Minister Gibson Touts the Success of the National Training Agency

The Minister of Labour, National Insurance and the Public Service disclosed the success of the National Training Agency (NTA) in the House of Assembly, March 30th, and has listed, to date, that the NTA has graduated 11 cohorts of trainees: five in New Providence, three in Grand Bahama, two in Exuma and one in Eleuthera, totaling over 1500 trainees who fully completed the prescribed 14 weeks of tra...

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Hon. Shane Gibson Mid-Year Budget Communication

Mr. Speaker, whenever I rise in this Honourable House, it is on the strength of the Almighty God, the trust reposed in me by the people of the Golden Gates Constituency and our Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Perry Christie.

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Clubs and societies: 03042016

Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas. - The Antique Auto Club of the Bahamas is very pleased to announce that proceeds from the 29th Annual Antique Auto Show and charity Cook-out, to be held at the Arawak Cay Cultural Centre (Fish Fry!) on Saturday, April 2, are to be donated to the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation to help an eight-month-old girl with urgently needed life-saving surgery.

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Held hostage by the Passport Office

Dear Editor,

The government has announced that the Passport Office is presently 'fast-tracking' passport renewals for an additional fee of $200. This is on top of the $50 renewal fee that Bahamians already pay.

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How long will Pintard go to get thee Central Grand Bahama nomination?

Senator Pintard recently asked if the Bahamas Development Bank (BDB) was being misused to support BAMSI? In asking that question was Pintard being truthful in his intent to draw attention to the incumbent Member of Parliament for Central Grand Bahama whose company (Precision Tune Auto Care) was a recipient of a loan from the BDB while he served as a Cabinet Minister.

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Elcott Coleby writes his review of this week in The Bahamas (January 25-29)

Parliamentarians met at 10am on Wednesday, 27th January 2016 to conclude debate on the resolution on the $33 million Public Financial Management System and Performance Management Project and the $20 million Citizen Security and Justice Program, both being funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

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Holiday party planning for kids with food allergies

There are behind-the-scenes steps you can take to prepare your child.

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NPSA championships get underway tonight

It might be a changing of the guard this year, as the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) Championships get underway tonight on the Banker's Field of the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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Don't count Depp and M. Night out yet!

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CIBC FirstCaribbean touts net income in Q3 2015

On the strength of expense control initiatives, savings from its "restructuring" program and lower losses associated with bad loans, CIBC FirstCaribbean has announced its highest quarterly net income since the second quarter of fiscal 2010, even as it conceded that total revenue was down over the nine-month period.

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