14 April 2014
Chinese Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has engaged the expertise of local engineering firm Caribbean Coastal Services Ltd. (CCS), as the $39 million North Abaco Port project moves one step closer to breaking ground. The Bahamian Engineering firm will review, comment, stamp and seal CHEC’s designs for the Abaco port to make sure all the drawings […]
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11 April 2014
OLD BIGHT, Cat Island – About 30 residents graduated from a Safer Building Code Course held in Cat Island where most of the homes were severely damaged during the passage of Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The three-week course was held by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in conjunction with the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency […]
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11 April 2014
It took Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade less than a month to investigate and recommend that charges be brought against an assistant superintendent of police for the role he played in allowing a man in custody for drug possession to be married behind bars and now a Grand Bahama family is asking why they have had […]
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11 April 2014
Two Bahamian pilots and one Canadian man were arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with that huge drug seizure that occurred on Monday at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). Murillo Sullivan, 48, of Turtle Drive, Bel Air Estates, 37-year-old Darryl Bartlett of No. 4 Pink Coral Drive and 23-year-old Michael Webster of […]
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11 April 2014
A 26-year-old Yellow Elder man was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon for the April 5 stabbing death of a 31-year-old man. Police believe Don Wallace is responsible for stabbing Mario Allen, who was previously identified as Mario Coakley, to death Saturday night through Eneas Street. Wallace was arraigned on one count of manslaughter […]
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11 April 2014
Two Jamaican women could soon have their day in court after being picked up by authorities on two separate drug matters. According to police, the first arrest took place around 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). Acting on intelligence, officers searched the 30-year-old suspect, who had reportedly just arrived on a […]
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11 April 2014
Bahamian officials over the past two days received specialised training in processing drug treatment patients. Members from the Organisation of American States (OAS) facilitated the two-day seminar which included participants from Haiti, Jamaica, Belize and other Caribbean countries. Bahamas Co-ordinator David Ramsey said the seminar allowed all the participants to be more efficient when it […]
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11 April 2014
Two women, along with a man were arrested in Bimini yesterday after they were found in possession of dangerous drugs. According to police around 5:00 a.m. a team of officers from the Bimini Police Division went to a residence in Bailey Town, armed with a search warrant and discovered 19 pounds of suspected marijuana. The […]
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11 April 2014
Bahamas Waste teamed up with The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce to offer training sessions on customer service for their staff. The sessions focused on three key themes: Understanding what customer service is, the importance of attitude in customer service and the various types of customers. “The level of participation is high,” the Bahamas Chamber’s training […]
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11 April 2014
Baha Mar officials on Thursday finally revealed the exact date that the multi-billion dollar mega resort is set to open and added that they are now in the market to hire more than 4,000 Bahamians in time for the now scheduled December 8 opening. According to Chief Marketing Officer Denise Godreau Baha Mar officials have […]
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