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Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham's New Year's address to the nation (delivered Thursday, January 29, 2009)
The establishment of the Health Diagnostic Unit at Her Majesty’s Prison will “considerably expand” the current healthcare capacity and services provided to inmates and staff at the penal institution, Minister of National Security the Hon. Tommy Turnquest said Thursday.
The newly-formed Grand Bahama Performing Arts Society pledged it would encourage a wide-range of art forms on the island and its latest production shows it living up to its word.
The third annual Lunch & the Law presentation organized by the Law Library of the Libraries & Instructional Media Services Department of The College of The Bahamas will take place on Friday 30th, January, 2009, at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel, beginning at 9.15 a.m.
It’s been four years since Global Response began campaigning to protect the mangroves and marine ecosystem of Bimini Island in the Bahamas – and now we can celebrate a victory!
Former PLP MP for Marco City, Pleasant Bridgewater has resigned from the Senate effective immediately in order to fight the charges made against her in the Travolta matter. She has affirmed her innocence. Below is a statement from Ms. Bridgewater and following that is the Leader's statement.
At approximately 4:30 pm on Thursday 22nd January, 2009, Police Officers in Grand Bahama arrested Senator Pleasant Bridgewater while at her office following a complaint of alleged “Attempted Extortion” made by Mr. John Travolta. Bridgewater was taken to Central Police Station, Freeport, where she was detained overnight.
The viability of the Nassau grouper is under the microscope. Once a commonly landed commercial species in the Caribbean, it is now considered to be threatened.
The signing of a branding contract for the College of The Bahamas is pivotal because it is an initiation of steps that “will forever change the images and the symbols” associated with the institution, COB president Janyne Hodder said Wednesday.
This Weekend's Rugby:
The Bahamas Cup - Week 6
2:00pm - Freeport vs. Buccaneers at Freeport RFC
3:00pm - Baillou vs. Cuckoos at Winton Rugby Centre
This is a big weekend for Bahamas Rugby with Freeport, Baillou and Cuckoos all pretty much level going into week 6 of the Bahamas Cup. Freeport will be expecting a home win against Buccaneers but will be chasing the bonus point.
In Nassau, Baillou will face a Cuckoos team who have beaten them once already this season, albeit by a very tight margin. both teams know that they need a win today to stay in touch with Freeport.
The third annual Lunch & the Law presentation organized by the Law Library of the Libraries & Instructional Media Services Department of The College of The Bahamas will take place on Friday 30th, January, 2009, at the British Colonial Hilton Hotel, beginning at 9.15 a.m.
Freeport Concrete Company Limited announced this week the appointment of Mr Martin Foody as Concrete and Block Plant Manager in charge of their new ready mix concrete batching facility in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
The new, state-of-the-art Oncology Centre at the Princess Margaret Hospital opened Thursday amidst great expectations for the future diagnosis, management, treatment and care of cancer patients in The Bahamas.
The Bahamas said farewell to United States Ambassador to The Bahamas His Excellency Ned Siegel Wednesday, thanking him for his work in bilateral agreements, HIV/AIDS and breast cancer initiatives.
In early November 2008 veteran Physical Education teacher at Jack Hayward High School, Phil Page, celebrated his half-century birthday. This in itself was not remarkable, but what he did on the day was. The island's number one endurance athlete ran 50 miles to celebrate the event.
Since the announcement in July 2008 that Ross University, a division of DeVry Inc. (NYSE:DV), will open a branch campus in Freeport, Grand Bahama, in January 2009, construction and local hiring has been happening full tilt.
At a press conference held Monday at police headquarters in Freeport, Commissioner of Police Reginald Ferguson announced that the newly appointed commander of police for Grand Bahama Island is Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Marvin Dames.
The Minister of National Security, Hon. Tommy Turnquest, led a delegation of government officials to Jamaica on 8 January 2009, to observe the Government of Jamaica’s Electronic Monitoring of Offenders Pilot Project.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources is considering a direct intervention in the management of commercial food stocks to foster the maintenance of minimum levels of certain critical items for up to 12 weeks to ensure availability in the event of a disruption of supplies.
Lyford Cay Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that its Gifts and Grants Committee is currently accepting applications from Bahamian non-profit and charitable organisations who wish to apply for an award.
The Grand Bahama Power Company is pleased to announce that the fuel surcharge for January 2009 has dropped to 5.4 cents per kWh, the fourth consecutive monthly decline and has now reached its lowest rate since 5.9 cents per kWh in May 2007.
Bimini Sands is excited to announce that we are officially the first marina in the Bahamas to join the Shark Free Marinas Initiative. The purpose of the initiative is to educate the public about the importance of sharks in our marine eco-systems and promote 'Catch & Release' practices to guests.
The Grand Bahama Heritage Foundation and The Freeport Film Society invite you to the premiere screening of 'Artists of the Bahamas.'
The body of 16-year-old Jett Travolta was creamated following the completion of an autopsy yesterday hours after it was released to his family by Bahamian authorities.
Reporters, photographers, and cameramen from an assortment of US-based media outlets gather outside the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Grand Bahama awaiting the autopsy results of Jett Travolta.
The 16 year old son of actor John Travolta died tragically on January 2nd, 2009 while the family was vacationing at Old Bahama Bay in West End.
Autopsy results are expected soon.
(Photos by Derek Carroll)
At about 11:40am on Friday 2.1.09, officers at the Central Detective Unit on Grand Bahama received information that Jett Travolta, 16 yrs, son of movie star John Travolta, fell ill while at Old Bahama Bay Resort in West End and is en route to the Rand Memorial Hospital in Freeport via ambulance.
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