14 November 2014
Within the next six months a new cell phone provider is expected to enter the country’s mobile market and The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is not only upgrading all of its services as it prepares for this new competitive market but it also plans to launch its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services as early as […]
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14 November 2014
The Cellular Liberalisation Taskforce is now accepting Request for Proposals (RFP) for anyone wanting to bid for the second license to provide cellular service in the country, but officials said the anticipated competitive process will be done in two phases and will be have some hefty fees attached. The taskforce’s Communications Policy Advisor Michelle Grell-Bereaux […]
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14 November 2014
The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) in keeping with its mandate of creating and expanding opportunities for Bahamians to participate in the economic development of the Bahamas, the Corporation highlighted one of its success stories of 2014. Through the corporation’s Business Advisory and Project Planning Division led by SENIOR Manager Lester Stuart, BAIC assisted […]
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13 November 2014
A man who describes himself as a “hardworking Bahamian” and his family are outraged after they claimed he was picked up during an immigration raid turning a peaceful Tuesday afternoon into an embarrassing and unbelievable nightmare. Forty-four-year-old Jonathan Meadows who was born and raised in The Bahamas to Bahamian said he is not only embarrassed […]
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12 November 2014
Young men armed and dangerous are apparently taking aim at each other and firing on their assumed enemies. For a long time, police have had to contend with this phenomenon in New Providence, in particular where pedestrians and motorcyclists are being shot and at times fatally wounded. Retaliatory violence appears to be behind two early […]
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12 November 2014
Two men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a home invasion that resulted in the murder of 44-year-old Andre Cartwright. Tiano D’Haiti, 23, of Thompson Lane is accused of murder and burglary while his accomplice, 24-year-old Kevin Andrews of Montell Heights, is charged with accessory after the fact. The two who […]
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12 November 2014
Warren Levarity, one of the founding fathers of the Free National Movement (FNM) passed away on Sunday at age 82, his family has confirmed. Levarity’s political career like that of so many of the country’s politicians started with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). A son of Grand Bahama, from a young age Levarity quickly involved […]
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12 November 2014
Her Excellency Dame Marguerite Pindling, Governor General of The Bahamas, expressed her deepest sympathy regarding the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of nine people including prominent leader Dr. Myles Munroe and his wife, Pastor Ruth Ann Munroe. “This event has brought sadness to many Bahamians and to people across the world where Dr. […]
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12 November 2014
COB HOSPITALITY STUDENTS TOUR LPIA Hospitality majors from the College of The Bahamas’ Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute recently toured Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) to find out what it takes to run the country’s major gateway. From an extensive look at the bag-weight imaging system (BWIS) to behind the scenes communications rooms, students saw […]
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12 November 2014
The black box from the jet that crashed into a recycling pit in Grand Bahama on Sunday has been recovered after Department of Civil Aviation officials were finally able to begin investigations yesterday into the wreck that killed nine. According to a statement released by the government, The Department Of Civil Aviation has informed that […]
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