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July 13, 2016
Construction Contractors' Bill, 2016

I am pleased today to bring to Parliament, an inaugural cutting-edge and comprehensive Construction Contractors Bill, 2016.

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March 22, 2016
Construction company blamed for power outage

HALF of the island's power supply was knocked out yesterday after a private construction company damaged a major cable that linked two stations.

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January 13, 2016
New statistics on construction sector show slight bump up

The building construction statistics released yesterday by the national accounts section of the Department of Statistics provide a counterpoint to the picture gleaned from The Central Bank of The Bahamas' Quarterly Economic Review (QER) for September 2015, which asserts that "private sector construction activity showed modest improvement during the third quarter, following several years of prolong...

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January 12, 2016
The Department of Statistics Building Construction Statistics second & third quarter 2015

The National Accounts section of the Department of Statistics announces the release of the Building Construction Statistics for the second and third quarters of 2015.

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August 18, 2015
Hotel construction growing in Caribbean/Mexico region

The July 2015 STR Construction Pipeline Report shows 13,373 rooms in 70 hotels under construction across the Caribbean and Mexico for the month, particularly in the luxury sector, even as Baha Mar continues to languish on the Cable Beach strip

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January 03, 2012
Construction 'Just At Threshold' Of Rebound

THE CONSTRUCTION industry is just at "the threshold of recovery" from the global recession, the Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president telling Tribune Business yesterday that estimates of a 3.5 percentage point drop in the sector's total employment contribution seemed accurate.

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October 01, 2011
Bahamian Junkanoo icon launches book on Junkanoo construction

If you want a course in "Junkanoo 101", you should get a copy of the book Junkanoo icon Dr. Emmanuel Francis launched at Chapter One yesterday evening.

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July 23, 2019
DNA raises more concerns over BPL power plant

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Arinthia Komolafe yesterday demanded Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Works Minister Desmond Bannister address lingering concerns surrounding Bahamas Power and Light...

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July 02, 2019
Kwasi sorry to see 20 jobs axed at Grand Bahama firm

MINISTER of State for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson has expressed sadness over lay-offs at Pharmachem Technologies in Grand Bahama where it is believed that some 20 persons were affected.

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April 23, 2024
Cabinet approves virtual court to be built at Dept of Correctional Services

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Cabinet has approved the construction of a new virtual court at the Department of Correctional Services.

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