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October 01, 2018
Building Code Adoption and Upgrading Discussed at Public Works Seminar
With a view to transform and modernize the services of the Ministry of Public Works (MOW), the Bahamas Society of Engineers in conjunction with the MOW hosted a seminar on Building Code Adoption and Upgrading...
July 05, 2017
NEMA, U.S. Northern Command hold fire training workshop
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and its partner the U.S. Northern Command facilitated a firefighting workshop for a group of volunteer firefighters, as part of NEMA's national disaster mitigation and preparedness program.
Based on the concept "train the trainer", NEMA has recognized the challenges family island residents are faced with when dealing with disasters, which include fir...
July 04, 2017
NEMA and US Northern Command held Bahamas Wildland Fire Training Workshop
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, and its partner the US Northern Command facilitated a firefighting workshop for a group of volunteer firefighters, as part of its national disaster mitigation and preparedness programme...
Summer break can have a negative impact on children
June 01, 2017
Summer break can have a negative impact on children
It's summer vacation time again! I know all students from primary to high school are looking forward to a wonderful summer break from regular school work. Many are going to have fun. Some are going to make money by having a summer job. Many others are going to travel with family or friends. Summertime is usually busy with great activities for the family.
Let me caution you -- while the much-needed...
March 19, 2017
Series of inspections mega-resort must pass in the next two weeks
The next two weeks at Baha Mar will be "do or die", as contractors try to get everything in order to pass a number of inspections at the resort, which is expected to open its first phase on April 21, said Bahamas Contractor's Association (BCA) President Leonard Sands.
"The deadline that they have targeted, they are well on track to meeting that. This week is very important because there are pre-in...
March 07, 2017
Uncertainty over when residents should return home for good
Officials were unable to say yesterday when residents displaced by a fire emanating from the New Providence Landfill will be given the green light to return to their homes.
Several residents yesterday returned to find charred backyards and smoke filled houses.
During a press conference at the Office of the Prime Minister to provide an update on the fire and efforts to extinguish it, Minister for t...
The dump burns and the people suffer, again
March 05, 2017
The dump burns and the people suffer, again
When the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) came to office in May 2012 there were a few pressing issues the party and country knew needed to be addressed. These included the failed state electricity supplier, the Bahamas Electricity Corporation; the high rate of violent crime; and the New Providence landfill, at which there were regular fires that threatened the health and well-being of nearby reside...
Preparing for higher education
December 01, 2016
Preparing for higher education
It doesn't make a difference where you come from -- because if you can dream it, you can achieve it. That was the message Temple University graduate and artist Jeffrey Meris delivered to high school students during the Public School Scholars Programme student symposium.
Sisters give back
August 12, 2016
Sisters give back
For the second year, five young women that comprise the Goal-den Sisterhood have come together to ensure that as many children as they can help will return to school with much needed school supplies and food which they will dole out at their second annual Back to School Mini Fair and Extravaganza for kindergarten and primary school-aged students.
Last year the women assisted the less fortunate chi...
FNM calls for air quality index on landfill
March 30, 2016
FNM calls for air quality index on landfill
The Free National Movement (FNM) yesterday bemoaned the persistent fires at the New Providence landfill and demanded that the government implement an environmental air quality index.
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