13 September 2018
Health Minister Dr. Duane sands said issues surrounding dialysis in The Bahamas is an “ongoing crisis” that has been occurring for over a decade. Last month, the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) issued a memo proposing a weekly charge rate of $150 for transport patients to and from the Dialysis Unit three times a week. This […]
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13 September 2018
A man will spend his birthday behind bars. Dino Pinto, 37, was yesterday arraigned before Chief Magistrate, Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, on murder charges in connection with the September 8th death of Jeremy Petti-Fere. Petti-Fere was reportedly stabbed to death at a bar on Tonique Williams Darling Highway. His alleged killer was not required to enter a […]
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13 September 2018
Labour Minister Dion Foulkes yesterday responded to Attorney Fred Smith QC‘s warning as the government continues to make provisions to eliminate shantytowns on the Family Islands. Mr. Smith this week advised the government that it may be in contempt of court saying that he thought the government showed no respect for the rule of law […]
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13 September 2018
A student of The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Education Training Institute (BTVI) in Grand Bahama is among 14 individuals awarded grants by the government for up to $5,000 to start businesses. Curlene Bain, a grandmother of seven, is now a step closer to launching FastCrafts Fast Ferry & Water Taxi Services, thanks to the Grand […]
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13 September 2018
Ginea Wilson remembers the exact moment she fell in love with the Berry Islands and knew she would accept a job that was never even close to her radar. “We were heading over to the island on the boat. It was the most beautiful sunset, everything around was just sparkling, it took your breath away. […]
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11 September 2018
Health Minister Doctor Duane Sands confessed that he deviated from the normal procedures of awarding a contract to Magic Touch Cleaning Company in the Frank Smith extortion and bribery trial yesterday in the Magistrates Court. Evidence coming out of the high profile case has revealed that Dr. Sands awarded a nearly $2 million contract […]
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11 September 2018
New Providence firefighters faced a busy weekend tackling blazes Friday, Sunday and yesterday morning at Bahamas Power and Light’s Clifton Pier Power Plant. While this fire proved to be just as large as the others, it again warranted the attention of the fire department’s management team. Fire Chief Walter Evans said late Friday night his […]
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11 September 2018
A teen was yesterday charged before Magistrate Cochina Marshall, for one count of murder. It is alleged that the 17-year-old, Rock Crusher resident is behind the February 3rd murder of Okell Solomon. Solomon was shot late that night on Brougham Street, off East Street after two men approached him demanding his vehicle. When he refused, […]
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11 September 2018
Stop over visitors – those who spend 20 per cent more than cruise passengers – have increased by 15.7 per cent over the first six months of this year. According to Tourism Minister, Dionisio D’Aguilar, on the domestic side of things, New Providence, Eleuthera and Abaco are all doing well. “Exuma is about the same, […]
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11 September 2018
As World Suicide Prevention Day kicked off yesterday, Health Minster Dr. Duane Sands made the opening address to Sandilands’s Rehabilitation Center’s Suicide Prevention Symposium urging Bahamians to pay close attention to their loved ones. According to global statistics, approximately one million people die from suicide, and this translates to one suicidal death every 40 seconds. […]
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