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BTVI CAREER DAY PAVES WAY FOR JOB PROSPECTS NASSAU, Bahamas — Kendrick Montpetitt was still in his security officer uniform when he attended the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) …
Read MoreDEADLINE GIVES SHANTY TOWN RESIDENTS TIME TO MOVE, CAMPBELL SAYS
NASSAU – Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell said the July 31, 2018, deadline for the eviction of shanty town residents gives ample time for those in the community …
Read MoreFISCAL TARGETS “BLOWN” WITHOUT DISASTER PLAN
NASSAU — A Hurricane Matthew-type event could wipe out the IMF’s proposed national disaster fund and forever blow The Bahamas off its Fiscal Responsibility targets, a top insurer warned yesterday, …
Read MorePOLICE 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 …
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