribe claim made in a voice note that circulated social media following the parades. Mr. Ferguson made his comments during a press conference the JCNP held to release the official Junkanoo results. […]
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24 January 2019
Police in New Providence are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating the persons responsible for a shooting incident yesterday which left an adult female with injuries. According to reports, shortly before 11:00am, a woman was sitting in a vehicle on Gray’s Terrace off Bernard Road, when the occupants of a silver Honda Accord […]
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24 January 2019
Minister of Housing, Ramould Ferreira yesterday announced a shift in the government’s housing policy. For the first time, homeowners will be able to construct a spilt level single family home in a government subdivision. The affordable housing initiative also now calls for homeowners to be energy efficient. “As a result, each homeowner is expected to […]
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24 January 2019
An audit into the Education Loan Authority, found that in June 2017, the authority’s loans receivable, net provision of $16,336,710 amounted to $60,507,578 of which $51,384,289 was over 90 days in arrears. The report revealed that the authority was unable to obtain the necessary historical default rates in its loans receivable portfolio. It also found that […]
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24 January 2019
The Free National Movement Member of Parliament for Centreville, Reece Chipman yesterday served notice in the House of Assembly of his decision to resign as a member of the powerful Public Accounts Committee. In a letter to the Speaker of the House of Assembly Mr. Chipman said, “In light of the absence of a House […]
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23 January 2019
Bahamas Gaming Operators Association (BGOA) Chief Executive Officer, Gershan Major, told Rotarians yesterday of efforts to ensure that there is a safety net in place to protect those most vulnerable engaging in gaming. “We have today, over 200 persons on a self-exclusion list,” he said. “Those individuals are some of who excluded themselves, some of […]
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23 January 2019
Bahamas Hotel and Managerial Union and the management of the Grand Lucayan Resort, Lucayan Renewal Holdings Ltd., are still meeting and talking things over when it comes to Voluntary Separation Packages (VSEP’s) for the line staff at the resort in Grand Bahama. Minister of Labour, Senator Dion Foulkes, confirmed with reporters just before the weekly […]
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23 January 2019
Tourism Minister Dionsio D’Aguilar says, “ since the coming to office of the Free National Movement government in May 2017, some 10,000 jobs have been created. He said the Tourism sector saw an upswing in employment between May and November 2018. Referring to the Labour report released on Monday, Mr. D’Aguilar said, “ most […]
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