15 June 2015
Prime Minister Perry Christie officially opened of The Bahamas Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland last week. On Friday, the prime minister along with Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Minister of Labour Shane Gibson and Minister of Financial Services Hope Strachan, attended the ceremony for the […]
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15 June 2015
Aristo Development broke ground on Friday for the $40 million One Cable Beach luxury boutique residences. One Cable Beach is a state-of-the-art all new curve construction project, which anticipates the employment of 200 educated workers with good work ethics, qualified sub-contractors and other professionals in the related field over the life of the project. The […]
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15 June 2015
Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett announced in the House of Assembly last week that the government will enter a joint venture partnership for the construction of hundreds of new homes. The new homes will be constructed in the proposed Carmichael Village, which will be a brand new community. Dorsett, who made the […]
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15 June 2015
After a very successful inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl last year, television network ESPN is looking to build on that success by acquiring the football phenomenon. The Bowl game was played at noon on December 14, 2014 at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in New Providence. The game featured the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers of Conference USA […]
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15 June 2015
In honour of the sixth annual RBC Blue Water Day held on June 4, 2015, RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) organized a series of initiatives to increase awareness of the importance of water preservation. Last Friday, RBC provided landscaping during a tree planting ceremony at Sadie Curtis Primary School. RBC’s Blue Water Project is a […]
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15 June 2015
The next time you board a Bahamasair international flight you might be in for a thirst-quenching surprise. The airline is partnering with Commonwealth Brewery Limited (CBL) during the month of June to bring a little something extra to flight time – service of complimentary non-alcoholic Kalik Radler 0.0 per cent. “June is a busy travel […]
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12 June 2015
The government is committed to a safer Bahamas through the Swift Justice Programme. To this end, the government has implemented ten new criminal courts in order to increase the number of criminal matters disposed before the courts. The Swift Justice Programme aims to modernize the judicial system in The Bahamas and has already obtained promising […]
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12 June 2015
The Ministry of Tourism has thrown its support behind the ‘Run for Pompey’ marathon scheduled for the National Heroes Holiday weekend, October 9 – 12, 2015 on the island of Exuma. The brainchild of Kevin Taylor, owner of DreamKatcher Media, the event is named after Pompey, a 32-year-old slave who in 1830 led a revolt […]
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12 June 2015
The Department of Immigration announced yesterday that persons involved in the recent illegal immigrant landings near James Cistern, Eleuthera were charged on Monday and Tuesday. Two Haitian boat captains, Antoine Armad and Frankie Pierre, were charged before the Magistrate’s Court for assisting with the illegal landings. Armad pleaded guilty on June 8 and was fined […]
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12 June 2015
Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald announced that the government approved his request for increased funding, which will be used to implement new programmes that will modernize the country’s educational system. During his contribution to the 2015/2016 budget debate in the House of Assembly yesterday, Fitzgerald announced numerous plans and initiatives the Ministry of Education will […]
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