PM: DEFICIT FIGURE WAS INACCURATE - Davis blames error by writer as he corrects statement

THE government's fiscal deficit actually decreased by $5.3m in the first half of the fiscal year when compared to the same period in the previous year, Prime Minister Phillip Davis clarified in the House of Assembly yesterday.

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PM blames speech writers for inaccurate deficit info

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday said that the fiscal deficit decreased by $5.3 million in the first half of the fiscal year as he admitted that comments made on the deficit last week were inaccurate.  In his mid-year budget communication last week, Davis said that revenue collections were up but also noted [...]

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Grant Writing Course Builds Capacity

The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) recently partnered with the BahamasTechnical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) and the GEF Small Grants Program (GEF-SGP) to host the first of what is expected to become a sustained effort to build national capacity in that area.

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Bahamian awarded as a top Caribbean writer

Bahamian educator, author and playwright Sue-Lynn Sheppard McCrea is the third-place winner of Caribbean Magazine Plus' Short Story Contest, which is a regional competition.   Caribbean Magazine Plus offers various opportunities for writers to compete in different categories, including poetry and short stories. Each entrant must be a citizen of a Caribbean or Central American country. .....

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(VIDEO) Interview with international speaker and writer, Lisa Nichols of The Secret

Paradise Island, The Bahamas - The 2011 Women's Empowerment Summit was held on April 27th at Atlantis and under the theme, "Embrace Your Power" and delivered inspiration, encouragement, and hope; along with acknowledging achievements made by women in the local arena as well as the Caribbean.

The Bahamas Weekly News Team was on hand to bring you this video interview with?international motivation...

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Turning pages and heads at the second annual Salt Cay Writers Retreat

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Dr. Myles Munroe Mentee Pastor Kersch Darville Sees Writing Books As A Means To Help Guide People

Bahamian author of over 50 books, Dr. Myles Munroe’s legacy lingers on in the hearts of his mentees. Anyone sitting under the late Senior Pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International and highly sought-after motivational speaker Dr. Myles Munroe would attest to his unrelenting encouragement of anyone within earshot to write a book. Dr. Munroe believed that everyone had a story to tell, and if...

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Bahamas Writers Summer Institute 2012

Saturday 21st July 2012  4:00 PM

Bahamas Writers Summer Institute 2012
Sunday, July 8th to
Sunday, July 29th, 2012

Entering its fourth year, the summer workshop for writers under the Bahamas Writers Summer Institute (BWSI) is gearing up for its intense three-week focus on writing workshops, seminars, lectures and readings this coming July 2012.

Applications are still being accepted. The cost of this 3-week intensive works...

BIS Writer Completes Leadership, Law Enforcement and Media Relations Training

Senior Information Officer at Bahamas Information Services (BIS), Lindsay Thompson recently completed three-and-a-half weeks of training at the International Law Enforcement Academy in Roswell, New Mexico, USA...

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Re-Storying Whiteness Writing Workshop

Friday 13th July 2012  6:00 PM

The Gaulin Project presents:
"Re-Storying Whiteness"
Writing Workshop
Friday, July 13: 6pm-9pm
Saturdays, July 14 and 21: 10am-1pm






A Writing Workshop for Bahamians of European Descent Who Want to Heal Our Ancestral Legacies

Workshop facilitated
by Helen Klonaris

To restory: to witness to an old story that no longer serves us, and transform it into a story that does

"What...