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FNM, DNA court vote of uniformed officers
FNM, DNA court vote of uniformed officers
Respective leaders of the Free National Movement (FNM) and Democratic National Alliance (DNA) on Thursday night made similar pleas for public servants and members of the armed forces to vote for their parties in the advanced poll set for Tuesday.
During the FNM's mass rally on Clifford Park, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham encouraged Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Force officers to consider their...
OAS Electoral Observation Mission to Jamaica Recommends the Adoption of a Uniform Procedure to Prevent Delays
OAS Electoral Observation Mission to Jamaica Recommends the Adoption of a Uniform Procedure to Prevent Delays
The
Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) of the Organization of American
States (OAS) that followed the December 29, 2011, General Elections in
Jamaica presented a report today before the Organization's Permanent
Council in which it recommends, among other things, that national
authorities consider the adoption of a "uniform procedure" in all voting
places to prevent delays.
Upon thanking th...
Blue Jays get new uniforms
Blue Jays get new uniforms
The employee council at the Freeport Container Port (FCP) donated 14 sets of uniforms to the senior boys basketball team at Eight Mile Rock High School. The Eight Mile Rock Blue Jays, which consists of high school students around the ages of 15 and 16, also benefited from moral support and guidance provided by employee council members. The basketball team was wished best of luck by a dynamic counc...
MINISTER REVEALS MONEY SPENT ON SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND LUNCH PROGRAMMES
By KHRISNA VIRGIL
LARGE sums of money have been spent this year on school uniforms and lunch programmes for children of low income families, Minister of Social Services Loretta Butler-Turner said.
Addressing claims that the government has not given enough assistance to struggling families, Mrs Butler-Turner outlined in parliament a comprehensive report of the government's expenditure and the num...
Butler-Turner provides figures on govt's uniform, lunch programs
The government has spent more than $200,000 in uniform assistance to New Providence households for the new school year, according to Minister of State for Social Development Loretta Butler-Turner.
Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, the minister said 926 applications were approved and uniforms issued as of October 7.
On average, she said, there were three children per household. In New Pr...
'Mother' Pratt appeals to public for uniform donations
St. Cecilia MP Cynthia Pratt yesterday appealed to members of the public to donate school attire to assist needy children.
Last week, Yamacraw MP Melanie Griffin urged the government to expedite the process of requests for uniform assistance.
Pratt commented that the Department of Social Services is stretched. As her colleague did last week, Pratt said some children are out of school because...
Those in and those out of Uniform
Those in and those out of Uniform
Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
How is it that in this country of ours, persons are allowed to get away with music in vehicles so loud that it shakes the earth and the sky?
Do they pay more to license such vehicles - pay more for such a right, for such a ride - pay more to make life for others of us so uncomfortable - more than what is paid by the rest of us with nothing at all in excess - with not...
Man, 39, GB's latest murder victim
Man, 39, GB's latest murder victim
A 39-year-old man, who police confirmed goes by the street name "Babes", became Grand Bahama's sixth murder victim for the year on Wednesday morning after he succumbed to injuries he suffered following a shooting Tuesday night.
Transport Minister Meets with Bus Drivers, Operators and the Public to Discuss their Concerns
Transport Minister Meets with Bus Drivers, Operators and the Public to Discuss their Concerns
The Minister of Energy and Transport the Hon. JoBeth Coleby-Davis and other government and law enforcement officials met with jitney drivers, owners and members of the public to discuss their concerns at a Town Hall Meeting at Government School High School on Thursday, April 4, 2024.
EXCLUSIVE: Alleged personal account and video footage from aftermath of deadly boat explosion
EXCLUSIVE: Alleged personal account and video footage from aftermath of deadly boat explosion
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A woman who claims that she is a passenger on board the Nieuw Amsterdam crusie ship, where two crew members were killed after a steam pipe in the engine room reportedly exploded on Friday, March 22, 2024, told Eyewitness News (EWN) exclusively Friday evening that a "somber mood hangs over the ship [...]