24 August 2015
Leader of the Opposition Dr. Hubert Minnis said The Bahamas has lost one of its favourite sons as he issued condolences to the family of the late Sir Albert Miller. “News of the passing of Sir Albert Miller has left many Bahamians and friends of The Bahamas sad because a great Bahamian is no longer […]
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24 August 2015
Shadow Minister of Labour and Social Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Long Island Loretta Butler-turner has announced that she is suing Damian Gomez. In a very brief statement issued on Monday afternoon, Butler –Turner announced that she would be suing the attorney and MP of Central and South Eleuthera after she said he […]
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19 August 2015
Police in Abaco are investigating a traffic fatality that has left a 30-year-old male dead. Reports are that on Tuesday shortly after 6 a.m., police investigated a traffic accident that occurred on S.C Bootle Highway, involving a white 2001 Honda Integra that was travelling west on S.C Bootle Highway when the lone driver crashed into […]
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19 August 2015
Former Deputy Police Commissioner and successful businessman Sir Albert Miller died yesterday at the age of 89. Sir Albert was also the co-chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd. and Group of Companies and was named the 1998 Business Person of the Year by The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce. He was born in Long […]
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19 August 2015
Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard is urging Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts to present the information he is threatening to reveal concerning FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis. According to Pintard, Roberts continues to threaten to reveal information about Dr. Minnis relative to the period he served as minister of health. “The leader of […]
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19 August 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, held a Psychological First Aid workshop to equip residents with stress relieving skills following a disaster, man-made or natural. The purpose of the workshop held at the operations centre on NEMA’s Way and Gladstone Road last Thursday was to provide […]
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19 August 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell said he has every right as a Cabinet minister and Member of Parliament to visit any constituency in the country whenever he wants. Minister Mitchell’s comment came yesterday following Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner’s objection to his visit to her constituency over the weekend. He pointed out […]
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19 August 2015
Minister of Financial Services Hope Strachan said yesterday that the statistics from the Labour Force Survey are concerning and the increase in the unemployment of persons in the sector is reflective of several factors namely the downsizing, closure and amalgamation of certain commercial and offshore banks and banking services. The recent Labour Force Survey revealed […]
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19 August 2015
New and returning College of The Bahamas faculty members received a warm welcome and a commitment of continued transparency from College President Dr. Rodney Smith at the opening session of the 2015 Faculty Seminar held on Monday at the Performing Arts Centre. “The commitment I make to you is that we will remain transparent in […]
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19 August 2015
Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said the government and the minister of labour cannot be trusted in their presentation of the country’s unemployment statistics. Turnquest made this statement following Minister of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson’s response to an article written in a local daily, where he attempted to deflect attention from […]
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