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August 03, 2016
AID Clay Court Championships set to begin on August 13
The Gym Tennis Club has announced that the 24th edition of its annual AID Clay Court Tennis Championships will be held again at the club in Winton Meadows, this time from August 13-27.
Scholars aim to improve the Bahamas
June 10, 2016
Scholars aim to improve the Bahamas
THIS YEAR, 30 ambitious Lyford Cay Foundation scholars will graduate with their college degrees.
UHRA welcomes advisory council invite
June 03, 2016
UHRA welcomes advisory council invite
The United Healthcare Reform Alliance (UHRA) has welcomed the creation of a universal healthcare (UHC) Stakeholder Advisory Council by the National Health Insurance (NHI) Secretariat.
The Day in the life of a BHS Inspector
May 25, 2016
The Day in the life of a BHS Inspector
It was 1 o?clock on Tuesday morning when the BHS inspector on duty received a call from motorists and the police control room that a cow, (yes, you read correctly, a cow) was in the middle of the Tonique Williams Darling highway unable to move.
The Sago Palm Plant Is a Hidden Danger for Your Pets
May 24, 2016
The Sago Palm Plant Is a Hidden Danger for Your Pets
Every pet owner should know this list: azaleas, tulips, chocolates, onions and grapes. Any of these items can make your pet sick. But there?s another dangerous item that most pet owners don?t know about -- and in South Carolina, it?s the top call to Animal Poison Control.
April 29, 2016
Bash director Miller denies charges of animal cruelty
FOURTEEN charges of animal cruelty were brought against Terry Miller, the executive director of the Bahamas Association for Social Health, in Magistrate's Court yesterday morning.
The tale of Charlie
March 23, 2016
The tale of Charlie
I was one of 4 pups born in late 2003 at a garbage dump on Great Abaco Island, The Bahamas. Were it not for a caring local resident, Molly Roberts, I may not have survived a week.
Baark campaign to spay homeless animals
March 10, 2016
Baark campaign to spay homeless animals
THE Bahamas Alliance for Animal Rights and Kindness (Baark) recently teamed up with Renew Bahamas for a one-day mobile animal sterilisation hospital (MASH) clinic at the Harrold Road Landfill site.
IDB Bahamas loans total 273M
March 09, 2016
IDB Bahamas loans total 273M
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has registered "significant growth" in its 2015 loans to The Bahamas and the five other countries that make up the Caribbean Country Department (CCB) -- Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago -- with US$557.2 million in loans approved and US$351.3 million disbursed during the year.
Rescued: Baby manatee saved by researchers
February 08, 2016
Rescued: Baby manatee saved by researchers
RESEARCHERS turned rescuers when a baby manatee had to be untangled from fishing line in Spanish Wells, Eleuthera.
Operation Potcake is on!
February 05, 2016
February 03, 2016
Security forces spokesgroup boosts pressure on govt over insurance
The Police Staff Association (PSA), claiming that the health insurance of its members is being threatened, has ratcheted up the pressure on the government to accept a PSA proposal for an insurance package featuring enhanced befits, reduced premiums and millions in savings to the government.
January 31, 2016
Govt advised: Base NHI decisions on 'facts, not falsehoods'
The Department of Statistics has confirmed that according to the Bahamas Household Expenditure Survey 2013, 31 percent of all individuals in The Bahamas have health insurance.
Rescued from the rubble
January 26, 2016
Rescued from the rubble
LOST within the heartbreaking tale of a demolition exercise that displaced a local outreach organisation and dozens of its beneficiaries is the successful rescue effort by the Bahamas Humane Society (BHS) to save pets buried beneath the rubble.
Govt to create public insurer, compete directly
January 18, 2016
Govt to create public insurer, compete directly
National Health Insurance (NHI) Project Director and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Delon Brennen has confirmed that the Christie administration does indeed intend to create a public insurer that can offer the benefits package of NHI.
