03 October 2016
Scores of Bahamian students studying in Jamaica were flown home on a flight chartered by the government, as to ensure their safety with Hurricane Matthew set to hit that island. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell stated the government’s need to evacuate the students. “Somewhere after 11:15 pm on Saturday night the students […]
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03 October 2016
Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson has called out members of the Opposition over their vocal criticisms of the Baha Mar negotiations. While a guest on the JCN/Love 97 programme Jones and Company yesterday, Mrs. Maynard Gibson responded to questions surrounding detractors who said that there is a distrust of the government. She would go as […]
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03 October 2016
As predicted, the number of confirmed cases of Zika in The Bahamas has increased. Officials said as of this past Monday that figure jumped to 14 – three more than previously reported. Health officials say the cases were all in New Providence and that the victims sought medical attention after having symptoms of the viral infection. […]
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30 September 2016
AML Foods Limited officially broke ground for their Solomon’s Yamacraw store opposite St. Andrew’s School on Yamacraw Hill Road yesterday. In his remarks, Chairman of AML Foods Limited Dionisio D’Aguilar stated the new exciting venture will represent the eighth store in The Bahamas and the fifth store in Nassau. “This location is an ideal site, […]
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30 September 2016
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said that Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis should apologize to the Bahamian people over his comments over Baha Mar or “just go sit in a corner and keep quiet because he has nothing worthwhile to offer on this issue.” Mr. Roberts’ comments came after Dr. Minnis condemned the […]
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30 September 2016
Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna Martin yesterday announced the implementation of a new integrated digital system at the Road Traffic Department, and said it is a major step forward in how business is done not only in the Department of Road Traffic, but throughout the country. The minister said when coming into office four […]
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30 September 2016
Royal Bahamas Defence Force officials this week apprehended 18 Cuban migrants in the southern Bahamas, officials said. According to a RBDF statement, officials made the arrest on Wednesday morning in the area of the Cay Sal Bank, which is just southeast of Key West, Florida. “While on routine patrol HMBS L.L Smith, under the command […]
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30 September 2016
As the trade unions have threatened that repercussions will happen and that they will take action if the government does not step in to resolve the latest dispute, Labour Minister Shane Gibson yesterday said that the Tri-Partite Council of Trade Unions have not sent any recommendations to him for consideration. “They sit on the council, […]
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30 September 2016
A tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Ministry of Finance, the Inter-American Investment Corporation (IIC), which is the private sector arm of the IDB, and the Grand Bahama Port Authority was signed yesterday at the Ministry for Grand Bahama. Prior to the official signing, Minister for Grand Bahama, Dr. Michael Darville stated he was […]
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30 September 2016
It was a sad day yesterday for staff of the country’s national flag carrier, as the employees of Bahamasair tried to come to grips with the news of the passing of the company’s Managing Director, Henry Woods. Mr. Woods died at the University of Miami Hospital in South Florida early yesterday afternoon, after his fight […]
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