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Hardie board siding - is it worth It
Hardie board siding - is it worth It
Over the past several years, there has been a distinct rise of interest in the look of the old Bahamian clapboard house. While varieties of horizontal siding are still easily available in wood, many people have been drawn to a popular horizontal siding alternative - Hardie board. This cementitious product, which was created to mimic wood siding, but to avoid problems of rot and termite infestation...
The brief: Better instructions make better projects
The brief: Better instructions make better projects
Imagine you are a bride planning your wedding. One of the things you might do is get a wedding dress made. How does the seamstress know how to create the perfect dress? There are two things she has to do. First, she must measure your body, every part and its relationship to every other part. That way, the final product will fit you, and only you. Secondly, you must share the features you wish to h...
Finance Minister Discussed Revenue Measures; Tax Relief
During the Budget Communication 2017/2018 in the House of Assembly, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. K. Peter Turnquest listed the various revenue measures that will be undertaken by the Government...
San Salvador to get new primary/ secondary school
San Salvador to get new primary/ secondary school
The Government of The Bahamas will construct a new state-of-the-art primary and secondary school on twenty acres of shared land in North Victoria Hill, San Salvador.
Follow the life and teachings of Jesus
Follow the life and teachings of Jesus
"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up."
-- Deuteronomy 6:4-7
For many of us, the happenings o...
Tough times as GB's economy limps along
Tough times as GB's economy limps along
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama -- As business leaders listened to Prime Minister Perry Christie drone on for more than an hour about his optimistic assessment of the future of Freeport and the wider Grand Bahama Island during the annual Grand Bahama Business Outlook at the Grand Lucayan Convention Centre last Thursday, across the street at Port Lucaya Marketplace, straw vendors sat passing the time, hopin...
DPM says home hit by tornado
DPM says home hit by tornado
Deputy Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis said yesterday that he had to abort his plans to walk early yesterday morning, as strong winds, "like a big train just running into my home", began peeling shingles off his roof and forced his ground security to take cover in the bathroom of the property's pool house.
"It was an amazing experience," Davis said outside the Office of the Prime Minister.
"I wa...
No warning on tornado
No warning on tornado
The Department of Meteorology did not issue a severe weather warning yesterday morning before severe weather around Lynden Pindling International Airport led to a tornado damaging a $20 million Bahamasair aircraft, because the department did not "capture anything that would point to a severe thunderstorm warning", according to Deputy Director of the Department of Meteorology Basil Dean.
Nassau Air...
The need for change
The need for change
Dear Editor,
Kindly permit space in your good newspaper for a few burning questions and a brief comment on the current turbulence in the political sphere of The Bahamas from a Bahamian who loves and fears the future for our country.
"Disappointed" at The Bahamas' creditworthiness downgrade to junk status? Is the current government serious, when this fall from grace was foretold by the internationa...
Chancellors Chambers celebrates 10th anniversary with service expansion
Chancellors Chambers is celebrating its 10th anniversary in a way that is creating opportunities for existing clients and others in search of legal counsel and services offered by a team of consummate and fully accredited professionals.
With a decade of experience and successes to its credit, Chancellors Chambers has hung out its shingle as a full-service commercial law firm, which can boast of ha...