10 November 2014
The spate of traffic fatalities in country has sparked a high level of concern for the Ministry of Transport, in particular with the trend involving young people who continue to lead statistics for those motorists who die as a result of an accident. During an interview with the Bahama Journal on Friday, Minster of State […]
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10 November 2014
Following Scotia Bank’s announcement to slash as many as 1,500 jobs and shut down at least 120 of its branches around the world including many of them in the Caribbean, Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash said that this announcement is “very disturbing” and he admitted to the Bahama Journal that both successive governments […]
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10 November 2014
The negotiation process between the government and bidders who seek to become a managing partner for The Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) is expected to get underway soon, this according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works Philip Davis. He added that the government hopes to select this managing partner for BEC before the end […]
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07 November 2014
Crime and the fear of crime are on the rise in this country and with 100 murders on the books, scores of armed robberies and several home invasions recorded, it is safe to say that Bahamians are on edge and Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney said Thursday that he is one of them. At […]
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07 November 2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell urged new immigration officers to avoid being deterred by the ‘idle propaganda’ that seeks to defame the work of the Immigration Department. Mr. Mitchell’s comments came on the heels of the government’s enforcement of those new and controversial immigration policies that seek to crack down on illegal […]
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07 November 2014
The country recorded its 100th murder for 2014 after a 21-year-old man was shot to death Thursday morning, his murder came just two weeks after his younger brother was killed, also at the hands of gunmen. It was on October 20 that Shaquan Wray was gunned down in the Farrington Road area right in the […]
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07 November 2014
In the wake of the implementation of new immigration policies to clamp down on those persons living and working illegally in The Bahamas, Deputy Prime Minister Phillip Davis revealed that tougher immigration laws are set to be tabled in parliament soon. Those new laws are expected to toughen penalties and to improve the overall transparency […]
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07 November 2014
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney said he knows all too well the issues The Bahamas faces with immigration and as a former minister in that office, he said he has had a bird’s eye view into how this vexing issue had scarred the country. During a press conference at his Village Road offices […]
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07 November 2014
Columbus International Inc. (“Columbus”) has reached a conditional agreement, subject to customary regulatory approvals, to be acquired by Cable and Wireless Communications PLC (“CWC”). The proposed acquisition, valued at US$3.025 billion, will enable the combined company to significantly accelerate growth, improve service delivery to customers in the region, offer customers a more comprehensive portfolio of […]
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07 November 2014
Tourism officials are anticipating an increase in airlift to The Bahamas from Europe, thanks to many promising discussions with travel partners at World Travel Market (WTM) in London. The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism is currently working on reintroducing direct charter flights from Italy to Grand Bahama, and bringing back direct flights from Germany. Visitors from […]
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