POLICE MANPOWER AUDIT REVEALS HUGE CONSTABLE DEFICIT
NASSAU — The Royal Bahamas Police Force’s (RBPF) manpower audit revealed that only about half of the constables needed are present on the force – a critical deficiency in the …
Read MoreBAHAMAS AND U.S RESUME AIR TRAFFIC MEETING
NASSAU — The Governments of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and the United States of America have resumed negotiations over the last two days in Nassau regarding the management of the sovereign airspace …
Read MoreFIRE AND FURY – THE ERUPTION OF KILAUEA
By ELISABETH ANN BROWN WASHINGTON DC — On May 3rd, 2018 the volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii, known as Kilauea began to erupt, causing more than twenty fissures …
Read MoreCOOPER: MORE BUREAUCRACY WITH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY BILL
NASSAU — Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Deputy Leader and Shadow Minister of Finance Chester Cooper yesterday said time would be better spent by the Minnis administration if it focused on getting the …
Read MoreTICKING TIMEBOMB OF $3.7bn PENSIONS
NASSAU, Bahamas — The Government’s unfunded multi-billion dollar pension liabilities, projected to hit $3.7bn by 2030, were yesterday branded “a big time bomb waiting to go off”, Business Editor Neil …
Read More“IMF WON’T FORCE US TO AXE MORE JOBS,” TURNQUEST SAYS
NASSAU — Deputy Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest yesterday said the government has no intention to downsize the public sector in response to concerns levelled by the International Monetary Fund …
Read MoreMINISTER WANTS TO DOUBLE FOOD PRODUCTION
NASSAU — A two-day convention is planned for farmers to discuss the way ahead, according to Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Renward Wells, the Bahama Journal reported on May 16. This …
Read MoreBAHAMAS AND CHINA SIGN HOUSING MOU
BEIJING, China (CMC) — The Bahamas has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China to establish a framework for mutually beneficial cooperation in the area of modular construction, the …
Read More368 TO RECEIVE HOUSE LOTS BY NOVEMBER
GUYANA – Tree hundred and sixty-eight beneficiaries will be able to access their house lots by November this year, following the signing of a number of contracts on Tuesday for …
Read MoreST. KITTS OPENS CARIBBEAN INVESTMENT SUMMIT AT MARRIOTT
ST. KITTS & NEVIS — Close to three hundred stakeholders, locally, regionally and internationally, are expected to converge at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort for the Caribbean Investment Summit 2018, St. …
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