26 May 2016
The Free National Movement (FNM) called Wednesday morning’s Budget Communication presented by Prime Minster Perry Christie, exhausting, dull and unimaginative. Immediately following an almost three hour reading by the prime minister, the FNM responded saying the budget was not for the Bahamian people, trite and overall disappointing. Speaking on behalf of the opposition was the […]
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26 May 2016
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday in the House of Assembly said that homeowners qualifying for the government’s forthcoming mortgage relief programme will cause a 20 per cent to 25 per cent reduction in mortgage payments. Mr. Christie said the mortgage relief programme will give residents “a chance to get back on track”. This relief programme, […]
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26 May 2016
The government has honoured its pledge to compensate Clico policyholders who were left in limbo after the company folded its operations in The Bahamas nearly seven years ago. The move created widespread uncertainty and caused the government to be bombarded with complaints from policyholders demanding they not be left in the dark. In March, Prime […]
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26 May 2016
The government plans to borrow less than $100 million, it was announced yesterday. State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis announced tabled a resolution for the Government of The Bahamas to borrow just over $99 million for expenditure. This, he said is significantly down from the $543 million needed when the Christie administration first took office […]
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26 May 2016
After much anticipation and wait the bill responsible for the funding that will allow the College of The Bahamas to transition to university status was tabled yesterday in Parliament. This legislation was one of the more significant promises the Progressive Liberal Party made leading up to the most recent election. Fitzgerald expressed his optimism for […]
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25 May 2016
Progressive Liberal Party(PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday called for solidarity between his party and the Free National Movement(FNM) on the four constitutional amendments on gender equality. Mr. Roberts noted that the bills were near unanimously voted on in both houses of parliament, and he said this is an indication that there is bipartisan support for […]
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25 May 2016
Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall has confirmed that over 170,000 new persons are registered for upcoming gender equality referendum. Persons that were not registered for the last referendum would’ve had to register for the upcoming gender equality referendum. “In terms of the numbers, as of yesterday, we have 179, 829 registered Bahamians on that […]
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25 May 2016
With the start of the 2016 Hurricane Season a few weeks away the wounds are still fresh in the minds of a large number of Bahamians due to the significant impact and loss due to Hurricane Joaquin. Hurricane Joaquin was a devastating storm that ravaged much of the out island infrastructure with schools suffering a […]
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25 May 2016
The Memorandum of Understanding between the College of The Bahamas and the Bahamas Marine Science Institute was signed yesterday at the Harry C. Moore Library boardroom on the COB’s Oakes Field campus. The agreement marks a monumental milestone in Bahamian history as the two projected leaders in Bahamian tertiary education have partnered to help […]
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25 May 2016
With the gender equality referendum just two weeks away, Bahamians share mixed views on the upcoming referendum. During interviews with people on the streets, persons expressed what they were going to vote and a plethora of reasons were given as to why Bahamians will vote as intended. “That’s a no brainer, I’m going […]
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