26 September 2017
Atlantis, Paradise Island resort announced yesterday that it has chosen a new president and managing director. This announcement came one week after the resort fired past President Howard Karawan, after only one year of service. Audrey Oswell is the resort’s new president and managing director, which makes her the first female president of […]
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26 September 2017
Davis & Co condemned the Tribune’s headline yesterday which stated that the law firm owed $22,603.33 to the Water and Sewage Corporation. The firm which is owned by Member of Parliament Philip Davis issued a statement yesterday claiming that there is a dispute between the firm and the Water and Sewage Corporation with regards […]
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26 September 2017
A minor mishap at Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Hill Road, one of two alternate sites used to house Stephen Dillet Primary School students, has been resolved and students and teachers can look forward to returning to their regular school site in the very near future. Students and teachers were alleged to have functioned in […]
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26 September 2017
It is with great optimism regarding the future of Grand Bahama and awareness of the key role each Grand Bahamian will play in the island’s overall growth that the Office of the Prime Minister in Grand Bahama announced the upcoming Grand Bahama Business-to-Business Expo, 2017. Speaking on behalf of the Minister of State for […]
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26 September 2017
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Senator Fred Mitchell said “the devil is in the details” of the government’s proposals to provide hurricane relief for Dominicans. Mitchell made this comment yesterday in response to the government’s proposals which involves the acceptance of Dominican students to schools in The Bahamas. On Sunday, Prime […]
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26 September 2017
Residents of Salina Point, Acklins were lined up at Bahamasair ticket counter yesterday eager to return home following the devastation of Hurricane Irma. The residents travelled back home after staying in New Providence at the Kendal G.L Isaacs National Gymnasium for three weeks. Nearly 70 Acklins residents were scheduled to travel back home. The island […]
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26 September 2017
An eight-year-old boy and a man were shot dead in the Chippingham area yesterday, according to police. Police said shortly after 5 p.m., they received a report that two males were shot in the Rosebud Road area, off Farrington Road. Responding officers arrived on the scene and met an adult who had been shot lying […]
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25 September 2017
Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said he feels in hindsight the former administration’s decision to hire PowerSecure to manage Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) was a good one. His comments came last Friday, while he appeared as a guest on Love 97’s radio program “On Point.” “We brought in PowerSecure because of […]
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25 September 2017
Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has taken Minister of Works Desmond Bannister to task for comments he made in the House of Assembly last week which indicated that former Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald was guilty of abuse of parliamentary privilege. In a statement yesterday, Mr. Roberts called Bannister “hypocritical” and questioned why […]
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25 September 2017
Primary and high school Dominican students are expected to attend schools throughout The Bahamas which is a part of the government’s pledge to assist the Caribbean country that was devastated by Hurricane Maria. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis made the announcement of the government’s pledge to accept Dominican students yesterday, during the visit of […]
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