16 July 2015
The executive management of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. is pleased to announce that BTC and the BCPMU (The Management Union) has agreed on a new three year industrial agreement which will take immediate effect. The terms of the new agreement, effective April 1, 2014, now affords BTC the opportunity to adjust its operations to […]
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16 July 2015
On Wednesday July 8, 2015, Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean was a guest speaker at the Rotary Club of South East Nassau during its weekly meeting held at East Villa. During his address, ACP Dean gave Rotarians an overview of the crime trends in New Providence and provided several crime prevention tips to those […]
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09 July 2015
Citizenship is the most precious gift a country can give to its people, according to former Progressive Liberal Party MP George Smith, but he says the Bahamian government has been “mean” in its effort to present this gift to some people. As a guest on Love 97’s radio talk show Jones and Co., Smith was […]
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09 July 2015
The Pan American Health Organization yesterday provided an update on the ongoing analysis of the environment health risk associated with the 2012 Rubis Robinson Road fuel leak, highlighting that testing and analysis to date provided reassuring results for the residents of Marathon. “The Rubis Robinson Road situation is an example of the kind of threat […]
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09 July 2015
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $20 million loan to help reduce crime and violence in The Bahamas, targeting at risk youth and strengthening institutional capabilities of the justice system, among other actions. The announcement of this $20 million loan was made by Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage yesterday during the […]
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09 July 2015
Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney said the government made a spectacle of itself following the announcement that it would pay the salaries of all of Baha Mar’s employees. “Following the announcement of Baha Mar’s bankruptcy filing, the Christie administration made a huge spectacle of itself, proclaiming its ignorance of the developer’s plans, its concern […]
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09 July 2015
ARISTO Development, a leading real estate development company, broke ground, July 7, on their $40 million ONE Cable Beach new luxury boutique residences and state-of-the-art, all new, curve construction design project on Cable Beach. The 69-unit, master planned development has a 20-24-month timeframe for completion once construction begins, and anticipates “employing and investing in 200 […]
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08 July 2015
Officer in charge of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Fire Services Branch Superintendent Walter Evans on Tuesday gave an update on two recent fire related incidents that took place in the space of only 24 hours leaving two males injured. The first fire occurred on Monday on Constitution Drive around 8 a.m. “We got […]
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08 July 2015
Following what he calls a “disrespectful” statement from Baha Mar’s CEO Sarkis Izmirlian, Prime Minister Perry Christie said he has “grave concern” for the state of Izmirlian’s mind. On Monday, Baha Mar released a statement expressing that it is “disgraceful” that the salaries of Baha Mar employees were not paid by the government. According to […]
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08 July 2015
The government will engage in a new round of mediated talks with the parties involved in the Baha Mar debacle in hopes of reaching a resolution and allowing for the completion of construction and eventual opening of the long anticipated multi- billion dollar project, Prime Minister Perry Christie confirmed Tuesday. Attorneys representing The Bahamas Government, […]
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