04 September 2018
Democratic National Alliance Deputy Leader Arinthia Komolafe is calling on the government to go back to the drawing board to design a housing program that is “sensible, feasible and realistic.” She expressed her concerns this past weekend in the wake only 15 per cent of 60 applicants qualifying for the government’s affordable home program. Mrs. […]
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04 September 2018
In the wake of examination results, the Ministry of Education says there have been increases in several subjects inclusive of BJC Mathematics which could have a direct influence on the number of students meeting the requirements for the award of the Bahamas High School Diploma Of the 6,720 students sitting the Bahamas General Certificate of […]
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04 September 2018
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis, paid a visit to schools on the Islands of Exuma and San Salvador on the first day of school, Monday, September 3. The Prime Minister toured the campuses of L.N. Coakley High School in Exuma, and United Estates Primary and San Salvador High School on San Salvador. The […]
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04 September 2018
Minister of State for Grand Bahama, Senator Kwasi Thompson was up early on Monday morning and fought his way through heavy traffic to get a first-hand view of how students at the Walter Parker Primary School were settling in on the first day of school. Monday, September 3, 2018 was the official re-opening of school […]
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31 August 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]
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30 August 2018
A man was yesterday arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain on one count of murder. 26-year-old William Etienne, whose address is unknown, was charged in connection with the August 24th web shop killing of Alvin Strachan. Reports are that around 10:00 that morning, Etienne allegedly entered the FML Webshop East Street and Balfour Avenue […]
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30 August 2018
The Ministry of the Environment yesterday announced Providence Advisors Waste Resources Development Consortium as the selected bidder for the landfill’s investment and management services. This job includes the deconstruction, remediation, and operation of the New Providence landfill. The landfill in the capital has been a vexing problem over the years, and in keeping with […]
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30 August 2018
The 2019 Elevation awards season is fast approaching. The awards show created by the Elevation Media Group, recognizes the accomplishments of Bahamians in the arts. CEO of the Elevation Awards, Vincent “VMAC” McDonald, said next year will be bigger and better and their goal is simple, to highlight amazing Bahamian artists. “Our goal, as always […]
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30 August 2018
An internal memorandum in the Public Hospitals Authority approving a fee on dialysis wheelchair service stirred up quite a hornet’s nest, with one opposition politician demanding that the policy be reversed immediately. Responding to an August 9th communication from Jeffrey Henfield, Superintendent of the Transport Department, Princess Margaret Hospital Administrator, M.E. Lightbourne Walker, indicated that […]
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30 August 2018
A man is dead after an industrial accident in Bimini. According to reports, shortly after 9:00am yesterday, Police were called to a construction site at a resort on North Bimini. A male Dominican worker, was operating a crane and lifting a 40ft beam from a barge to the dock, when the cable of the crane […]
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