25 April 2017
Prime Minister Perry Christie said National Health Insurance will be strengthened with a fund of about $30 million to cover catastrophic illnesses. His comments came during yesterday’s NHI Enrolment Phase, launched at the Enoch Beckford Memorial Auditorium. “We decided to commit $24 million annually with the knowledge that it might be $28 million […]
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25 April 2017
A man was shot dead in Grand Bahama on Sunday evening. Shortly before 11 p.m., police were called to an apartment complex on Amberjack Street where police said they discovered the lifeless body of a male with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Two male suspects are in police custody […]
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25 April 2017
Marathon and Golden Gates constituents have mixed views on their Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) candidates after news of their scandalous involvement. Another bombshell dropped in the midst of the PLP’s campaign less than a week after the party’s Marathon candidate and incumbent Jerome Fitzgerald was exposed in a conflict of interest involving Baha Mar, as […]
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25 April 2017
Condemning the Christie administration yet again, Free National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to fire his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) cabinet ministers for unscrupulous deals that were made during their time as government. In the statement issued yesterday, Mr. Collie indicated that the PLP ministers continue their ongoing protection of […]
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25 April 2017
The Bahamas gold medal winners of the mixed 4x400m certainly set the bar, high, for this discipline in the future of the IAAF World Relays Bahamas. On Sunday, April 23, the final night of the two-day IAAF/BTC World Relays Bahamas 2017, the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium rocked all the way from start to […]
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25 April 2017
Bahamians wasted no time applying for National Health Insurance following its launch yesterday, which witnessed an excess of 350 applicants enrolling in the programme, according to NHI Project Manager Dr. Delon Brennen. Mr. Brennen said yesterday’s launch brought Bahamians one step close to receiving Primary Care services at no cost at point of care. […]
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24 April 2017
By P.J. Malone In discussing on a Love 97 radio show whether or not a Non-Bahamian national, who is said to be funding three candidates from the Free National Movement (FNM) political party, has the objective of purchasing a government, Minister Fred Mitchell said “if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a […]
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24 April 2017
The official declarations of all political candidates running in the upcoming general elections have been made public, and topping the list after declaring a net worth of over $156 million was Free National Movement (FNM) St. Anne’s candidate Brent Symonette. His declaration of $156,235,000 nearly triples the amount he declared last election, with his […]
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24 April 2017
Noted Queen’s Council Fred Smith has confirmed accusations made by Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell that he is helping fund the Free National Movement’s campaign. In a roughly minute long video that has circulated via social media, an unapologetic Smith said he will do everything in his power to ensure the PLP is removed from […]
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24 April 2017
Bahamians have expressed their outrage at Prime Minister Perry Christie after the controversial comments he made over the weekend during a speech at the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) rally in Ramsey, Exuma. Persons flooded social media expressing their frustration with what they deemed inappropriate comments. During his speech, Mr. Christie began to experience […]
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