24 March 2017
Six families are left to pick up the pieces following a Shanty Town fire on an unnamed street West of Cowpen Road Wednesday night. The blaze, which required all fire units on the island to be called in, was contained shortly after fire officials were alerted to it sometime after 8:00 p.m. Fire Services Superintendent Walter Evans said […]
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23 March 2017
Absentee police resulted in the robbery of three female voter registration workers at the St. Barnabas Distribution Centre off Blue Hill Road Tuesday night. Police officials said the incident took place sometime after 8:00 p.m. “Three female workers were preparing to leave the Parliamentary Voters Card distribution outlet located at St. Barnabas Church Activity Center, […]
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23 March 2017
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday revealed that some $105.5 million has been injected into the local economy towards paying Baha Mar’s former employees and unsecured creditors. While making his contribution to the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Christie assured that the financing is also in place to fund all remaining costs to complete the […]
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23 March 2017
The Ministry of Transport and Aviation signed two important documents yesterday in a ceremony at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The ‘Declaration of Intent on Flight Information Region’ (FIR) as well as a Radar Data Sharing agreement was signed between the government of both the United States and The Bahamas through the Federal Aviation Administration […]
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23 March 2017
A day after the handover of Baha Mar to its new purchaser, CTF Holdings, Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday charged that the government had no right handing over “a property they claim they do not own.” “Always searching their next photo op, the PLP duly lined up for their latest staged […]
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23 March 2017
Minister of Labour Shane Gibson indicated yesterday that there could be a few changes to the Employment and Industrial Relations Acts as early as next week. Mr. Gibson made the revelation in the House of Assembly, when he revealed a meeting was held among Chamber of Commerce executives and the members of the National […]
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23 March 2017
Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis calling out Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis on his absences at the House of Assembly. “Another day in the House of the Assembly, another chair left empty by FNM leader Hubert Minnis. His latest no-show performance is a clear indication that he is avoiding all possibility […]
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23 March 2017
Acknowledging the frustration of subscribers and the inconvenience of disrupted services on Tuesday evening, Cable Bahamas Limited Vice President of Marketing David Burrows released a statement yesterday morning regarding the restoration of services offering apologies on behalf. Interruption in cable services, were blamed on service issues with Cable Bahamas’ video network, that caused outages […]
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22 March 2017
Opposition Leader Loretta Butler- Turner in her quest to prove that she is the Opposition’s strongest voice, hit out at Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis for attempting to lead the Opposition via press releases and campaigns. “You cannot lead a country by press statements and through just campaigns. You have to […]
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22 March 2017
As the country gears up for National Health Insurance (NHI), renovations are on the top of the list for government health facilities throughout The Bahamas. Yesterday, some $800,000 in contracts were signed to refurbish and upgrade South Beach and Flamingo Gardens Clinics. Contracts for the refurbishment of South Beach Health Center, valued at […]
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