16 May 2014
The Ministry of Education (MOE) along with the National Career Awareness Committee launched a series of DVDs geared towards exposing students to various career opportunities and tips for college readiness. Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald said this initiative will equip students with the necessary career knowledge for critical thinking and decision making and to prepare the […]
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16 May 2014
A delay in the Value Added Tax (VAT) implementation date will minimise the expense and challenges of converting to a VAT scheme particularly for small businesses, according to Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) President Stuart Bowe. “BHTA welcomes the delay in implementing a VAT which will allow adequate time for the public and private sectors […]
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16 May 2014
Arson has been ruled as the cause of a fire on Andros Tuesday afternoon that destroyed a restaurant and nearby church, said Head of Police Fire Services Superintendent Walter Evans. The fire which seemed spread quickly started shortly after noon Tuesday at a restaurant in the North Andros settlement of Nicholl’s Town. It took only […]
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16 May 2014
The 22-year-old driver of a vehicle that collided into a utility police on Exuma Tuesday afternoon has died from his injuries, police said yesterday. Police said the man, who was a resident of Ramsey, Exuma, was traveling on Queen’s Highway in Farmer’s Hill around 1:00 p.m., Tuesday when he lost control of his white Honda […]
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16 May 2014
Having not had a salary increase in over 20 years, Members of Parliament (MP) are hoping to pocket a bit more. Based on a seven-page interim report compiled by a seven member Select House Committee, the salaries of MPs should be reviewed on the same principle as judges and other judicial officers and that this […]
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16 May 2014
Grand Bahama police opened yet another murder investigation after a man was killed during his daily beach walking exercise with his girlfriend Wednesday evening. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police with responsibility for Grand Bahama Emerick Seymour, officers received reports of a shooting incident in the Fortune Bay Drive area shortly before 6:00 p.m. yesterday. […]
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16 May 2014
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash and his attorney Carl Bethel are satisfied with the outcome of their negotiations in the Supreme Court with representatives from the Attorney General’s Office regarding the search and seizure of the chairman’s personal property by police officers. According to Mr. Bethel both parties were able to settle on […]
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16 May 2014
Two years after a young man’s near death experience, his father has started a foundation meant to help save more lives and give hope to loved ones during those very frightening and uncertain times. Demont Mitchell, 25, was in a car accident on October 7, 2012. He suffered extensive injuries to his brain and was […]
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14 May 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie said although The Bahamas has enjoyed more than eight decades of a thriving financial services sector, it is no time for the country to become complacent and announced that his government is in the process of restructuring the current model. While speaking at the opening ceremony of the Society of Trust […]
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14 May 2014
Despite tough scrutiny from the Opposition over its ability to implement the much touted National Health Insurance (NHI) plan, Labour and National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson yesterday assured that the government is moving ahead with establishing the universal health scheme. However, Mr. Gibson who has repeatedly been quizzed by the press about how much the […]
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