28 August 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie has already promised to release the findings of an investigation into allegations of abuse at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, but Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Darron Cash said based on the prime minister’s record, he has no interest in public disclosure. The Bahamas has been the subject of intense scrutiny […]
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28 August 2013
The committee appointed to organise a national health insurance (NHI) plan is in need of new technical talent to bring the plan to fruition, according to Minister of Health Dr. Perry Gomez. The minister told reporters yesterday that the plan, which is designed to make healthcare more affordable for Bahamians, is coming along well. “We’re […]
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28 August 2013
Two of the country’s most prominent youth programmes have joined forces to provide them with a positive and quality training experience. Thirty members of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) have recently completed a training course hosted by the Governor General’s Youth Award (GGYA). The course is mandatory for any volunteer who plans on operating […]
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28 August 2013
With more than 50,000 students preparing to head back to school next Monday, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald on Tuesday warned that any teacher who skips classes because of disagreements with their principals would face serious disciplinary action. Last week, Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson said that she would be pull 130 […]
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28 August 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie is hoping to get the ball rolling on documenting the history of the men and women who played significant roles in building and shaping The Bahamas. He has commissioned leading Bahamian archivist, Dr. Gail Saunders, Bahamian writer, cultural critic and educator Patricia Glinton-Meicholas and oral historian, Dr. Tracy Thompson to begin […]
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27 August 2013
Prime Minister Perry Christie along with Dame Marguerite Pindling and members of her family commemorated a room in honor of the Father of the Nation the late Sir Lynden Pindling at The College of The Bahamas. (Photo: Lamond Johnson)
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27 August 2013
The Bahamas’ struggling real estate market is still facing many challenges, according to a former Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) president, who says local banks are still reluctant to lend out money. With hundreds of homeowners in foreclosure and many more on the brink of being foreclosed on, lenders have been reticent to turn on […]
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27 August 2013
The Christie administration is conflicted over a report into alleged abuse at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, with the prime minister weighing several options on how to deal with it. The Bahamas has been the subject of intense criticism ever since allegations surfaced that Defence Force officers severely beat Cuban detainees. Last week, the Free […]
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27 August 2013
One of two murder suspects who surrendered to police last week was on Monday arraigned in a Magistrates’ Court on that charge. Twenty-two-year old Charlvin Laramore was charged with the July 22 murder of Torack Stuart, which occurred at a club on Bay and Armstrong streets. The Nassau Village resident appeared in Court Number Nine […]
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27 August 2013
Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell on Monday introduced newly appointed Ambassador to the United States Dr. Eugene Newry to staff members of the Bahamas Embassy in Washington, D.C. Dr. Newry was originally scheduled to assume the post of ambassador to the United Nations. However, after Dr. Elliston Rahming, who had been the ambassador designate […]
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