13 May 2016
Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) will be established in Grand Bahama, said Minister responsible, the Hon. V. Alfred Gray during a press conference at the Ministry for Grand Bahama on Thursday. Started in Andros as the brainchild of the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie, Minister Gray sais BAMSI is not […]
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13 May 2016
Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller says that the island of Andros is 12 to 18 months away from receiving potable water after long being a source of water dredging for persons in New Providence. In a speech held yesterday at the Rotary Club of West Nassau, he spoke about a project that would enable the […]
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13 May 2016
Condolences are pouring in for Airport, Airline and Allied Workers Union President Nelerene Harding who has passed away. Labour Minister Shane Gibson among those remembering the life-long trade unionist who rose from the ranks of trustee to the position of president – a position she held until the time of her death. “On […]
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12 May 2016
Acting as Provost Marshall Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade read the election proclamation on the steps of the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon. Bill 1 seeks to achieve gender equality in a very important respect: it seeks to give a child born outside The Bahamas to a Bahamian-born mother and non-Bahamian father the same automatic right […]
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12 May 2016
Seven months after Hurricane Joaquin devastated the southeast islands of The Bahamas, Long Island Member of Parliament Loretta Butler-Turner said the government should give greater thought to what is happening to residents on the Southern Islands. During her contribution to the debate on the Building Regulation Amendment Bill 2016, in The House of Assembly […]
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12 May 2016
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell has strongly responded to detractors on social media who have been using a speech he did several years ago to sway persons to vote no in the upcoming referendum. Mitchell claims that persons that are affiliated with the FMN and DNA are using a presentation he […]
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12 May 2016
Following the success of the second annual Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival presented by BTC, the Bahamas National Festival Commission (BNFC) has shifted its focus to the Family Islands. The Commission has partnered with the organizers of the Red Bays Snapper Tournament to sponsor the festival which is set to take place this weekend May 13-16th in […]
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12 May 2016
Police have taken six Haitian males into custody following a major drug bust. The Drug Enforcement Unit acting on intelligence provided by the southern islands managed to intercept a 60 foot vessel off the tip of Eleuthera after following from the boat from Inagua shortly after 7:30 pm last night. Upon inspection of the freighter […]
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12 May 2016
Governor General of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling attended a Memorial Service of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in recognition of the tragedy of the Sinking of the HMBS Flamingo 36 years ago. The service took place at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Base at Coral Harbour on Tuesday […]
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12 May 2016
Officials at the Bahamas Power and Light Company are blaming a car accident and a fire for outages that occurred in several areas in New Providence this week. In a statement sent out last evening, BPL said just over half of the company’s customers were impacted by the power outages on Tuesday. “A vehicle accident […]
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