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Local Marine Surveyor Cautions Bahamians Following US Bahamas Deaths At Sea
A local marine surveyor is cautioning Bahamians to heed load capacities in the wake of two horrific boating accidents, including one that left three children dead July 4 when they were trapped inside a cabin as the boat they were on, a 34-foot Silverton, capsized on Long Island Sound in New York.
Caution Urged After Deaths in Boat Tragedy
Caution Urged After Deaths in Boat Tragedy
A local marine surveyor is warning Bahamians to heed vessel load capacities in the wake of a horrific boating accident that left three children dead on July 4 after they were trapped inside the cabin of a capsized boat on Long Island Sound in New York.
Statement by the Prime Minister on the passing of Mr. Harold Tony Hing Cheong
I was saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Harold "Tony" Hing Cheong yesterday after a short illness.? Mr. Hing Cheong first came to The Bahamas from Guyana as a Surveyor in the Department of Lands and Surveys in 1955.? He developed a reputation as an exemplary public officer, dedicated
and committed.? He always gave priority to the training of junior officers who served under his leadership....
Laing Challenges IFC Findings
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.?
Report: Urban Renewal quantity surveyorwas not qualified
The lead quantity surveyor for Urban Renewal's Small Home Repairs (SHR) program, who was tasked with issuing certificates of completion on hundreds of homes repaired under the program, testified before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) during its probe of the program that she was not qualified and was no more than a "rubber stamp" for the project.
'Deficiencies open Urban Renewalto potential fraud'
'Deficiencies open Urban Renewalto potential fraud'
A $1 million allocation for an urban agriculture program under the government's Urban Renewal initiative "died on the vine" and was redirected elsewhere, according to testimony provided to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) by Urban Renewal Commission Co-Chair Algernon Allen, who was unable to account for how the funds were redirected.
Ministry compiling BAMSI contracts for tabling in House
The Ministry of Works is working on recovering all of the contracts associated with the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) to be presented in the House of Assembly, Director of Works John Canton said yesterday.
2016/2017 Budget Debate by the Hon. Philip E. Davis, Minister of Works & Urban Development and Deputy Prime Minister
2016/2017 Budget Debate by the Hon. Philip E. Davis, Minister of Works & Urban Development and Deputy Prime Minister
As I rise again to honour the constituents of Cat Island, Rum Cay, and San Salvador, I declare my absolute support of the Budget communicated by our Prime Minister, the Rt. Honourable Member for Centreville on 25th May 2016.
Janet Johnson Appointed Director of MEBIF
Janet Johnson Appointed Director of MEBIF
Launched on May 27, 2014, the Mitchell Ekedede Brain Injury foundation seeks to contribute to a reduction of 10% or 1% per year, the incidents of brain injury, with an emphasis on traumatic brain injury and in the acquired brain injury category, strokes caused by high blood pressure over a ten year period.
Engineer advocates adoption of energy code for Bahamas
Principal of Graphite Engineering Ltd. and registered professional engineer Sonia Brown has called for the implementation of an energy code in The Bahamas.