25 May 2016
Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald says substantial progress is being made in the College of the Bahamas’ transition to university status and the signing of the proposed bill is expected by later this year. Fitzgerald says the bill has already been approved and the legislation is expected to be presented Wednesday in the House of Parliament […]
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25 May 2016
Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday echoed sentiments by Prime Minister Perry Christie, and squashed claims circulating that the government agreed to the sale or grant of 500 Bahamian citizenships to Chinese investors, in relation to the development Baha Mar. Mr. Davis told reporters outside cabinet that the alleged request by the Chinese have […]
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25 May 2016
While attending the 11th council meeting of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Tuesday morning, Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett was appointed as the IRENA council chairman. The agency is an intergovernmental organization that supports countries in their transition to a sustainable energy future. It also […]
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25 May 2016
President of The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention Reverend William Thompson urged Baptists last night to vote in favour of the four bills at the upcoming Gender Equality Referendum. With less than two weeks before the June 7 vote, Rev. Thompson reaffirmed his support and encouraged Bahamians to do the same. “It is safe to assert […]
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25 May 2016
If any country knows how to host a down home party in the backyard, it’s The Bahamas. And that’s exactly what the Ministry of Tourism plans to do when it hits ‘CTO Caribbean Week’ in New York next month. The down home party will give participants a true Bahamian experience and is one […]
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24 May 2016
Free National Movement (FNM) Elizabeth MP Dr. Duane Sands was sworn in to the senate this for a second time Monday in a ceremony at Government House, on the heels of the resignation of Senator Latisha Rolle. Addressing detractors that say Senator Rolle’s resignation embodied the dysfunction within the party, Sands says whatever he can […]
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24 May 2016
Former Free National Movement Senator Lanisha Rolle yesterday urged politicians aspiring for leadership roles to cease from “unethical and factually unlawful” behaviour, charging that such behaviour should not be tolerated or accepted as the norm in a civil society. Not identifying anyone specifically, Mrs. Rolle admonished her peers to maintain a high level of […]
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24 May 2016
Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party Bradley Roberts said he was amused at the comments made about his political ideals by leader of the Democratic National Alliance Branville McCartney. In a recent press release Roberts said that a man’s whose ideas for political reform center around narcotics abuse should not be taken seriously. […]
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24 May 2016
An alleged rapist was arraigned in the Magistrate court after breaking into a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her. Christie Rahming, 22, was arraigned before Magistrate Constance Delancey on one charge of rape. It is alleged that on Sunday Rahming forced his way into a woman’s home. Shortly after 2:00 a.m. Rahming […]
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24 May 2016
Leader of the Free National Movement, Dr. Hubert Minnis said he stands with the “disenfranchised” employees of Baha Mar, echoing the sentiments that the prime minister should answer their concerns about what is going on with Baha Mar. “These good people have had their lives completely turned upside down because of this government’s failures and […]
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