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Corps. Brace for cuts as Financial Woes Linger
Corps. Brace for cuts as Financial Woes Linger
Prime Minister Perry Christie will today present the mid-year budget statement in the House of Assembly, and has promised to outline the true state of affairs of government finances and current economic challenges. The government has already revealed that it has asked its agencies to shave their budgets in response to the challenged fiscal affairs.
Oceania Investors Brace For Jan. 10
Oceania Investors Brace For Jan. 10
Investors from the controversial Oceania Heights development in Exuma have agreed on a date to meet face-to-face with the project's principals and the Chamber of Commerce. A group of approximately 16 homeowners have assembled documents and submitted them as evidence to the Royal Bahamas Police Force and top government officials.
Family Island residents brace for Sandy
Family Island residents brace for Sandy
As Hurricane Sandy lashed Jamaica last night, residents on several Family Islands on hurricane watch appeared to be taking the threat seriously and were busy bracing themselves as it edged closer to The Bahamas.
The Department of Meteorology issued the hurricane warning at 11 a.m. yesterday, sending many residents on watch into readiness mode, according to island administrators.
The Central Bahama...
Bimini Bracing For Economic Development
Bimini Bracing For Economic Development
Nassau The Bahamas - Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie has promised residents of Bimini that their island stands to reap economic benefits from the number of developments coming on stream.
Program To Brace Labor For Baha Mar
Program To Brace Labor For Baha Mar
Tourism and education officials are providing several short-term certificate programs beginning next month that will prepare Bahamians for the more than 5,000 tourism-related jobs associated with the Baha Mar project.
Bahamas Braced for Return of 'Fantastic Four'
Bahamas Braced for Return of 'Fantastic Four'
The gold medal-winning Men's 4x400m Relay team will arrive back in Nassau at 6.30pm tonight.
Several PLP MPs Brace For Boundary Cuts
Several PLP MPs Brace For Boundary Cuts
Several Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Members of Parliament (MP) voiced disappointment yesterday in reports that their constituencies will be significantly impacted by pending boundary cuts.
OBB Resort braces for expansion
OBB Resort braces for expansion
Old Bahama Bay resort (OBB Resort) is staking its claim in Grand Bahama, acknowledging its mutual interests with other stakeholders and hinting that major developments are down the road.
UTILITY BRACES FOR 250K-PLUS HIT VIA COPPER THEFT
UTILITY BRACES FOR 250K-PLUS HIT VIA COPPER THEFT
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
THE GRAND BAHAMA POWER COMPANY last night said thefts of copper wiring from its system were likely to cost it more than $250,000 this year, a sum higher than 2010's figure, adding that 1,227 incidents of theft had been uncovered by its meter audit initiative.
Responding to claims that the island's monopoly power supplier had collectively repaid several l...
Bahamians in New York brace for Hurricane Irene
Bahamians in New York brace for Hurricane Irene
As Bahamians recover from the extensive damage caused by Hurricane Irene, those Bahamians living abroad in the northeastern United States of America brace for their own encounter with the major hurricane.
Yesterday Hurricane Irene lashed North and South Carolina, setting its sights on the most populated city in the USA -- New York City.
Meteorologists abroad and here at home in The Bahamas recogni...