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November 05, 2015
Third House update by Bahamas Prime Minister Christie on post hurricane reconstruction efforts in the Southern Bahamas

I would again, as I did in my Communication to this Honourable House on the 7th October and on 21st October wish to provide an update and a status report on the Government?s efforts at recovery and restoration following the passage of Hurricane through the Central and Southeast Bahamas exactly one month ago, to date.

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November 04, 2015
PM: 600 homes need 'replacement or repair'

Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday slashed the number of homes in need of "replacement or repair", as he updated the House of Assembly on the progress made by the public utilities in restoring services in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin.

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September 12, 2010
Letter: Baha Mar and Atlantis - comparing their approaches

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Baha Mar the reality! Compare the Baha Mar approach to how Atlantis worked Phase: 3.

Cost: $2,650,000,000 ($2.65 billion).

Labour costs: 30 per cent.

Baha Mar way: 70 per cent Chinese workers.

Wages: $636 million to Chinese

Stay here? 20 per cent $127.2 million.

Transferred out? $636 million

Atlantis: 70 per cent Bahamian workers $556,500,000 to Bahamia...

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January 23, 2023
The Bahamas’ Health Care Systems are in the Process of Being Strengthened

Minister of Health and Wellness the Hon. Dr. Michael Darville said the lessons learned from Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic underscore the importance of strengthening the resilience of the Bahamas’ health care systems.

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February 12, 2020
More than 200 online submissions on Small Home Repair Program launch day

More than 200 Bahamians made online submissions to the Small Home Repair Program on its launch day in Grand Bahama on Monday...

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June 30, 2022
Small home repair scheme to start next month

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said officials plan to start the first phase of the Small Home Repair Programme by early next month.

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June 23, 2022
Govt plans medical cannabis regulation

ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder says the Davis administration intends to advance comprehensive legislation to regulate a medical cannabis industry and a separate framework for industrial hemp.

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May 30, 2022
Three dozen food items to become duty-free

The government intends to remove the customs duty from roughly three dozen food items amid a historic rise in inflation. Prime Minister Philip Davis, after presenting his 2022/2023 budget communication, tabled the Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and Tariff (Amendment) Act, 2022 in the House of Assembly last week, which detail the changes to the customs ...

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April 27, 2022
Limited contract posting on govt's online portal

A search on the government's online portal for contract notices and contract awards under the Department of Public Works, which has a large capital works budget, reveals just four contract notices since the Public Procurement Act came into force on September 1, 2021.

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