09 June 2017
The fact that hundreds of Bozine Town residents have been waiting for more than a decade for a resolution to a longstanding land dispute, Garden Hills Member of Parliament (MP) Brensil Rolle said this is “disturbing.” The newly elected MP, in his contribution to the budget debate in the Lower Chamber of Parliament yesterday, assured […]
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09 June 2017
Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Minnis Thursday told the management and staff of Bahamas Information Services (BIS) and the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas that they will be held accountable for their performance, professionalism and punctuality or lack thereof. Dr. Minnis said his administration has “freed up” the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas so that the […]
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09 June 2017
The former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government employed and abused existing policies in the Public Service Sector to the tune of some $10 million in the months leading up to the 2017 general elections, according to Minister State for Public Service and National Insurance Brensil Rolle. Mr. Rolle made the revelations during his contribution to […]
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09 June 2017
Potential solutions that are necessary for making it easy to do business in The Bahamas will be the aim of The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation’s (BCCEC) fourth annual National Conclave this month. Speaking with the media at a press conference yesterday to announce their plans for the event, Conclave Chairperson Christina Lee […]
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09 June 2017
Chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation Gowon Bowe said that the recent presentation on the 2017/18 Budget Communication by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest with regards to eliminating value-added tax (VAT) on certain items will complicate the system. In a press conference held at the chamber’s office […]
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06 June 2017
A man identified as David Hanna, a resident of Acklins, died on Sunday following a stabbing incident on the island. According to police, on Saturday around 8:30 p.m. two men became involved in an altercation in Mason’s Bay which led to one of the men, identified as Marvin Edgecombe, being hit with a bottle while […]
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06 June 2017
Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said moving forward he expects a unified front when it comes to the rights of Bahamians workers. His comments came following last Friday’s Randol Fawkes Labour Day Parade where for first time in over two decades union umbrella groups were seen marching in solidarity. Having served as the minister of […]
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06 June 2017
Two persons drowned this past weekend as Bahamians celebrated the Whit Monday and Labour Day holidays. Yesterday, Whit Monday, an American man died while snorkeling off Pearl Island. According to police, shortly after 11 a.m., the American man was snorkeling in waters near Pearl Island when he became unconscious. Police said the man was taken […]
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06 June 2017
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to five years at the Bahamas Department of Corrections on Thursday for what Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt called “a matter that cannot be taken lightly” as he pleaded guilty to possession of a high-powered unlicensed riffle and possession of ammunition. Jachris Black of 11 Pepper Road, Eastwood Estates, pleaded guilty […]
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06 June 2017
“The Rich People’s Budget,” is what Deputy Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Chris Mortimer is calling the 2017/2018 Fiscal Budget revealed by Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest last Wednesday in the House of Assembly. In a press release yesterday, Mr. Mortimer said the Free National Movement (FNM) backed away from its pledge to […]
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