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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14 October 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, held a press conference on National Heroes Day, October 12, 2015, to update the public on the relief efforts following Hurricane Joaquin’s destructive path through the Central and Southeast Bahamas. First Assistant Secretary at NEMA Chrystal Glinton explained that the 13 Emergency Support Function (ESF) groups, which make up […]
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14 October 2015
Chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Leslie Miller said yesterday that BEC is in desperate need of private sector contributions to get power restored on all of the central and southern Family Islands that were affected by Hurricane Joaquin. On October 1, Hurricane Joaquin stormed through The Bahamas ravaging Acklins, Crooked Island, Long Island, […]
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14 October 2015
The Free National Movement announced yesterday that ecologist, attorney and noted television host of ‘Bahamas at Sunrise’ Romi Ferreira has joined the party, with immediate effect. A pioneer in the field of environmental law and environmental consultancy in The Bahamas, Mr. Ferreira holds an honours ecology degree from The University of The West Indies, and […]
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14 October 2015
Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday responded to requests by some residents to be granted crown land on higher ground. This request came responsively to Hurricane Joaquin’s massive flooding damage. “Our interest is making sure that people’s lives are restored to normalcy. If that includes making crown land available on higher land, I’m […]
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14 October 2015
In the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin, Cable Bahamas Ltd. has completed its assessments of the affected areas in the central and southern Bahamas and the company has commenced its restoration programme. The assessment reports indicate that there has been significant damage to aerial infrastructure, structural and water damage to the television transport facilities on both […]
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