20 September 2016
With former Baha Mar employees set to receive cheques from the claims committee established to administer payouts next week, not all persons are patting the government on the back for finally making some resolutions in the Baha Mar situation. Former Baha Mar Director Dionisio D’Aguilar added that while he is happy persons are finally being […]
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20 September 2016
After a Supreme Court’s ruling, the conclusion of the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) elections remains up in the air. Suspended BUT President Belinda Wilson continues to fight to hold on to her top post, and at the same time advocates for two other incumbent positions. Those positions are namely, Treasurer and Trustee contended by […]
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19 September 2016
Prime Minister Perry Christie is leading the Bahamas Delegation participating in the 71st Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 71). The prime minister and his delegation departed for New York on Sunday and are scheduled to return to Nassau on Wednesday, September 21. Other members of the delegation will include the Hon. […]
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19 September 2016
A young defence force officer became the country’s latest traffic fatality after colliding with a building on Friday. Police said two defence force marines were driving in the area of Budget Meats Food Store on Coral Harbour Road just after 3:00 p.m. Friday when the driver lost control of his white Nissan 300z vehicle and […]
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19 September 2016
The alleged mastermind behind a major firearms trafficking ring was arrested this past Friday. Reports are that around 5.00 p.m. a team of officers led by officers from the Firearms Tracing and Investigations Unit, acting on intelligence, went to a business establishment located off Mount Royal Avenue, where they observed a suspicious male emerging from […]
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19 September 2016
Immigration officials yesterday sent out a very stern statement indicating that persons found employing foreigners without work permits may be subject to detainment. While the statement was a general one, it was in response to an incident in Inagua. “The Department of Immigration is reminding all citizens that it is an offence to hire anyone […]
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19 September 2016
After misconceptions surrounding the redevelopment project of The Potter’s Cay Dock, the government on Friday, sought to make the necessary clarifications. Work on the project began early this year and there is now confusion of its cost, and who is responsible for its development. During the project’s initial stage, Agriculture Minister V. Alfred Gray had […]
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19 September 2016
The Fox Hill Urban Renewal partnered with the area’s constituency office, the Ministry of Health and the Bahamas Red Cross to host a Zika virus awareness and prevention exercise on Saturday. The aim of the exercise is to educate Fox Hill residents about the virus, its risks and measures that can be taken to limit […]
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19 September 2016
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force continued what could be considered a stellar week on the seas, after five Cuban migrants were apprehended in southern Bahamas on Saturday morning. While on routine patrol, HMBS Lignum Vitae, under the command of Senior Lieutenant Bertram Bowleg, intercepted a 10-ft wooden sloop several miles southeast of Cay Lobos in […]
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19 September 2016
Bahamas Junior Minister of Tourism Gabrielle Josephs emerged the winner of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) Tourism Youth Congress in Barbados last Friday, becoming the first Bahamian to win the competition. Josephs, a student of Mary Star of the Sea in Freeport, Grand Bahama, outperformed 14 students from the region to claim the title of […]
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