05 September 2014
The biggest point of contention with the Gaming Bill 2014, that was tabled in the House of Assembly Wednesday, is the perceived discrimination against Bahamians gambling in casinos and tourists not being allowed in web shops, however, Tourism And Gaming Minister Obie Wilchcombe explained Thursday that despite there being a clarion call for casinos to […]
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05 September 2014
Bahamian businessman Tom Basden has made the leap from constructing elevators to operating a boutique hotel on a private island. On Thursday, Mr. Basden, the proprietor of the Camp Grantanna Special Projects Resort on Rose Island, took Prime Minister Perry Christie and several of his Cabinet minister on a tour of the $10 million property […]
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05 September 2014
Waldon Russell, a Case Officer and Electrical Engineer with the Utility Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), is now a registrant of the prestigious Engineering Council (EC) of London. The EC confers upon individuals who first, qualify for membership in the Institute of Engineering and Technology (MIET), the professional title of “Chartered Engineer (CEng)”, while the […]
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05 September 2014
When the City of Freeport was born in 1955 with the signing of the Hawksbill Creek Agreement there was one defining mandate, to dredge a deep water harbour that became the catalyst for the growth and development of Grand Bahama Island. Today, the Freeport Harbour Company (FHC) is pleased to announce the East Harbour Expansion […]
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04 September 2014
A second man was on Wednesday charged with the January 6, 2014 shooting of Marcus Miller who remained in hospital a week before he died on January. Thirty-six-year-old Garvin Adderley of 29 Spruce Street, Nassau Village, was the second suspect charged with the crime. Police allege that Adderley and 30-year-old Jermaine Missick who was charged […]
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04 September 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said that justice in the country is being challenged as a result of the number of people charged with serious criminal offenses being released on bail and subsequently killed and he outlined what his administration is doing to bring about speedier trials to reduce the incidents of crime and the […]
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04 September 2014
Transport and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin yesterday called claims from The Bahamas Air Traffic Controllers’ Union (BATCU) which has alleged that the health and safety of its members are being compromised because of unsanitary working conditions and that two of its members are being victimised false and scurrilous. On Tuesday, the BATCU announced that it […]
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04 September 2014
Despite international credit rating agency Moody’s once again downgrading The Bahamas’ standing by one notch, taking the grade from Baa1 to Baa2, which reflects the country’s struggling financial landscape, State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said Wednesday that despite the dip, there is hope for the country’s financial future. The report on the country’s fiscal […]
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04 September 2014
Following an exchange of words between the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) chairman and the Opposition Leader who blasted the government for not meeting its September 1 deadline for the opening of The Bahamas Agriculture Marine Science Institute (BAMSI), Agriculture Minister Alfred Grey maintains that the institute will be up and running at the end of […]
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04 September 2014
Bahamians could one day be allowed to gamble in casinos – ending years of discrimination, however Tourism Minister Obie Wilchombe, who has responsibility for gaming, told The Bahama Journal that this will not happen overnight as the process to get there will be a gradual one. At the moment Mr. Wiclchombe said, the government is […]
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