10 November 2017
Police on the island of Eleuthera have seized a large quantity of drugs in in an unoccupied residence. According to police reports, around 2:30pm yesterday, a joint operation conducted by officers from the Eleuthera Division and Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) assisted by US Drug Enforcement Agents, resulted in the seizure of 77 bales of […]
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10 November 2017
An audit report of the Royal Bahamas Defense Force reveals that five vendors under reported the amount of payments received from the government by over one million dollars. The 27-page report which was tabled in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, stated that the payments the government made to these vendors exceeded the gross revenue […]
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10 November 2017
Constitutional Reform was the agenda behind the National Congress of Trade Unions of the Bahamas (NCTUB) as the organization is amending its constitution for all Union affiliates to align with international standards. “There are changes we’ve made in the constitution to ensure that affiliates fall in line with international standards to be more unified,” says […]
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10 November 2017
For the economy of The Bahamas to regain strength there must be some external investment. However, according to the Managing Partner of Deloitte Bahamas, Raymond Winder, many of these investors are not prepared to invest in the local economy. “ In our national investment policy, for too long we have governed our country through a […]
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09 November 2017
“We actually don’t have a crime problem, but we have a neglect problem,” were the words Minister of National Security Marvin Dames as he opened his address in a Meet the Minister breakfast held at the British Colonial Hilton yesterday. Speaking to a room filled with professionals from various backgrounds, Mr. Dames said, “many would […]
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09 November 2017
National Security Minister Marvin Dames says the government has taken a step to revitalise and retool the public service and introduce a serious succession planning model and set the public service on a path to creativity, innovation and productivity. The Minister’s remarks came during a debate in the House of Assembly yesterday to amend […]
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09 November 2017
Former Member of Parliament Lester Turnquest sees division as the biggest challenge to growing the Bahamas’ stagnant economy. Mr. Turnquest, appearing as a guest on the Radio Love 97 afternoon show, “On Point”, said the template for a successful country and a successful jurisdiction is the ability to mobilize your entire population to get […]
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09 November 2017
Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) employees who, because of the nature of their jobs, were investigated, have been exonerated and their names are back in good standing, according to Minster of Public Works Desmond Bannister. The employees, whose names were mention in a report completed by Ernst and Young to investigate the financial state at […]
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09 November 2017
Persons that own registered firearms are strongly urged to renew their licenses should they plan to use their weapons legally. The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) is urging members of the firearm community to ensure their firearm licenses are up to date. In a Press Conference yesterday, Officer in Charge of Firearms, Assistant Superintendent […]
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09 November 2017
Former Chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce Employers’ Confederation , Gowon Bowe is optimistic about the growth of the country’s economy despite there still being a high unemployment rate, saying that he believes that the future of The Bahamas can be built upon past positives. “We see the slow decline in the unemployment numbers, […]
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