22 May 2018
It’s not a line item in the Grand Bahama Children’s Home budget – the cost associated with ambulatory trips a disabled 13-year-old orphan periodically takes to the hospital and filling her prescriptions after. Still, those costs have to be covered. When those bills come due, the Grand Bahama Children’s Home look to donations from Bahamas […]
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18 May 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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18 May 2018
The Bahamas Funeral Directors Association seeks to pass legislation for the industry to prevent untrained funeral directors from interfering with their livelihood. President Kirch Ferguson describes this issue as “disheartening,” because this not only affects business, but also overall customer satisfaction. He said, “there’s really nothing at this time that we can do without legislation […]
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18 May 2018
Police Superintendent Paul Rolle is expected to take the witness stand soon in the trial of former Member of Parliament Frank Smith in the Magistrates Court. Rolle who currently heads the Anti Corruption Unit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force is expected to testify on how the charges against Smith were brought about. In the […]
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18 May 2018
Pineridge Member of Parliament Frederick McAlpine is receiving some support after he was chastised by fellow party members in the Free National Movement because of his public remarks regarding the Minnis administration and its policies. The backlash came after McAlpine protested against the government in Rawson Square. The MP said that all Bahamians have the […]
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18 May 2018
Island Treasure Hunt reveals Bahamas’ Hottest Attractions. A 26 year-old entrepreneur is building his tour business from the ground up, connecting locals and tourists vacationing on New Providence and Paradise Island with a triple dose of once in a life time experiences in The Exuma Cays. It’s not every day one gets to frolic with […]
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18 May 2018
A preliminary assessment report of ten shanty towns in New Providence found that a total of 1,410 people reside in these communities. There is also a total of 428 such households scattered across the capital with the largest being in the Carmichael constituency. The report indicates that 44 per cent of the shanty town community […]
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18 May 2018
The Governments of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the United States of America resumed negotiations on 15-16 May 2018 in Nassau, The Bahamas regarding the management of the sovereign airspace of The Bahamas. Since 1952, a portion of the air traffic through the sovereign airspace of The Bahamas has been managed by the Federal […]
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18 May 2018
“Life is a journey” is a quote that many if not all the inmates in the Bahamas Correctional Services could live by. The quote is the theme that the first ever prisoners journey program in the Bahamas was under. Prison Fellowship Bahamas has honoured 73 medium, maximum and female prisoners that completed an eight-week program […]
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17 May 2018
Since threatening a “dark and hot summer” for its tens of thousands of consumers, the line staff and managerial unions of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) have signed an agreement of Voluntary Separation. This became necessary as the Board of BPL has decided to terminate some 233 employees in an effort to right-size the electrical […]
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