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September 18, 2019
Grand Bahama Minister Assures Continuation of Major Projects; Lists Government Offices Open for Business

Residents of Grand Bahama were told the announcement and signing of a Heads of Agreement between the government of The Bahamas and Carnival Cruises will be held in the near future...

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February 05, 2024
ACP Knowles, senior officers, and government agencies conduct walkabout in Pinder’s Point, Grand Bahama

Assistant Commissioner of Police and Officer in Charge of Grand Bahama and the Northern Bahamas, Ms. Shanta Knowles, accompanied by senior police officers, Senator Kirkland Russell and representatives from various government agencies conducted a walkabout in Pinder’s Point on Friday, February 2, 2024.

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June 10, 2010
2010/2011 Budget Debate Contribution - State Minister Zhivargo Laing

The Ministry of Finance is being allocated $26.4 Million in the upcoming budget on the recurrent side; this represents a net decrease of some $528,352 compared to last year. The most significant adjustments in the ministry?s budget are as follow:

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June 27, 2023
Post Office Department to upgrade for greater efficiency, and generate over $1.9 million in revenue in 2023/24 budget period

Minister of Transport and Housing the Hon. JoBeth Coleby-Davis said the Post Office Department is expected to generate over $1.9 million dollars in revenue during the 2023/24 budget period.

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June 23, 2023
Focus on Post Office Savings Bank in upcoming budget period, says Coleby-Davis

Minister of Housing and Transport JoBeth Coleby-Davis, who has responsibility for the Post Office, said the government is still committed to improving family island banking through the Post Office Savings Bank (POSB). Modernizing the POSB has been on the government's agenda for some time now, as a form of secure banking for residents on the ...
The post Focus on Post Office Savings Bank in upcomin...

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June 22, 2023
Road Traffic Department projects $56 million revenue intake

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Road Traffic Department is expected to remain a significant contributor to the government's revenue, with projected intake for the 2023/2024 fiscal year exceeding $56 million, according to Housing and Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis. During her budget communication, Coleby-Davis noted that the Department has been allocated over $6.9 million for recurrent expendit...

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November 09, 2022
UPDATES: Tropical Storm Nicole

The Cabinet Office is advising the general public that the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has given the "all clear" for the islands of New Providence, Eleuthera and Andros. All Government Offices in these islands will open on Thursday, 10th November, 2022. Government offices in Grand Bahama, Abaco, Bimini, and Berry Islands will remain closed until NEMA gives the "all clear" for those...

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April 05, 2012
Strike announced by Bahamas Customs and Immigration Allied Worker's Union

Freeport, Grand
Bahama - Rudolph Stubbs, Vice-President of the Bahamas Customs and
Immigration Allied Worker's Union announced, "As of 5th April, 2012
Customs and Immigration is officially on strike until our employer
resolves all of our new issues and signs off on our new industrial
agreement."  Employees of Bahamas Customs and Immigration demonstrated
peacefully today outside the Baha...

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September 01, 2019
UPDATED: Cabinet Office Press Release - Government Offices and Clinics

CABINET OFFICE PRESS RELEASE

The Cabinet Office announces that government offices in New Providence will re-open on Tuesday, September 3.

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January 08, 2019
GB bus drivers protest over new contracts

SOME 20 contracted public school bus drivers in Grand Bahama protested outside a government office complex in Freeport after their contracts, which would have expired in 2020, were terminated by the Ministry of Education.

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