PLP EYED STAKE IN GB PORT AUTHORITY
NASSAU, Bahamas — Former ministers in the Christie administration said they privately pushed the Hayward and St George families to sell their interests in the Grand Bahama Port Authority, though it …
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GREENSLADE ELECTED CHAIR OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT
NASSAU, Bahamas — His Excellency Ellison E. Greenslade, QPM, Bahamas High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, has been elected the new Chair of the Executive Committee (ExCo) of the …
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NEW FUNDING SOURCES VITAL FOR FISHING AND FARMING
Michael Pintard NASSAU, Bahamas — The government over the next fiscal year will be “extremely aggressive” in seeking to help fisherman and farmers access funding opportunities, Agriculture and Marine Resources …
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RIGHTS BAHAMAS PLANS TO TAKE SHANTY TOWN CASE INTERNATIONAL
Fred Smith NASSAU, Bahamas – Human rights group Rights Bahamas is planning to take its shanty town case to the International community, attorney Fred Smith, QC, told the Tribune on …
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MINNIS COMMITS TO RESOLVING NURSES’ ISSUE
AMANCHA WILLIAMS MINNIS COMMITS TO RESOLVING NURSES’ ISSUE NASSAU, Bahamas — With ongoing tension between the Ministry of Health and the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU), Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said …
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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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