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April 08, 2013
Basic Safety and Mayaguana

The death of three people in Mayaguana last week was a tragedy. The residents were attempting to illuminate a runway for a medical charter. The plane struck the vehicles and two women and man were killed. The victims were identified as former Cabinet Minister Sidney Collie's mother, Edith Collie, his sister...

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September 12, 2016
Social safety reform programme to impact all communities

The Government of The Bahamas is committed to ensuring that every Bahamian has access to as many of the critical Government services as possible regardless of their geographic locations, Minister of Social Services and Community Development, the Hon. Melanie Sharon Griffin told residents of Mayaguana.

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News Article
October 09, 2013
Ongoing woes for Mayaguana airport

Several Mayaguana residents used their vehicles' high beams to assist in the landing of a plane making an emergency medical flight on Sunday because half of the emergency solar lights at the runway were inoperable, The Nassau Guardian has learnt...

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News Article
September 12, 2016
Push is on to get prepaid cards into Mayaguana 'before Christmas'

Officials of the Ministry of Social Services and Community Development and the Department of Social Services will work closely with local vendors in Mayaguana and officials from the Bank of The Bahamas to ensure that qualified recipients of the Department?s Food Assistance Programme receive their Visa Pre-Paid Cards by December, 2016.

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News Article
April 08, 2013
Mayaguana Tragedy Shows Need for Higher Standards

Days after an airport runway accident in Mayaguana took the lives of three innocent people, Llewellyn Boyer-Cartwright, the commercial pilot turned attorney and the voice calling for the establishment of a Bahamas International Aircraft Registry, urged government to move quickly to establish the registry that will not only bring welcomed business to The Bahamas but will cause the country to deal ...

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News Article
June 28, 2022
Davis says govt will 'hold the line' on NIB increase

AN increase in National Insurance Board contributions will not come off the table until the Davis administration decides whether or not to accept the recommendations of experts regarding the sustainability of the NIB fund, Prime Minister Philip "Brave" Davis said yesterday.

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News Article
May 25, 2022
Ferguson sets sights on Labour Day parade return

OBIE Ferguson, Trade Union Congress president, announced yesterday his organisation's intention to resume their annual Labour Day parade after the previous two attempts were cancelled due to COVID-19 safety concerns.

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News Article
March 12, 2020
Olympic flame for Tokyo 2020 provides beacon of hope following lighting cermony in Ancient Olympia

The Olympic flame for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was lit today in Ancient Olympia, Greece. This marks the start of its journey to Japan where, in only 134 days, the Games of the XXXII Olympiad will begin. As a symbol of peace and hope, the Olympic Flame will now travel on towards Tokyo, conveying the Olympic Values...

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News Article
June 17, 2013
The looming financial earthquake, pt. 1

"Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

For centuries, Switzerland has basked in the radiance of its pre-eminence as a powerhouse of precision, reflected in its superlative chocolates, its world-renowned and impeccably crafted timepieces and its incomparable banking industry. Over the centuries, the Swiss have become bankers to the wo...

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