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January 20, 2011
Antiquities Monuments and Museums Corporation puts major projects on hold

By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

MAJOR projects at the Antiquities Monuments and Museums Corporation (AMMC) have been put on hold as the agency works to regularise its management.

Applications for the position of director at the corporation were said to be near completion following the resignation of Dr Keith Tinker mid-last year.

Orry J Sands, chairman of t...

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January 17, 2012
Bahamian Musician helps out fraternity monument costs

In October 2011, the oldest black collegiate lettered fraternity Alpha Phi Alpha unveiled a 20-year effort to honor the memory of civil rights icon and fellow fraternity brother Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. - a monument on the National Mall in Washington.
This national monument is the first time a civil society figure and an African-American has been honored in this space, making it a special tribut...

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July 26, 2023
Emmett Till Natl. Monument Proclamation

UNITED STATES - The White House says U.S. President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother.

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July 28, 2010
Director of Antiquities, Monuments, Museums Corp 'expected to step down'

DIRECTOR of the Antiquities, Monuments and Museums Corporation Dr Keith Tinker is expected to tender his resignation following an 18-week vacation, The Tribune has learned.
However, Dr Tinker last night denied that the tendering of his resignation was on the cards.
"That's not even a matter being discussed," he told The Tribune.
 He is said to have told the board that during his vacation he plans...

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December 18, 2020
PM opens Newton Cay Bridge and Monument Road in Long Island

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially opened the Newton Cay Bridge and Monument Road in Long Island on Friday, noting the two major projects are part of the government's efforts to promote economic growth on the island.

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July 16, 2020
DPM says monument will help residents remember the lives lost during Hurricane Dorian

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Hon. Peter Turnquest said the pain caused by the loss of lives during Hurricane Dorian remains personal for him...

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July 15, 2020
Monument unveiled in tribute to the victims of Dorian

DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest encouraged the Grand Bahama Port Authority to complete the clean-up of communities in Grand Bahama, gently telling an audience during a ceremony yesterday that there remains too much debris on the island.He was s

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May 02, 2019
The Bahamas Antiquities Monuments & Museums Corporation and Public Private Investments Ltd Sign MOU

The National Museum of The Bahamas / Antiquities Monuments & Museums Corporation (AMMC) and Public Private Investments Ltd (PPIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

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April 25, 2019
Antiquities, Monuments Museums Corporation, Public Private Investments Ltd. sign MOU

The National Museum of The Bahamas/Antiquities, Monuments & Museums Corporation (AMMC) and Public Private Investments Ltd. (PPIL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the operation and management of designated heritage sites in New Providence, to facilitate the restoration, modernization and sustainability of the sites, [...]
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