LLOYD SAYS SCHOOLS WILL BE READY FOR SEPT. 3
NASSAU, Bahamas — The government has budgeted $6.2 million for school repairs this year, but actually needs $9 million for the amount of work that has to be done, …
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U.S. CHARGE d’AFFAIRS PAYS COURTESY CALL ON CHIEF JUSTICE
NASSAU, Bahamas — Chief Justice of The Bahamas Jon Isaacs welcomed U.S. Chargé d’Affair Stephanie Bowers during a courtesy call at his office on Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Ms. Bowers …
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BAHAMAS TOURISM MINISTER ASSURES AFRICAN-AMERICAN HOTELIERS THAT “IT’S BETTER IN THE BAHAMAS”
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — July 29, 2018 – “The Bahamas is a vacation paradise, that’s well known, but the message I’d like each of you to take away from my short …
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MINISTRY OF FINANCE NEWS UPDATE
The Government completed a successful pilot project to implement a national credentialing system using blockchain technology, a first in the Caribbean and Latin America. Bahamas Blockcerts are nationally accredited digital …
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NEW LEGISLATION EXPECTED TO BE DRAFTED FOR POACHERS
By ROBYN ADDERLEY Bahamas Information Services FREEPORT, Grand Bahama (BIS) — The Bahamas Government is vigorously dealing with poaching in the northwest Bahamas, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the …
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DPM SAYS GOVERNMENT HAS LOOKED INTO A NATIONAL LOTTERY
NASSAU. Bahamas — The government has been looking at the option of creating a national lottery, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said Friday, adding that a …
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NOTED SONS OF ANDROS: DR. LEON HIGGS HAS HAD A DISTINGUISHED CAREER IN EDUCATION
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — Under the theme “In Pursuit of the Bahamian Dream,” Pastors Mario and Erica Moxey of Bahamas Harvest Church in New Providence, Bahamas, …
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO A VERY SPECIAL WOMAN IN MY LIFE
By OSWALD T. BROWN WASHINGTON, D.C. — I woke up this morning in a very good mood and, as usual, the first order of business was to thank my Lord …
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GB TECH COMPANY TO HIRE 100 BAHAMIANS
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama — Grand Bahama-based telecommunications company Itelbpo plans to expand with the hiring of an additional 100 Bahamians, the Nassau Guardian reported July 27th, 2018. The move is …
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Oswald T. Brown OVER-THE-HILL REVITALIZATION SHOULD NOT BE USED AS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL WASHINGTON, D.C.– Wrapping up the debate on the Economic Empowerment Zones Bill, 2018, in the House of …
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