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Number of Baha Mar applicants alarmingly low, warns Lloyd
FORMER Baha Mar Leadership Development Institute Executive Director Jeffery Lloyd yesterday called reports that an estimated 1,500 people applied for or inquired about jobs at the once stalled Cable Beach resort on the first day of the process "alarming" and "significantly low".
Turnquest alarm at low voter registration
Turnquest alarm at low voter registration
FORMER National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest, the minister with responsibility for elections in the last Ingraham administration, yesterday voiced concern with low voter registration.
Proposal sparks Florida alarm
Proposal sparks Florida alarm
There are concerns in South Florida that the proposed joint-venture between The Bahamas and China for a fishing initiative in Bahamian waters would erode the gains made in protecting precious species.
Debt to GDP alarm
Debt to GDP alarm
The Central Bank of The Bahamas has reported that the public debt at end of June 2016 was estimated at 90.4 percent of GDP, while the ratio for the direct charge and the national debt stood at 70.8 percent and 79.6 percent, respectively.
Sir Michael 'alarmed' by minister's reaction to ruling
Former Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett said on Saturday it is alarming and "most regrettable" that Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald has indicated that despite a Supreme Court ruling that he breached the constitutional right to privacy of members of the environmental group Save The Bays by reading their private emails in Parliament in March, he would do it again.
Former CJ expresses alarm at lawyer's conduct
Former CJ expresses alarm at lawyer's conduct
Legal professionals should all be "alarmed" at the conduct, pointed out by the Court of Appeal, of attorney Geoffrey Farquharson, whose "rude and unprofessional behavior" during the controversial trial of accused murderer Kofhe Goodman, caused a retrial, according to former Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett.
DNA raises alarm over bioharzardous waste at landfill
Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Branville McCartney said the biohazardous waste found at the New Providence Landfill that originated from Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) raises concerns about the level of oversight at that institution.
Survey reveals 'alarming' speeding by drivers
Survey reveals 'alarming' speeding by drivers
SINCE the installation of several new radar speed monitors in Freeport, city officials have been able to gather some "alarming" but important information concerning the speed habits of motorists in Grand Bahama.
Smith raises alarm on dumped medical records
Smith raises alarm on dumped medical records
Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) President Fred Smith yesterday encouraged Bahamians to demand to know whether their medical records were among those found at the New Providence Landfill in recent months and said it is "shocking and appalling" that such a breach of citizens' constitutional privacy has occurred.
"I think that anybody who is concerned, anxious about their medical record...
'No need to be alarmed by hammerhead sharks'
'No need to be alarmed by hammerhead sharks'
DIVING experts and marine science officials are emphasising that the public should not be alarmed by instances in which Great Hammerhead sharks are spotted near harbours, warning that the often passive species has a history of swimming in shallow waters.