20 June 2017
The hurricane season has begun and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) alongside the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation (BCCEC) are urging business owners to technologically prepare their businesses for the worst. A one-day workshop sponsored by BTC in partnership with the BCC will allow business owners to set up systems wherein they can […]
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20 June 2017
Two Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) officers were freed following their arraignment in separate matters on drug possession charges in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Marine Frederick Clarke, 25, appeared in court before Magistrate Andrew Forbes along with 27-year-old Leslie Minns, of Johnson Road, for one count of possession of dangerous drugs, Indian hemp. According to […]
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19 June 2017
In keeping with its mandate to advance education through technology, the Ministry of Education has allocated $2 million to invest in laptops for two preschools in New Providence. Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd revealed this during his contribution to the 2017/2018 Budget Communication debate in the House of Assembly last week. “Technology can serve as […]
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19 June 2017
A 23-year-old man who was shot during an incident in Murphy Town, Abaco died on Saturday at the Princess Margaret Hospital. The man was shot on Monday, June 12, 2017. Police are actively investigating this matter and are appealing to the general public for any information that can assist in this investigation. Persons with information […]
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19 June 2017
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting incident that has left a man dead and another detained in hospital. According to reports, shortly after midnight on Sunday, a man drove himself to East Street South Police Station and reported that while parked in his vehicle in the area of a school on Charles Saunders […]
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19 June 2017
Former Minister of Transport and Aviation Glenys Hanna- Martin said comments made by Minister of Tourism Dioniso D’Aguilar concerning the Nassau Airport Development (NAD) Company Board are “regrettable” and “compromised” several respected Bahamians. “It is very unfortunate that the new minister of aviation has sought to cast aspersion on the former NAD Board while speaking […]
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19 June 2017
Former Minster for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville has refuted Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands’ comments that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) gave out several health related contracts weeks ahead of the May 10 general election. In a statement yesterday, Dr. Darville asked for the minister to prove his findings with data and evidence. […]
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19 June 2017
Fifty persons were arrested over the weekend as police intensified their island-wide assault on crime Friday night with an ongoing operation led by the Selective Enforcement Team. The anti-crime operation is aimed at suppressing crime in a number of areas and to send a message to those responsible for committing criminal acts on members of […]
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16 June 2017
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said the country’s HIV/AIDS and obesity statistics are startling, taking center stage with the highest levels ever recorded. Equally alarming is the fact that The Americas is the heaviest region in the world and The Bahamas is the heaviest country in that region. “The percentage of population who was […]
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16 June 2017
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis during his remarks at the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) board of directors and membership meeting yesterday, sparked conversation on diversity in the growth of the economy, when he address the gathering at the British Colonial Hilton. Speaking to members of various sectors of the tourism industry, Dr. Minnis […]
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