A leaked memo from the Public Hospital’s Authority (PHA) purportedly shows the government preparing to implement paid transportation services for dialysis patients at a weekly charge of $150. That idea did not sit well with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) which demanded the government reverse the policy. Member of Parliament (MP) for Englerston Glenys Hanna […]
Police have launched an aggressive manhunt for three men; two, wanted in connection with murder while the third suspect is being sought in connection with burglary and abduction. Police released three wanted bulletins Tuesday in an effort to engage the public for their assistance with capturing the trio. The first is Steven Ollie Hunt, 37. Authorities […]
Residents of the Bamboo Town constituency outright rejected a proposal by the Mosko Group of Companies Limited to construct a graveyard in their neighborhood. The site is the former concrete mixing plant on Soldier Road which existed in the late 1970’s but is now closed. Discussions on the proposal became heated at times during a town meeting […]
Nominations are now being accepted for next year’s Elevation Awards, set for April 2019. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Vincent McDonald said the show, now in its third year, will showcase Bahamian talent to an international market. “We are garnering and generating a deeper partnership with the regional market and the Caribbean at large,” said McDonald. “We are partnering […]
Students at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) College in North Andros have started a new tradition, the ‘Pajama Forum’. The students use the opportunity to educate themselves and bring awareness to important issues that face the agriculture and marine sectors and also their communities, with Wednesday’s event focusing on Sustainability. On hand for […]
Students from the University of Maryland recently visited the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute’s demonstration farm in North Andros. While there, an early morning start got the students up close and personal with the goats and sheep, with the BAMSI students also spending the morning farm skills session with the sheep and viewing the […]
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis Saturday applauded the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church in The Bahamas for the community’s commitment to education and the promotion of family life. Prime Minister Minnis said the social health and wellbeing of a community, or society, requires healthy, loving families that nurture children, and which “promote” values […]
What started out as quiet visits to the shores of Bimini by the late Freedom Fighter Dr. Martin Luther King, not only introduced Biminites to a giant of a man, who would go on to capture the Nobel Peace Prize and the hearts of many, but connected two nations – The Bahamas and the United […]
Over 400 accountants from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and the Caribbean are expected to arrive in Nassau come June for the 36th Institute of Chartered Accountants Caribbean’s (ICAC) Conference of Accountants. The much-anticipated conclave, which is expected to stimulate the Meetings Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE) aspect of tourism, will be held […]
Minister of the Environment & Housing, the Hon. Romauld S. Ferreira, released the shortlist of seven qualified firms that were chosen from a total of 18 applicants who submitted Expressions of Interest (EOI), to be considered for submitting landfill remediation proposals to the government. A proposal to government would detail how the company plans to […]
Minister of the Environment & Housing, the Hon. Romauld S. Ferreira reminded contractors of their duty to protect the environment at Thursday’s ‘Moving Forward’ Contractors Association’s Construction Training Seminar, under the theme “Building Each Other for a Better Bahamas.” The Minister addressed contractors and other members of the construction industry at New Covenant Baptist […]
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — It was a historic moment, and it happened even before the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics had officially begun. As South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife greeted VIPs in their dignitary box to watch the opening ceremony, they turned to shake hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s younger […]
