02 February 2018
A preliminary investment of some $7 million will be pumped into a Sustainable Nassau Action plan, a project that focuses on bridging contrasting communities such as the Over the Hill community with Downtown. Addressing the issue yesterday in the auditorium of the University of The Bahamas during the launch and Ideathon of the Sustainable […]
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02 February 2018
Two weeks after a fatal crash off Mastic Point Andros, killing all on board including the pilot, Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) said that it is clamping down on ‘hacking’; an illegal practice that persons with private license pilots find themselves involved in. Addressing the media during a press conference that addressed the investigations into […]
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01 February 2018
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senator the Hon. Carl Bethel was the key speaker in a panel discussion on ‘Marital Rape – Is It a Blow to Family Life,’ Tuesday evening at Bahamas Press Club’s Speaker’s Corner at JCN Studios. The Attorney General said: “Recently the question of passing a marital rape law […]
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31 January 2018
Changes to the Spy Bill are in effect, says Minister of State for Legal affairs Ellsworth Johnson. Speaking to a filled auditorium at a town meeting Monday held at the University of The Bahamas, the minister informed the public of such amendments. When the Spy Bill was tabled in House of Assembly last year by […]
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31 January 2018
The closure of commercial banks particularly in the family islands has opened the way for OMNI Financial Group Limited to expand its business and fill the void in the Financial Services Sector. Founding partner of the OMNI Group Dr. Kenneth Rodgers yesterday said that OMNI Financial group seeks to provide services especially to Bahamian Small […]
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31 January 2018
A missing Bahamian man has been recused after nearly three weeks at sea. Samuel Leroy Moss, 24 was rescued after a good Samaritan notified the U.S. Coast Guard Monday that a boat with one person aboard was taking on water in the Atlantic Ocean, about 10 miles east of West Palm Beach. According to the […]
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31 January 2018
A sixth grade student of Xavier’s Lower School Monday swam to raise awareness and funds for Bahamians under the age of 18 years affected by AIDS/HIV. Eleven year old Leyla Knowles Xavier’s Student of the Year, took on the feat of swimming 100 laps in the 15-20 yard pool accompanied by some of her swimming […]
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31 January 2018
The government will be implementing a new home ownership program this year. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said access to affordable housing is critical for social and economic development and potential first-time home owners will receive extremely low cost lots and be supplied with necessary utilities. Little detail as to which community or the exact cost […]
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31 January 2018
Attorney General Carl Bethel says “the government has no firm commitment to the issue of Marital Rape.” He sought to bring clarity to the proposed amendment to the Sexual Offences Act last night after calls for the government to criminalize marital rape. Mr. Bethel said while the Bahamas is a signatory to a United Nation’s […]
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31 January 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 […]
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