16 October 2019
Education Director Marcellus Taylor responded to claims made by Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson that 100 new teachers have yet to be assigned or placed in a school. Mrs. Wilson recently remarked that some 200 new teachers took part in teacher orientation in August, however 100 of them remain at home, waiting to […]
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16 October 2019
Tourist arrivals are expected to take a hit since Hurricane Dorian ransacked Abaco and Grand Bahama leaving behind a trail of devastation. Officials project a nearly 10 percent decrease by the end of the year. Still, Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar is optimistic visitor arrivals will bounce back and quickly. “Our decrease is around 9 […]
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16 October 2019
Negotiations for the sale of the Grand Lucayan Resort have fallen nearly six weeks behind as both sides were distracted by Hurricane Dorian, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar. Now that the country is in recovery mode, talks have resumed. “Meetings are ongoing as we get down to the crunch time, as we look […]
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16 October 2019
The government is considering reducing the time for a person to officially be declared dead, according to Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands. It’s a burning concern for many considering that hundreds of people are still missing in hurricane torn Abaco and Grand Bahama. Currently, it could take up to seven years for a person […]
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15 October 2019
Free National Movement (FNM) Centreville Constituency Association Chairman Juan Cartwright said Centreville Member of Parliament Reece Chipman’s decision to resign from the party “violates the trust of the people of Centreville.” In a statement yesterday, Cartwright added that he’s deeply disappointed by the resignation. If it was not for the FNM, Cartwright said, Chipman would […]
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15 October 2019
Police are investigating a traffic collision which occurred Sunday resulting in the death of a man. According to police, shortly after 8 p.m., the man was walking on Prince Charles Drive in the vicinity of the Wok Restaurant when he was struck by a small black Japanese vehicle, which sped away. Paramedics were called to […]
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15 October 2019
Police in Grand Bahama are investigating an alleged suicide that occurred on Saturday. According to police, shortly before 3 p.m. they were called to the rear of Sir Jack Hayward Senior High School playing field, where the lifeless body of a male was discovered hanging by a rope from a tree. EMS personnel were called […]
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15 October 2019
Scores of Bahamians gathered at Government House yesterday to witness more than 20 Bahamians receive the investiture of National Honours 2019 at Government House. The honours bestowed were the Order of The Bahamas, the Order of Distinction, the Order of Merit and the Order of the Lignum Vitae. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis in his […]
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15 October 2019
Police in Grand Bahama are searching for five missing persons from East End, Grand Bahama. The persons were missing since Hurricane Dorian. The deadly storm caused tremendous devastation on the island last month. Missing are: Aaron Cooper, three-years-old, of Emmanuel Way, High Rock, Grand Bahama. He is described as standing at two feet, five inches […]
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15 October 2019
Family, friends, parliamentarians and officials gathered to pay their respects to former Cabinet Minister and businessman Tennyson Wells during his funeral at Christ Church Cathedral on Friday. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis gave his condolences to Well’s wife Stephanie, the bereaved family and Well’s colleagues. He remembered him not only as a “noted and capable” […]
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