02 July 2014
Southwest Airlines on Tuesday made its inaugural direct flight from Baltimore, Maryland to New Providence and now the company is offering travel packages to commemorate the event. Southwest Vacations is offering up to $200 off for travel packages booked now through July 14 and for travel August 10 through December 17. The bundled travel packages […]
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02 July 2014
The Department of Statistics has released the 2013 Annual Foreign Trade Statistics report and according to the numbers released, the country’s numbers on foreign trade are dismal. The report that presents data on the volume and nature of trade between The Bahamas and its trading partners estimated that during the year 2013 the value of […]
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02 July 2014
The Atlantis Paradise Island Resort’s financial future is secure this announcement made by the mega resort’s managers who announced Tuesday that they have successfully refinanced the mega resort’s debt and settled on two agreements to ensure the resort’s future success. The agreements include the completion of a $1.9 billion recapitalisation supported by Brookfield Asset Management […]
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30 June 2014
A number of workers in the Customs and Immigration departments have received letters advising them that they will be bypassed for promotions despite their bosses admitting that they have performed above average over the years, this according to the Vice President of the Bahamas Customs Immigration and Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) Sloane Smith who said […]
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30 June 2014
One of the founding leaders of the Roots Junkanoo Group, Paul “Diamond” Knowles” died over the weekend. According to a tribute photo posted to the group’s Facebook page, the junkanoo giant died Saturday evening. The group’s posting added that “Diamond’s” junkanoo career started with Force One, Premier Dancers, after which he joined the major A-group […]
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30 June 2014
The power has been restored to all the public schools in Grand Bahama which were disconnected from the service last week due to non payment by the government. Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald told the Journal Sunday that the Ministry of Finance paid their light bills in full to the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC). While […]
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30 June 2014
From as early as 8:00 a.m. on Friday people lined Pompey Square, Bay Street to be registered for Scotiabank’s annual HIV Testing Day. Scotiabank has again teamed up with the National HIV/Aids Programme to make the often scary process easy for anyone serious about combatting the deadly epidemic. Statistics from last year’s global summary of […]
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30 June 2014
Angry Ministry of Works employees who held a major protest outside the ministry’s John F Kennedy Drive headquarters on Friday could get the hazard pay they are demanding as early as this week, according to Bahamas Public Services Union (BPSU) President John Pinder. On Friday the angry workers had to be restrained and blocked off […]
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30 June 2014
Police officers arrested a 25-year-old man outfitted with an electronic monitoring device over the weekend as he is believed to be behind a shooting that landed a 23-year-old in hospital. According to reports, on Saturday, shortly after 5:00 p.m. the victim was repairing a vehicle at Montgomery Avenue off Carmichael Road, when he got into […]
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30 June 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie has revealed that he has sent his recommendation for the country’s next governor general to Queen Elizabeth II, but did not specify who he is eyeing for the post. The only thing the government told reporters last week is that he has “absolutely” sent over a name and that he is […]
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