18 March 2015
Minister of Agriculture V. Alfred Gray called for all contracts involving work at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) to be revisited by officials at the Ministry of Works yesterday. Following last week’s admission by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works Philip Davis, that BAMSI’s contractor did not have the required all […]
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18 March 2015
Building on the momentum of 6.2 million visitors to Bahamian shores in 2013, the Ministry of Tourism recently reported double digit growth in stopover arrivals, a measurable spike hotel room occupancy levels and rates for January 2015. At 74,000 visitors, this represented a 13 percent increase over the same period in 2014, a 7 percent […]
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18 March 2015
The country’s healthcare system is again being transformed as major renovations to the Rand Memorial Hospital were announced on Monday during a press conference by Minister of Health Dr. Perry Gomez. With the government making National Health Insurance a priority, the minister said those in authority must put in context infrastructural improvements at the public […]
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18 March 2015
Chinese Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) is reassuring the public of its commitment to successfully completing the $39 million North Abaco Port Project, as unexpected challenges are resolved. Country manager for CHEC Jeff Wang said the project was soon to be back on schedule, following the discovery of environmental setbacks that caused work to halt temporarily […]
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17 March 2015
Vice President of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Sarah St. George, while reviewing the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, said there are some $800 million of expansionary investments in Freeport. While making a presentation at the Grand Bahama Business Outlook, Ms. St. George said extending Grand Bahama businesses will boost investor confidence within and outside The Bahamas. […]
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17 March 2015
Brookfield Asset Management is pleased to announce the promotion of Paul Burke, chief operating officer, to president and managing director of the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort. Burke will assume his new position immediately. Burke, who has been with Atlantis since 2011, has made significant contributions to the operations and functions of the resort, with an […]
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17 March 2015
A father of three faced murder and arson charges yesterday in connection with the woman whose body was found burnt beyond recognition last week Wednesday in a home in Whites Addition. Alton Miller, 36, who is of Jamaican descent, appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt for allegedly killing his wife and then setting the home […]
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17 March 2015
Members of the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) in collaboration with the Wilson Construction Company demolished abandoned homes and all derelict vehicles in Bennett’s Hill community last Friday. In an effort to demolish crime hotspots in the area, about ten police officers responded to the concerns of Bennett’s Hill community members, who said abandoned buildings […]
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17 March 2015
Leader of the Free National Movement Dr. Hubert Minnis weighed in on Sunday with regards to the vexing island-wide blackout that left thousands of Bahamians outraged over the weekend. “Why you think we’re in this fiasco with BEC? They can’t make a decision again, and now it’s in the hands of the prime minister. God […]
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17 March 2015
Two teens were sent to prison yesterday in connection with the drive-by shooting on Plantol Street last month which left two men dead and two others in critical condition. Deano Nixon and Keith Allen, both 18 years old, were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on two counts of murder for the deaths of Henry […]
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