07 July 2016
Free National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie has responded to critics from the government saying that it is the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) that is fractured and is in a state of disarray. Mr.Collie was referring to Leslie Miller’s comments he made earlier this week saying that the party is in need of some “new blood”. […]
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07 July 2016
The Butler-Turner and Duane sands team is coming to give the Progressive Liberal Party a knockout punch as the air is heavy with expectations of persons looking for hope is what long island member of parliament and Free National Movement (FNM) leader hopeful Loretta Butler Turner told hundreds of supporters last night at her official campaign […]
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07 July 2016
Gowon Bowe, partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Chairman, Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation, advised the 2016 graduating Class of Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to make contributions to the country’s National Development Plan (NDP), a 30-year blueprint that outlines the economic vision of The Bahamas. “Your country needs bold, talented, visionary, innovative leaders […]
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06 July 2016
By P.J. Malone In one of many past interviews, Fashion mogul Peter Nygard revealed that he loves to design and build. He gets a lot of joy and fulfillment from not just building structures but building up people as well. It began with his, as he puts it, accidentally stumbling into the fashion industry. But […]
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06 July 2016
Police in Grand Bahama are currently investigating a traffic accident that has left a 31-year-old female dead and in another incident the death of a male in the Deadman Reef area. Police say the first incident occurred shortly after 8:00 a.m. when the victim who was driving a 1999 Nissan Sunny west along Grand Bahama […]
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06 July 2016
The Bahamas Hotel and Restaurants Employer’s Association yesterday announced its new Chairman of the Board of The Bahamas Hotel Industry Management Pension Trust Fund. Robert Sands is succeeding former Board Chairman J. Barrie Farrington, after a seven-year tenure. The new appointment is effective April 1, 2016. Mr. Sands is not new to the board, as […]
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06 July 2016
Deputy leader hopeful of the Free National Movement (FNM) Dr. Duane Sands says he believes Prime Minister Perry Christie has held on too long and has caused the damage to the country. Dr. Sands added that he believes its time for fresh blood in the government. “I think Perry Christie has clearly hung on well […]
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06 July 2016
In order to better serve the public, the National Insurance Board has extended its operational hours to offset issues with its claims processing, delayed by deficiencies in its implemented V3 system. The state-of-the art system showed performance issues in tests two months ago and during a press conference Monday, July 4, 2016 at the NIB […]
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06 July 2016
Minister of Financial Services the Hon. C.V. Hope Strachan led a small delegation from the Ministry to the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Global Congress June 30 to July 1, 2016 in Amsterdam, Holland. The Ministry of Financial Services was a silver sponsor of the event. CEO and Executive Director of The Bahamas […]
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06 July 2016
In the wake of the potential credit downgrade by Moody’s State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis says the government plans to show the agency that its warning was unnecessary and the government has already established plans to stimulate economic growth. “They put a lot of emphasis and the revisions of the economy and what they […]
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