House to debate land resolution for affordable homes program

The government will seek approval for the conveyance of 1.2 acres of land in the Fox Hill community under a resolution to be introduced in the House of Assembly today. The land will be developed for the sale of serviced lots, and is part of [...]
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Komolafe: Affordable homes program reveals 'debt crisis confronting nation'

The dismal number of Bahamians able to qualify for government's Access to Affordable Homes program stems from "inadequate analysis, a defective consultation process, flawed reasoning and a disconnection from reality" of the financial plight of the population, Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Deputy Leader Arinthia S. [...]
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Start over on affordable homes program, Wilson says

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Affordable homes program struggles

The government's Access to Affordable Homes program is off to a shaky start. Service-ready lots are being offered for as low as $15,000, but according to Minister of the Environment and Housing Romauld Ferreira, about 85 percent of the people seeking to purchase have failed [...]
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BTVI students afforded Canadian college experience

Bobbye Bethel, Rashad Maycock and Mario Bethel Jr. have been afforded the opportunity to further their studies in Canada on Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship, through the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI). Rashad, an office assistant student is headed to College [...]
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BTVI Students Afforded Canadian College Experience

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) students Bobbye Bethel, Rashad Maycock and Mario Bethel Jr. are being afforded the opportunity to further their studies in Canada on Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program (ELAP) scholarship...

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Afford patients the medicinal benefit of cannabis

On Monday, June 25, 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the epileptic drug Epidiolex. It is the first cannabis-based drug the U.S. regulator has approved, and it was developed by GW Pharmaceuticals that has operations in both the United States and [...]
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Get finances in order to afford low-cost land lots

MANY Bahamians are unable to qualify for the government's low-cost housing lots despite efforts to offer them at less than $30,000, Environment and Housing Minister Romauld Ferreira said yesterday.In view of this, the minister urged Bahamians to put...

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Affordable Homes Bill passes Senate

Members of the Senate yesterday passed the Access to Affordable Homes Bill, 2018, which seeks to create hundreds of first-time homeowners. Attorney General Carl Bethel said the bill will help scores of Bahamians by making land available to the average Bahamian at an affordable price. [...]
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Affordable home assistance to uniformed branches of the civil service

Dear Editor, Kindly permit me to share my views on the recent initiative announced by the prime minister to offer lots for under $30,000 to the uniformed branches of the civil service and to teachers and nurses. Let me say at the outset that I [...]
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