PM CONFIRMS HOTEL SALE WILL HAPPEN
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis confirmed on Saturday that the government will buy the Grand Lucayan resort in Grand Bahama, calling it …
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REFLECTIONS: By ELISABETH ANN BROWN
Elisabeth Ann Brown THE ARTISANS OF POMPEY SQUARE WASHINGTON, D.C. — I wasn’t always an artist. In fact, I had no idea I had any real artistic ability. In school …
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CARIBBEAN STATES AND BILLIONAIRE BRANSON LAUNCH GREEN FUND TO FIGHT DISASTERS
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness greets British billionaire Richard Branson at the launch of a multi-million-dollar initiative to turn the hurricane-prone Caribbean region into a green tech hub resilient to …
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TOURISM MINISTER SAYS GOVERNMENT DIDN’T BUCKLE TO LYFORD CAY
NASSAU, Bahamas — Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday branded assertions that the government “buckled under pressure” from “affluent, monied people” when it decided to reverse amendments to the Real Property …
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ISAACS SWORN IN AS CHIEF JUSTICE
NASSAU, Bahamas — The post of chief justice was finally officially filled yesterday with the swearing in of Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs. Isaacs, 63, was sworn in by Governor General …
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OSWALD BROWN WRITES
IT IS TIME TO ESTABLISH SPELLING BEE CLUBS IN OUR SCHOOLS WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bahamas Minister of Education Jeff Lloyd and his team of committed educators who are responsible for …
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AG SAYS CROWN LAND INVENTORY BEING ESTABLISHED
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Minnis administration is establishing an inventory of Crown land throughout The Bahamas in a bid to make low cost housing available on the Family Islands and …
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BREA LAUDS GOVERNMENT’S REAL PROPERTY TURNAROUND
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) yesterday praised government’s decision to reverse its amendment to the definition of “owner-occupied” properties, which would have increased property taxes on …
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NASSAU, Bahamas — The Minnis administration is establishing an inventory of Crown land throughout The Bahamas in a bid to make low cost housing available on the Family Islands and …
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OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL CELEBRATES FIRST INTER-AMERICAN WEEK OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
His Excellency Sidney Collie (second from right), Bahamas Ambassador to the United States, was included in OAS delegation led by OAS Assistant Secretary General Mendez Nestor Mendez (center) on …
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