07 May 2014
National Congress of Trade Unions Bahamas (NCTUB) President John Pinder yesterday urged the government to renegotiate the terms of an agreement with a company for the payment of royalties from aragonite hauled from The Bahamas. The Bahamas currently receives $2 per metric ton of aragonite. However, it is sold at $900 per ton. During a […]
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07 May 2014
Despite the massive bloodshed throughout the country, particularly in the capital over the past several months, Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage said crime figures, including murder, are down when compared to the January to April timeframe last year. He made the announcement during “A Report to the Nation: Second Anniversary of Governance” a […]
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07 May 2014
Authorities have closed the book on their investigations into one of several recent murders in the capital. Police are convinced that 20-year-old Shervin Munnings is one of the men behind the April 17 murder of Rashan Sumner. Munnings is actually the fourth person to be charged with the crime. Deangelo Johnson, 22, and two juveniles […]
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07 May 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie may have shied away from grading his government’s performance over the past two years, but according to the Opposition leader the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has been an “abysmal failure; leading to misery for tens of thousands of Bahamians. In fact, Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis last night insisted […]
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07 May 2014
The Christie Administration came to office exactly two years ago today with an ambitious and extensive legislative agenda to accomplish during its five year term and so far, the government has crossed off nearly 80 bills from that list. Central to that agenda were two overriding imperatives – the need to reduce violence and crime […]
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07 May 2014
Today the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) is marking its second year in office since winning the election in 2012 and on this second anniversary, Prime Minister Perry Christie said despite a few challenges along the way; he is satisfied with his government’s performance so far. However, during “A Report to the Nation: Second Anniversary of […]
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07 May 2014
At least one local bishop has answered the call, a day after a top police official made a plea to the Church to assist in the country’s fight against crime and days after the prime minister himself declared that The Bahamas is at war. Pastor Emeritus at New Covenant Baptist Church Bishop Simeon Hall said […]
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07 May 2014
State Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis said one of the reasons the government’s mortgage relief plan failed is because of the high levels of indebtedness of thousands of Bahamians who are stuck in “scandalous” loan agreements. During “A Report to the Nation: Second Anniversary of Governance” a special press conference held by Cabinet ministers on […]
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07 May 2014
Prime Minister Perry Christie said his government is moving to have the telecommunications sector liberalised “as quickly as possible,” even though his government was only allowed to legally make moves in this regard since April 6. During a “A Report to the Nation: Second Anniversary of Governance” a special press conference held by Cabinet ministers […]
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07 May 2014
A football legend is looking to attract football fans to The Bahamas thanks to a relationship between National Football League (NFL) team, the Miami Dolphins, and the Ministry of Tourism. Hall of Fame quarterback and former Dolphin player Dan Marino is personally inviting Dolphins fans to join him, and several other football legends, for a […]
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