14 June 2018
The Ministry of Education is taking legal action against Bahamian students who have failed to pay off their education loans. The government was depending on reviving the Education Loan Authority this year, but it is likely that will not happen because of the current outstanding loans. According to Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd, approximately $100 million […]
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14 June 2018
The Director General of the Ministry of Tourism Joy Jibrilu said yesterday that the industry intends to up its game in the wake of the pending rise in Value Added Tax (VAT). Ms. Jibrilu pointed out that The Bahamas is considered a high cost destination unlike its competitors to the south that are primarily […]
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14 June 2018
The Minister of Health Doctor Duane Sands says discussions are underway for a new national morgue at the Princess Margret Hospital. The increasing number of homicides along with the other bodies already occupying space at the morgue, resulted in the need for a new medical examiners facility. Dr. Sands said, “obviously we would hope […]
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14 June 2018
The country’s national airline’s Managing Director Tracy Cooper yesterday announced that Bahamasair will be seeking to make all of their transactions cashless as early as the end of the year. Mr. Cooper said that Bahamasair followed in the footsteps of American Airlines which began this initiative in Miami with intentions to continue this trend in […]
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14 June 2018
The Bahamian Culinary team emerged as victors at the recent Annual Caribbean Tourism Week New York’s Rum and Rhythm event The Rum and Rhythm event featured two Culinary Competitions, and two Mixologist Competitions. In each category, professional judges decided on a winner and those in attendance at the event decided on a second winner. […]
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14 June 2018
With the country’s murder count increasing, Minister of National Security Marvin Dames said that the Royal Bahamas Police Force is doing all that they can “dealing with decades of neglect that has manifested itself over time”. Speaking with reporters outside the House of Assembly yesterday, Mr. Dames said that he had met with the Acting […]
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13 June 2018
Tension mounted in the Magistrates Court yesterday when the Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames testified on his involvement the matter relating to the bribery trial of former Chairman of the Public Hospitals Authority, Frank Smith. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt, Mr Dames said the first time he heard of the complaint of […]
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13 June 2018
Attorney General Carl Bethel is not backing down in the face of threats by the Web Shop operators to fight the government in court over a proposal to hike taxes on their businesses. Mr. Bethel told reporters outside of Cabinet yesterdaythat the government is ready for whatever stance the operators decide to take. Attorney Wayne […]
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13 June 2018
As threats of legal action ring off, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest yesterday said that he is open to having a rational conversation with Web Shop Gaming operators about the way forward. The seven day window the gaming house operators gave the government to meet with them has since closed. However Mr. Turnquest insisted that […]
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13 June 2018
It is as if a war in going on in New Providence.However, Police believe that the seven homicides recorded in less than a week are not related. Then, since psychologists have long opined that crime is the fever chart of a sick society, the Bahamian society is apparently sick indeed. Just yesterday afternoon two men […]
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