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Government to target derelict vehicles
Government to target derelict vehicles
Minister of the Environment Kenred Dorsett yesterday said there are more than 5,000 derelict vehicles littering New Providence and questioned whether the time has come for the government to limit the number of cars per household.
"With the proliferation of derelict vehicles on the islands of The Bahamas, I ask the question, has the time come for us to limit the amount of cars per household or fami...
The Bahamas Humane Society Adoptathon
The Bahamas Humane Society Adoptathon
This weekend, December 14th and 15th, the Bahamas Humane Society is holding an Adoptathon featuring YOUR new best friend and companion-and at special holiday prices! All adult adoptions will be $10.00...
BUT wants schools condemned
BUT wants schools condemned
Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson recommends that the government condemn Stephen Dillet and Uriah McPhee Primary Schools, claiming that health and safety concerns persist...
Family gets new home old one demolished
Family gets new home old one demolished
The Bain Town and Grants Town Urban Renewal center yesterday demolished a dilapidated house that was previously the home of four young children and three adults.
Officer in charge of the center, Inspector Anthony Rolle, said the Finlayson Street home was structurally unsound, had issues with rodents and no indoor bathroom.
Urban Renewal built a new home for the family with the help of corporate do...
The good, the mad and the ugly
The good, the mad and the ugly
Some have questioned if I am a real supporter of the Progressive liberal Party (PLP). Let me say now, without fear of sustainable contradiction or rebuttal, that I am. Not always proud but, nevertheless, in for the long haul...
BUT still unhappy with condition of some schools
BUT still unhappy with condition of some schools
Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) President Belinda Wilson said yesterday that the union is not satisfied with the conditions at Uriah McPhee and Stephen Dillet primary schools, despite assurances from Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald that the schools do not threaten the health and safety of students and teachers...
Is there now peace between the teachers and their minister
After more than a week of disruptions at Stephen Dillet and Uriah McPhee primary schools, Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald assured parents and teachers yesterday that there is no "threat to their health and safety".
Officials from the Ministry of Education, the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) and the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) toured both sch...
Fitzgerald: Work at schools almost complete
Fitzgerald: Work at schools almost complete
After more than a week of disruptions at Stephen Dillet and Uriah McPhee primary schools, Minister of Education, Science and Technology Jerome Fitzgerald assured parents and teachers of both schools that there is no "threat to their health and safety".
Officials from the Ministry of Education, the Department of Environmental Health Services (DEHS) and the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) toured bo...
Teachers told to be 'on alert'
Teachers told to be 'on alert'
Public school teachers in the Family Islands were told over the weekend by the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) to be on "alert".
The message was sent to teachers in an email by the BUT. However, the email did not say if teachers would take further action after weeks of industrial unrest at several New Providence schools.
BUT President Belinda Wilson did not respond to calls or emails yesterday.
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School AC 'sabotaged'
School AC 'sabotaged'
The air conditioning unit at Uriah McPhee Primary School was "sabotaged" multiple times, forcing education officials to spend thousands of dollars on repairs, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald said yesterday.
The sabotage also forced officials to close the school for yet another day, Fitzgerald said.
"We reported the matter to the police today (Friday) and it appears that every day this week...