05 September 2014
Executives of The Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas (UTEB) called the relationship between the College of The Bahamas (COB) and The Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) a charade and expressed concern yesterday about COB officials have remained tight-lipped in the face of what the union says are intentionally misleading public statements […]
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05 September 2014
Gaming Minister Obie Wilchcombe on Thursday said the government owes the Bahamian public “an appreciative apology” for holding the January 2013 gaming referendum and now going against exactly what more than 44,000 Bahamians said they did not want – for web shops to be regulated in the country. While addressing members of the media yesterday, […]
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05 September 2014
Two Callenders law firm partners will head to Shanghai next month for a major offshore financial conference on wealth and asset management expected to attract some 500 advisors and professionals serving China’s fast-growing population of high net worth individuals. Senior attorneys, trust and asset recovery specialist Courtney Pearce and aviation and development specialist Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, […]
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05 September 2014
In the midst of widespread debate surrounding the proposed constitutional amendments tackling gender equality, Leader of Government Business in the House of Assembly Dr. Bernard Nottage revealed that the constitutional referendum could possibly be delayed in an effort to ensure that the electorate is fully educated on the four bills that seek to promote equality […]
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05 September 2014
The incidents, victims and perpetrators of violent crime are oftentimes based in over-the-hill communities that have for years gotten a bad rap for the country’s crime woes, but on Thursday The Bahama Journal took to the streets to find out what some citizens in these areas had to say about this vexing issue that seems […]
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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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