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August 12, 2022
Seven years and $5 mil. later, PHA still has no electronic health records system
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville says the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) does not always get value for money, and that more can be done to ensure that contracts are tighter and vendors are held to more stringent standards, after it was revealed that numerous years and millions of dollars after the PHA ...
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Suspect accused of stealing electronics
June 09, 2022
Suspect accused of stealing electronics
A MAN was granted $5,000 bail in Magistrate's Court yesterday after being accused of stealing more than $5,000 worth of electronics from another man's home.
Judiciary should embrace electronic monitoring
December 17, 2010
Judiciary should embrace electronic monitoring
The government and police have had another trying year. When a country records three homicide records in four years, policymakers become stressed.
It has been acknowledged by police and the government that repeat offenders are committing many of the violent crimes in The Bahamas. Poor investigations by police, the inability of the Office of the Attorney General to successfully prosecute matters be...
December 20, 2010
Courts can now order electronic monitoring of accused offenders
By NOELLE NICOLLS
Tribune Staff Reporter
nnicolls@tribunemedia.net
COURTS now have the power to order electronic monitoring of accused offenders in a move that could save the government $4.5 million annually.
With the launch of electronic monitoring last night, Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said he is confident "all systems are in place for an effective operation."
The governm...
2,500 fine for man who bought stolen electronics
July 30, 2021
2,500 fine for man who bought stolen electronics
A man who admitted purchasing an assortment of electronics which were stolen from a woman's home was yesterday fined $2,500.
June 09, 2011
Electronic fence needed between gangsterism and politics
ANYONE who has followed the rise and fall of Jamaica's drug kingpin, Christopher "Dudus" Coke, or read KC Samuels' account of Coke's meteoric rise and eventual fall into the arms of a waiting "Uncle Sam", should be grateful that the Bahamas' own drug kingpin, "Ninety" Knowles, was eventually extradited to the US before he had time to consolidate his own growing empire.
By the time Dudus, who wa...
March 25, 2021
The Government Develops Electronic Payment Platform for Cashless Transactions
The Government has developed an electronic payment platform for cashless transactions across all government agencies.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance Sen. the Hon. J. Kwasi Thompson explained that the Government's official DigiPay platform allows for real time integration into The Treasury Financial Management System and ease of balancing at an Agency level.
“The DigiPay Pla...
February 23, 2021
Customs goes electronic with new cruising permit submission
The Bahamas Customs & Excise Department has officially launched its electronic submission portal for cruising permit applications on the Click2Clear platform. The Cruising Permit Module is expected to dramatically improve the processing time for boaters when clearing Customs at the various ports of entry across The Bahamas. Boaters can now complete and submit declaration forms and make payment in ...
February 08, 2021
Ministry of Education nearer to electronic device goal for every student
The Ministry of Education (MOE) is nearing its goal of acquiring sufficient devices for the 48,000 students enrolled in the public-school system. Through a public-private partnership (PPP) organized by Leno Trust, The Myers Group and the Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas donated tablets and approximately $16,000 to the MOE. "We are always appreciative of ...
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Electronic monitoring on the way
November 21, 2010
Electronic monitoring on the way
National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest has confirmed that the new electronic monitoring system, which will cost the government $2.7 million annually to operate, is expected to be launched within 30 days.
"The electronic monitoring system is, in short, an important element of the government's strategy to halt and reverse crime trends in The Bahamas, to reduce crime and the fear of crime and to...
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