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February 27, 2015
Aviation Law Expert, UAV Operators Comment on Proposed US Drone Regulations, Agree Most Could be Adopted for The Bahamas

A leading proponent of an international aircraft registry for The Bahamas and the best-known Bahamian UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) photography and videography company joined voices today, praising Bahamian authorities following the announcement that proposed regulations...

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November 19, 2010
Baha Mar Construction Could Start In January

CONSTRUCTION for the single-phase $2.6 billion Baha Mar development project could break ground as early as January, pending the close of the Export Import (EXIM) Bank of China loan.

Contractors have already been chosen for the first six construction packages, totalling $60 million, which will include the Commercial Village contracts and the new West Bay Street.

According to Robert Sands, sen...

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March 20, 2011
Mass Rally Remarks - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham

Fellow Bahamians, Fellow FNMs:

There are more of us than there are of them!

We are meeting at the beginning of the celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of our great Free National Movement.

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October 21, 2014
Inflation and day one basis of reinstatement

Exactly a year ago, inflation was at an all-time low at 0.36 percent in October 2013. The all-time high was in November 1974 at 14.24 percent, with an average over the last 40 years of four percent, according to the Department of Statistics. Inflation is primarily dominated by government monetary policy and oil prices, as we saw with the 2008 spike reaching a crescendo in September at 6.03 percent...

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March 11, 2020
Authority leading ambitious multi-million dollar housing, home repair initiatives in Grand Bahama and Abaco

The Bahamas Disaster Reconstruction Authority is leading ambitious housing and home repair programs in Abaco and Grand Bahama designed to assist residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Dorian...

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October 15, 2018
Ministry of Works Holds Educational Lectures During Lunch Break

Lunch breaks are typically used for grabbing a bite, collecting kids from school or socializing with colleagues but for the past several months the staff at the Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) have swapped traditional...

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October 21, 2011
Laing Challenges IFC Findings

The Bahamas fell three places on the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) report on the ease of doing business, but researchers may not have factored recent progress made, according to State Minister for Finance? Zhivargo Laing. The IFC - an independent institution of the World Bank Group, reported The Bahamas ranked 85th out of 183 economies surveyed on its "Doing Business 2012" report.?

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September 14, 2010
Renovations to new home of Treasury Department near completion

Approximately 100 employees of the Treasury Department will occupy a newly renovated building by the end of this year.
Minister of Public Works and Transport the Hon Neko C Grant announced that his Ministry is very pleased with ongoing renovations to the building during a walkabout on September 9.

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July 17, 2019
Generations of Girl Guides, Patrons turn out for soft launch in $800,000 Fundraiser to Complete Headquarters

Long before the US Women’s Soccer team won its fourth World Cup title amidst cheers of fans round the world, there were young girls across the globe headed for success, many of them thanks to an international organization most often known as the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts...

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July 12, 2019
Completion of the Government Complex in Bimini by December 2019

The National Insurance Board is pleased to advise that the project
to construct a new government office complex in Alice Town, Bimini,
is being restarted with the signing of the final contract on June 11,
2019 with Pyramid Construction...

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