13 May 2015
The introduction of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in The Bahamas through the National Health Insurance Plan beginning January 2016 will allow for the transformation of the healthcare industry into a more patient-care-centered system that will promote equity and increased accessibility. “We expect to see increased accessibility and equity as a result of what is being […]
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13 May 2015
Prime Minister Perry Christie said Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival will become one of the “biggest” events on the country’s calendar of activities. As he participated in the festivities surrounding the three-day event, the prime minster said the support from locals and tourists was extensive. He said the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Youth, Sports […]
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13 May 2015
Appointing a retired justice to review the cause of the delayed release of a report on Rubis is “pathetic,” according to former Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash. “Pathetic is the one word that adequately describes the latest announcement that Prime Minster Perry Christie and his attorney general have appointed a retired justice to investigate […]
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13 May 2015
Captain Stephen Russell, director of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) recently attended the Sixth Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) in Bridgetown, Barbados. During the meeting held April 16-17 CDEMA provided an overview of the 2014-2024 Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy, in which it continues to […]
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13 May 2015
The Ministry of Health announced yesterday that its Permanent Secretary Marco Rolle, was elected vice chair of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Health (CACH) effective July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. Rolle will become chair of the CACH effective July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. This milestone represents the first time that a […]
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13 May 2015
The Bahamas has become a paradise playground for many celebrities, but for Trinidadian soca king Machel Montano it has “the best beaches in the world.” Montano said as much recently as he prepared to headline the Music Masters concert. The event was a part of the inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival held May 7-9. While Montano […]
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13 May 2015
Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts invites all Junkanoo Carnival critics to “eat crow” because the festival was proven successful. As Roberts congratulated the prime minister and the government for the event’s success, he said the doomsday prophets, naysayers and critics can “eat crow” liberally because they had selfish hidden agendas and their tirades were […]
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13 May 2015
Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Branville McCartney, who attended Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival over the weekend, said although the support may have been large in numbers, the idea of a “big party” will not solve the countless issues the country faces on a daily basis. “We need to look around and see that we […]
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13 May 2015
Two Bahamas National Trust (BNT) staff members and Abaco community members, recently traveled to Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii to learn from the Hawaiian experience with local partnerships, government agencies, conservation groups and law enforcement agencies that are serving to support marine law enforcement . David Knowles, BNT Director of parks, Elsworth Weir , BNT Grand Bahama […]
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13 May 2015
Valentine Grimes, chairman of the Board of Bahamasair, described the latest agreement signed between the national airline of The Bahamas and the Public Managers Union (PMU) as a “wonderful opportunity” for The Bahamas. The five-year contract which involves some 60 workers was signed Friday, May 8, at Bahamasair Holdings Ltd. on Coral Road. Among those […]
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