25 August 2015
One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF) and South Eleuthera Mission (SEM) under the umbrella of the Center for Training and Innovation partnered with the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) to provide skills training free-of-charge to nearly 100 Eleutherans on August 17 to 22, at the Central Eleuthera High School in Palmetto Point. Training, free-of-charge, was facilitated […]
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25 August 2015
Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett responded to a story being circulated via social media concerning the government’s fleet of garbage trucks that also insisted that he owned a number of trucks. “I have addressed this issue before in the House of Assembly and in the media,” he said. “I again state emphatically […]
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25 August 2015
As promised Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney addressed some specific issues regarding contracts which he said government officials are directly benefiting from. During a press conference on Monday, Mr. McCartney said the government has devoted $10 million to address environmental concerns at Clifton Pier. The DNA leader, for the past several weeks, has […]
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25 August 2015
Atlantis Senior Vice President Ed Fields said yesterday that there will be no layoffs at the Atlantis Resort. Two weeks into Cuba reigniting ties with the United States, some Bahamians fear that The Bahamas’ number one industry will be threatened. Fields dispelled any rumors that were brewing about employment reduction at the world renowned resort. […]
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25 August 2015
Royal Bahamas Defence Force Acting Commodore Captain Tellis Bethel Sr. during a regular scheduled Nassau East Rotary Club Meeting last Friday presented his theory on giving the surrounding waters of The Bahamas a name, The Lucayan Sea. The project, which he said started some 20 odd years ago, has finally reached a point where he […]
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24 August 2015
Hundreds of young people from communities across the island gathered at Evangelistic Temple Youth Centre, August 20, packing the hall to participate in Urban Renewal Commission’s ‘Sporting League and Street Legends Summer Basketball Grand Championship Awards Ceremony’ and ‘Back-to-School Outreach.’ Prime Minister Perry Christie beamed with pride upon discovery that young men from his constituency […]
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24 August 2015
Prime Minister Perry Christie is “too quiet” with regards to issues of significant importance in The Bahamas, according to Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Branville McCartney. Mr. McCartney said over the last quarter of a century, The Bahamas has decayed and experienced corruption, cronyism and conflict continuously. He pointed out that recently the […]
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24 August 2015
Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell has announced that the Immigration Ministry will be collaborating with the Ministry of Environment to see to the removal of numerous shanty towns following recent riots and attacks on local law enforcement officers. Last week, Minister Mitchell said that he was gravely concerned about national security after those […]
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24 August 2015
Chairman of the Free National Movement (FNM) Senator Michael Pintard said he believes the biggest issue the country is currently faced with is the rampant problem of crime. As a guest on popular radio talk show Jones and Co. on Sunday, the opposition’s chairman said in addition to crime, the administration of law and order […]
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24 August 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, trained a core group of individuals to better manage relief supplies following a disaster. The training through computer software Logistics Support System (LSS), was sponsored and facilitated in partnership with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)/World Health Organization. The sessions were held at NEMA’s headquarters on NEMA’s Way and […]
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