15 October 2015
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced that Hurricane Joaquin has left a bill of more than $60 million to rebuild the islands which it drastically devastated. At a press conference held at his office yesterday, the prime minister outlined plans to assist residents in Central and Southern Bahamas who have lost their homes and businesses […]
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15 October 2015
Director of Environmental Health Melanie McKenzie said yesterday that more than 168 animals died in Hurricane Joaquin, leaving officials with the daunting task of finding ways to depose of the bodies. Earlier this month, Hurricane Joaquin devastated the islands of Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador. While speaking at a press […]
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15 October 2015
Youth around The Bahamas are invited to think and talk about the rights of persons with disabilities by participating in the Logo Design Competition of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD). The Commission’s Logo Design Competition is open to all junior and senior high school students in The Bahamas. The design competition was […]
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15 October 2015
While some children affected by Hurricane Joaquin were able to travel to New Providence to continue their studies, the majority of them are out of school, according to Director of Education Lionel Sands. Mr. Sands was one of many department heads that gave an update on hurricane relief efforts at a press conference at the […]
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15 October 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency received more than a quarter of a million dollars from the Gaming House Operators Association towards Hurricane Joaquin relief efforts on Tuesday. The total of $257,552.05 was presented during a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister on Cable Beach. Prime Minister Perry Christie confirmed that members of […]
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15 October 2015
Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis suggested yesterday that the government should remove the duty on clothing, instead of preserving the duty free zone status for the high-end jewellery businesses located Downtown. According to Dr. Minnis, if clothing becomes duty free, it will improve the attractiveness of Downtown, Bay Street and improve the variety […]
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15 October 2015
Peter Deveaux-Isaacs has been recently appointed as permanent secretary in the Cabinet Office with responsibility for coordinating the implementation of National Health Insurance. His training in diplomacy positions him as an excellent mediator in negotiations that have sometimes become challenging between consultants and key stakeholders. Mr. Deveaux-Isaacs was educated at Saint Augustine’s College, Iowa State […]
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15 October 2015
More than $35,000 in cash was raised by the Chinese Bahamian Business Community in response to Save Our South (SOS) Disaster Relief efforts for the islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin. The SOS Group was born from a social media group of community minded Bahamians, intimately known as HeadKnowles. On October 13, Brian Wong, president of […]
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15 October 2015
Dozens of employees at the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) on Wednesday abandoned their posts to hold a strike for the resignation of the corporation’s General Manager Glen Leville. For the second consecutive day, a group of union members gathered on WSC grounds on Thompson Boulevard to protest for their rights after claims of years […]
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14 October 2015
Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts announced yesterday that the party’s November 2015 national convention has been postponed until April 2016. According to Roberts, the convention committee has recommended that the convention be postponed and the party’s leadership has determined that the level of devastation caused by Hurricane Joaquin and the scope of recovery, rebuilding […]
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