28 July 2014
Dairy Queen Restaurant and franchise announced on Thursday that it will have its first Miracle Treat Day in The Bahamas. On August 14, $2.00 from every Blizzard treat sold will be donated to sick children in The Bahamas. The objective of this day is to help as many children as possible in the Bahamas. “Miracle […]
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28 July 2014
The Bahamas last week welcomed over 100 cardiologists from throughout the Caribbean and North American for the 29th annual Caribbean Cardiac Society’s scientific meeting. Officially opening the three-day event was Prime Minister Perry Christie, who noted that with cardiovascular disease being so prevalent in the country, such conferences provide an opportunity to advance the dialogue […]
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28 July 2014
As The Bahamas Telecommunications Company braces itself for the arrival of competition in the cellular market next year, the company’s focus has become to regain the trust of its customers, newly appointed CEO Leon Williams has said. Mr. Williams, who appeared as a guest on Jones and Company Sunday, admitted that BTC is not currently […]
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28 July 2014
Said to be the quintessential Caribbean woman, attorney, scholar, poet, film-maker, essayist and short story writer, Marion Bethel was honoured in a special ceremony at Government House on Friday after achieving yet another top honour. Ms. Bethel is now in the company of a very prestigious group of women in the region. During a special […]
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28 July 2014
In an effort to strengthen trade relations between Haiti and The Bahamas, Agriculture Minister V. Alfred Gray made a trip to Haiti to discuss zoo-phytosanitary standards and quality control with a view to signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries on the marketing of Haitian agricultural products in the country. The meeting follows […]
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28 July 2014
Police arrested an American citizen on Harbour Island for drug possession. According to reports, shortly after 5:00 p.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old man of West Palm Beach, Florida was taken into custody for possession of a quantity of marijuana. The suspect is expected to appear in court early this week to be formally charged. Meanwhile, Drug […]
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28 July 2014
The Public Education Campaign on Value Added Tax (VAT) held a one day workshop last Friday that was focused on what is to come once the tax is implemented early next year. In what he termed a simple information session, Financial Secretary John Rolle said VAT guidelines will be released as early as sometime this […]
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28 July 2014
The process towards buying a new home or car can be overwhelming, for this reason Scotiabank held a Mortgage and Auto Show coupled with educational seminars for members of the public. According to Scotia Bank’s Manager of Sales and Services Coach Cleveland Palacious, the bank saw the need to lend a helping hand. “We are […]
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28 July 2014
Two recent close calls between unmanned aerial vehicles and passenger aircraft on the same day – one incident on the approach into New York’s busy LaGuardia airport, the other in California – drew international attention to the increasingly pressing issue about what to do with growing numbers of remotely-controlled drones in crowded airspace. Now, a […]
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09 July 2014
Consultants from US based company Power Secure are in The Bahamas meeting with a team of experts from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) to get to the root of last week’s island wide blackout in New Providence. According to BEC Chairman Leslie Miller, the two sides have been locked in meetings both Monday and Tuesday. […]
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