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1,500 students to receive pre-primary school vouchers
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Some 1,500 preschool-aged students are set to receive vouchers to go to private schools, filling the gap from the lack of available space in public schools for three to five-year-olds. Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin announced the universal pre-primary education public-private partnership at a contract signing at the Ministry of Education on […]
Taxi cab union inquires reportedly met with silence from government
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Taxi cab union president Wesley Ferguson yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the lack of government response to long-standing issues. “So far the taxi union has gotten no communication from the minister in spite of our numerous attempts to meet with (Minister of Transport, Jobeth Coleby-Davis) her, email, telephone calls, went to the office […]
Sears: Shantytown residents face eviction, deportation
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Minister of Works Alfred Sears said that people living in shantytowns could face deportation or eviction once an assessment is completed. “There are presumably persons who are undocumented and those persons will have to be deported, because if you violate the immigration law, then, of course, there are certain consequences,” Sears said. […]
FNM Vice Chairman claims $500k damages in suit against party execs.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Free National Movement’s Vice Chairman Richard Johnson’s lawyer has filed a writ alleging some $500,000 in damages against FNM Leader, Michael Pintard and Chairman Duane Sands following a vote last month to ban him from attending council meetings. Party executives made a unanimous decision to bar Free National Movement Vice Chairman Richard […]
