14 August 2017
The Department of Statistics released its unemployment statistics last week which revealed that the unemployment rate in The Bahamas has dropped by 1.7 percent from 11.6 percent to 9.9 percent. The drop is due to the increased number of employed people which now sits at 7,770 versus a decreased number of unemployed people which translates […]
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11 August 2017
Following a successful exercise to facilitate the collection of new e-passports at a Special Collection Centre, the Passport Office has announced that the Passport Collection/Issuance centre returns to the regular headquarters on Thompson Boulevard/University Drive, effective Monday, August 14, 2017. Chief Passport Officer Superintendent Clarence Russell said, “The special collection exercise during the month of July […]
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11 August 2017
Senator Fred Mitchell called the government’s verification process “farcical” and “a bunch of bull” after he received a letter demanding that he verifies. The senator said he would have ignored the “ridiculous” letter, but the deputy prime minister defended the verification process by explaining that the government is carrying out the process to ensure that […]
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11 August 2017
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis assured yesterday that youth entrepreneurial empowerment will be the government’s major focus which is considered as a measure to tackle problems such as unemployment, crime and social issues. Dr. Minnis addressed the government’s commitment to youth entrepreneurial empowerment during the launch of Bahamas Striping Group of Companies Investment Group. Bahamas […]
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11 August 2017
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a bi-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires, the links to unsavory characters, the use of the courts for personal agendas, the involvement of a political party, and the attacks on the Government of The […]
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10 August 2017
Less power outages and cheaper bills in the future – that is what Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) CEO Pamela Hill predicted yesterday, as she unveiled the company’s new five to seven year plan to assist consumers. “We’re working on two key things in order to improve it [power outages],” Hill revealed during the Rotary […]
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10 August 2017
Following one working day of that controversial verification and restatement process, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest told reporters that there were a few minor issues, but overall he is satisfied with how things played out thus far. The issues of long lines he spoke of were attributed to confusion as it […]
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10 August 2017
The Ministry of Tourism signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbnb Inc. representatives yesterday to implement a new legislation which will require that a tax be paid on vacation rental home businesses. Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said the new legislation will put in place a modern regulatory framework within which vacation home rentals […]
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10 August 2017
Baha Mar welcomed local artists and residents on Friday night to meet John Cox, Baha Mar’s Creative Art Director, and unveiled the various opportunities for Bahamian artists to be included in the curation of art throughout the entire property, including The Grant Hyatt, SLS Hotel, Rosewood Hotel, ESPA, the Convention Center and the Casino floor. […]
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10 August 2017
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert A. Minnis Wednesday challenged Cabinet ministers and public officers to resist the bureaucratic inertia that can sometimes creep into the equation as both go about the execution of their duties. “The public service has a necessary restraining role, but too often that restraining role becomes bureaucratic inertia,” Prime Minister Minnis said. “Sometimes […]
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