14 August 2019
Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd revealed on Tuesday that 75 percent of school repairs have been completed on nine public schools in the capital. Before entering the weekly Cabinet meeting, he gave further updates that school renovations are either on or ahead of schedule. Lloyd said he is pleased with the work of contractors, especially […]
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14 August 2019
Police are investigating a shooting incident that left a man dead and two others with injuries. According to police, shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, a group of persons were sitting in a yard on Amos Ferguson Street, off Palmetto Avenue, Coconut Grove, when they were approached by two armed men who opened fired in […]
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14 August 2019
A vibrant economy is expected to continue the downward trend in unemployment numbers, according to Minister of Labour Senator Dion Foulkes. The 2019 Labour Force Survey, that looked at a six month timeframe, from November last year to May 2019, indicates that unemployment dropped to a record low in 10 years, to a single digit. […]
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14 August 2019
Effective January 1, 2020, the government will implement its nationwide plastic ban on single-use plastics and styrofoam food containers. The Ministry of Environment and Housing is also placing this ban on the distribution, manufacture, possession, sale, and use of plastic and styrofoam food and non-biodegradable plastic carryout bags and the release of balloons into the […]
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13 August 2019
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a woman who died in hospital on Saturday after injuring her arm. According to police, shortly after 8 p.m., a woman was at a residence on Butterfly Close, off Soldier Road, when she allegedly smashed the glass window to a home causing serious injuries to […]
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13 August 2019
Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) Director General Charles Beneby said the authority will not be “coerced, bullied or strong-armed” into granting an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to SkyBahamas. Captain Beneby’s statement yesterday was a direct response to the ongoing controversy with SkyBahamas and the BCAA’s decision to ground the airline, citing that it does not […]
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13 August 2019
Exuma and Ragged Island Member of Parliament Chester Cooper welcomed Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) selection of a firm to construct a solar generation facility in Ragged Island. “I am pleased that after watching the people of Ragged Island suffer for the past two years, this government has decided to move on addressing some of […]
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13 August 2019
Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard yesterday contended that Bahamas Power and Light’s new 132 megawatt Wartsila plant may not be the answer to load shedding. His comments followed a press conference held by the power company’s executives this past Sunday seeking to clear the air on constant blackouts. Mr. Maynard said, “We are […]
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13 August 2019
Former Free National Movement Member of Parliament Lester Turnquest called for “heads to roll” while expressing his frustration over Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) miserable load shedding crisis. Turnquest was one of many callers yesterday on Love 97’s Issues of the Day radio talk show, who expressed disappoint in BPL following its press conference on […]
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13 August 2019
Bahamian-owned airline SkyBahamas has been booted out of the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) Director General Captain Charles Beneby revealed as much during a press conference yesterday. According to Captain Beneby, there has been a lot of talk, publicly, regarding SkyBahamas, “particularly a court order – an injunction that was granted […]
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