12 January 2016
Almost one year to the date that a fire destroyed the male dormitory at The Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute in North Andros, officials there have announced that the demolition of the destroyed building has begun. It was back on January 15 last year that the building was gutted by fire. It was later […]
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01 December 2015
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20 October 2015
The Court of Appeal (COA) yesterday adjourned the matter into the contempt of court charge against prominent attorney Maurice Glinton, QC, to next Monday for a decision. Mr. Glinton yesterday pleaded not guilty to the contempt charge. On October 9, Mr. Glinton was kept in police custody after a warrant for his arrest was issued […]
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20 October 2015
Bahamas Minister of Tourism Obediah Wilchcombe is the Caribbean’s leading Travel Personality of 2015, a special honour bestowed by World Travel Awards (WTA) to acknowledge monumental contributions to the travel and tourism industry. Minister Wilchcombe was presented with “the most prestigious award of the year” at the 22nd Annual World Travel Awards Caribbean and North […]
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20 October 2015
The Department of Social Services says it is doing its job in administering aid to Hurricane Joaquin’s victims. During an address at the Office of the Prime Minister last week, Acting Director of Social Services, Lillian Quant-Forbes said her ministry was the first on the ground to conduct rapid assessments of the hurricane victims’ homes. […]
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20 October 2015
Emotions took off yesterday when a shanty town in the Gamble Heights community went ablaze for the second time in two days leaving more residents displaced. The displacement of approximately 50 to 60 residents from this Gamble Heights shanty town began on Friday past when the Department of Environmental Health Services in conjunction with the […]
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20 October 2015
Certified Management Consultants of 12 regional countries, Caribbean nations, gathered at the 2015 Caribbean Institute of Certified Management Consultants Conference (CICMC) on October 14, at the Melia Nassau Beach Resort for the opening ceremony of an agenda of three days of dialogue and workshops. Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis addressed the body of […]
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20 October 2015
The Cellular Liberalization Task Force has announced that Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) is the successful applicant in the mobile spectrum auction. This means that CBL is the only bidder to advance to the final pre-conditions for licencing for the country’s second mobile cellular network. This is a major accomplishment for the Bahamian company and CBL […]
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16 October 2015
Minister responsible for Gaming Obie Wilchcombe announced yesterday that the government has awarded eight companies with web shop licenses. The companies met their burden of proof and on that basis they were awarded with a Conditional Gaming House Operator License. Wilchcombe said this is the next and important stage in interactive gaming in The Bahamas. […]
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16 October 2015
A myriad of problems pouring out of the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services has brought dozens of members of the Correctional Officers Association to what they describe as “their breaking point.” President of the Correctional Officers Association Sergeant Gregory Archer on Wednesday spoke to The Bahama Journal about a number of frustrating issues that his […]
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