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April 30, 2018
Minister Dames Explains why Bill is not a 'Spy Bill'
While giving his contribution to the Interception of Communications Bill 2017, Minister of National Security the Hon. Marvin Dames termed it a comprehensive contemporary law to fight “sophisticated technologically savvy criminals and dismantle their criminal networks...”
June 15, 2017
OWN Bahamas announces 2017 grant winners
OWN Bahamas announced its 2017 grant winners yesterday, revealing that an arts school and asphalt maintenance company have received the coveted $15,000 in funding for their fledgling companies.
Both Little Prodigies Music and Arts School and Asphalt Maintenance Paving and Testing Company were existing entities when they applied to OWN Bahamas' Entrepreneurship Program.
Little Prodigies was started...
December 30, 2016
Chamber: Online shopping impacting local merchants
Courier businesses experienced a spike in sales this holiday season, as many individuals rushed to catch sales and last-minute deals while shopping online, according to CEO of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation (BCCEC) Edison Sumner.
However, although businesses in the courier services sector would have benefited from an increase in revenue, local retailers were adversely...
July 25, 2019
GB Express to stay in business
GB Express in Freeport will remain in operation, according to co-owner Bob Clutter, who revealed yesterday that Department of Customs officials have now agreed to a system that would reduce costs for the company and their customers...
July 09, 2019
Turnquest promises to support GB business
DEPUTY Prime Minister K Peter Turnquest said the government is committed to facilitating the ease of doing business in Grand Bahama...
August 25, 2014
'Substandard' post office in service 'death spiral'
The General Post Office has been condemned as in a "death spiral", amid ongoing criticism of inefficient service and lingering structural concerns.
Dionisio D'Aguilar, Superwash president and CEO and former president of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce, decried the "horrendous" condition of the post office while criticizing the government's inaction.
The leading businessman and others have complain...
August 26, 2013
Concern AG's Office move could affect administration of justice
The much-touted move of the Office of the Attorney General to a multimillion-dollar building on John F. Kennedy Drive could negatively affect the administration of justice if certain provisions are not put in place. Bahamas Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson told The Nassau Guardian that he welcomed the move from the General Post Office building on East Hill Street, which has a number of ...
October 28, 2015
New technology and the Caribbean
Will innovative or new technologies become a threat to vested interests in the Caribbean?
June 19, 2015
Man arraigned on gun, bullet charges
A 37-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged gun-running operation in which three weapons and 518 bullets were smuggled through a courier service.
February 25, 2015
Man shot dead while at work in Bain Town
A man was shot and killed while at work off Augusta Street in Bain Town yesterday, police said.