BIA refuses to share data with PwC, sign NDA
January 13, 2016
BIA refuses to share data with PwC, sign NDA
The Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) last night charged that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme has rejected the BIA universal health coverage proposal in its entirety, and once again charged that the Christie administration intends to create a public insurer to provide NHI benefits, an arrangement the BIA anticipates will be "another loss-making public institution that will be a burden...
It's a dog's life -- only better
January 11, 2016
It's a dog's life -- only better
Palmdale Veterinary Group's (PVG) mix 'n' mingle pet affair marked the opening of its newest facility, the Caves Village Veterinary Hospital in western New Providence.
New veterinary hospital opens- Caves Village
January 08, 2016
December 03, 2015
SAG Awards Holiday Auction begins today benefiting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Children's Literacy and Actor Assistance programs
The Screen Actors Guild Awards? Holiday Auction benefiting the SAG-AFTRA Foundation?s Children?s Literacy and Actor Assistance programs begins online today at 6 p.m. (PST) at sagawards.org/auction.
November 09, 2015
Veterinarians trained in marine mammal stranding response
After its most recent marine mammal stranding workshop, geared toward veterinarians in The Bahamas, the Bahamas Marine Mammal Research Organisation (BMMRO) network is now 21 people stronger.
Ferguson: Venture fund 'an abysmal failure'
November 05, 2015
Ferguson: Venture fund 'an abysmal failure'
CFAL President Anthony Ferguson yesterday stated that the Bahamas Entrepreneurial Venture Fund (BEVF) has been an "abysmal failure" in stimulating healthy small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth in the country, stressing that fundamental policy directives, rather than the BEVF's staff, were largely responsible for the challenges facing the fund.
Pinning of poppies for Remembrance day
November 03, 2015
The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2013 before The Senate 26th October, 2015
October 27, 2015
The Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill 2013 before The Senate 26th October, 2015
Madam President, I rise today to give my full and unequivocal support to the passage of the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Amendment) Bill, 2013, a Bill which I personally played a critical role in bringing to Parliament (FINALLY).
SME Helpdesk completes first round assessment
October 15, 2015
SME Helpdesk completes first round assessment
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) Helpdesk has completed assessments of its first tranche of small businesses and entrepreneurs - taking some local businesses one step closer to securing financing and "complete overhauls".
July 28, 2015
AID Clay Court Tennis Championships set for August 8-22
The Gym Tennis Club has announced that the 23rd edition of the annual AID Clay Court Tennis Championships will be held at the club in Winton Meadows, from August 8-22, 2015.
Milo Butler Partnership with NEMA in Full Swing
July 20, 2015
Milo Butler Partnership with NEMA in Full Swing
This hurricane season, Milo Butler Distributors is teaming up with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to promote hurricane preparedness throughout the country. The partnership coincides with the company?s introduction of Swinger Safety Matches...
Milo Butler partnership With NEMA in full swing
July 20, 2015
Milo Butler partnership With NEMA in full swing
This hurricane season, Milo Butler Distributors is teaming up with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to promote hurricane preparedness throughout the country. The partnership coincides with the company's introduction of Swinger Safety Matches to the local market.
High stakes
July 12, 2015
High stakes
Bahamas government officials and officials from the Export-Import Bank of China and China Construction Engineering Corporation will be around the table in Beijing today with Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian for talks geared at getting the Baha Mar project at Cable Beach completed and open for business.
Infrastructure woe hits $100m cruise port plan
July 15, 2010
Infrastructure woe hits $100m cruise port plan
A $100 million cruise port proposed for Long Island by a Bahamian investor group, which has attracted interest from the same bank prepared to finance Baha Mar's $2.6 billion Cable Beach redevelopment, cannot proceed due to the rundown state of Deadman's Cay airport and associated infrastructure, Tribune Business was told yesterday.
Gordon Major, a Long Island native and member of the investor g...
June 24, 2015
Genting Group positioning Bimini for Chinese tourism explosion
The Genting Group is expecting an explosion of Chinese tourism into the region over the next four or five years, according to Resorts World Bimini (RWB) President Edward Farrell.
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