25 January 2016
Prime Minister Perry Christie while addressing the matter of crime said that the government is moving around money in the national budget to assist with crime fighting strategies. Last year’s crime rate broke the country’s record for the most homicides in a year when the murder rate was confirmed to be one short of 150 […]
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25 January 2016
On Friday, Jones Communications Network honoured outstanding Bahamian members of society during its Civil Society and Person of the Year Award, at Melia Beach Resort. Six individuals were recognized as outstanding contributing citizens at the formal awards luncheon on Friday. Prime Minister Perry Christie won the top award, being named the Person of the Year […]
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25 January 2016
The Ministry of Health sponsored a workshop purposed to inform medical professionals on the content, introduction and phasing of National Health Insurance after claims of a lack of consultation between the stakeholders and the government. Doctors, Nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals with all sorts of buzzing questions took the first step with the […]
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25 January 2016
Former Free National Movement Senator John Bostwick has been granted a few more days to breathe before his sentencing. The approval was handed down from Magistrate Andrew Forbes on Friday after his senior attorney, Elliot Lockhart QC failed to attend the sentencing. The sentencing which was to take place at 9:30 a.m had to be […]
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21 January 2016
Members of the various umbrella unions are calling for the Bahamian government to intervene in the recent price increase to Cable Bahamas’ basic package. Members from the various unions met yesterday in Rawson Square to host a silent protest to the cable providers recent increase in prices. Unions said not only is the price increase […]
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21 January 2016
Local taxi drivers joined together to donate funds to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to assist with restoration in the family islands that were affected by last year’s Hurricane Joaquin. It has been three months since the calamitous category four hurricane swept across the Central and South-East Bahamas and taxi drivers in New Providence […]
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21 January 2016
Police are searching for 30-year-old Jason Ian Flowers aka Casper in connection with the country’s latest murder which occurred Tuesday evening. According to reports, it was shortly after 7:00p.m., Tuesday, police received reports of the death of man at his Sugar Apple Street, Pinewood Gardens residence. When officers arrived, they met the lifeless body of […]
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21 January 2016
The National Health Secretariat yesterday, advised that the draft NHI bill will be released to the wider stakeholder community on January 25, 2016, exactly one week after the official registration of NHI. The bill is designed to pave the way for all legal Bahamian residents to be able to afford quality health care. According to […]
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21 January 2016
Machele Gray, the mother of missing son, Charlton Morley, is offering a $5 thousand reward for anyone who can lead her to the answer of what happened to her son. Last year September, Ms. Gray made a despairing call for swift action in the case of her missing son 26 year old Charlton Morley. Charlton […]
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