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January 17, 2024
Shantytown residents displaced by demolition urged to "come forward" for social assistance

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Minister of Social Services Myles Laroda is encouraging individuals or families, who have been displaced by ongoing demolitions of shanty towns, to come forward to receive social assistance. His comments came on the heels of reports which suggested that a displaced family, after being rendered homeless, allegedly slept on the ground after [...]

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January 17, 2024
DPM says shark activity regulations are a possibility

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- On the heels of a 10-year-old tourist being bitten by a shark at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island on Monday afternoon, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper says a Cabinet sub-committee has been formed which will oversee the formulation of regulations that will "possibly," regulate activities involving sharks. The Cabinet sub-committee is being led [...]

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January 15, 2024
National Day of Prayer ceremony held in downtown Nassau

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) has called a National Day of Prayer, which is currently underway in Rawson and Parliament Squares. The ceremony, which began at 7:40 pm Monday, came as a response to a growing crime wave in country, according to the BCC. The National Day of Prayer comes on the [...]

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January 15, 2024
"KEEP THE FAITH," residents urged

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Philip Davis, while addressing residents during the National Day of Prayer ceremony in Rawson and Parliament Squares Monday evening, encouraged the country to not lose faith; he asserted that the fight against crime is one that the country can win. The National Day of Prayer, which was organized by the [...]

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January 12, 2024
National Security Minister weighs in on debate over granting bail to repeat offenders

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe says that Chief Justice Ian Winder has agreed to push for more instances where bail is denied for those accused of committing serious crimes. According to Bahamian laws, bail can be denied if the safety of an individual or the public is in danger, Munroe explained. [...]

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January 09, 2024
The Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation kicks-off the new year with branding roll-out in New York

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- On the heels of a record-breaking year in tourism, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation (BMOTIA) has kicked off the new year with the rollout of branding at the New York Penn Station. The activation, which is expected to run for one month, will see the placement of some 200 eye-catching giant-size [...]

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December 07, 2023
Works Minister provides update on shanty town shutdown exercise

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- On the heels of growing concerns about the expansions of shanty towns in Abaco, Public Works Minister Clay Sweeting says a task force, assigned to address shanty town matters, will be assessing the unregulated communities sometime next year as the government's shanty town shutdown exercise continues

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November 28, 2023
BTC GB Teams up with the Red Cross' Meals on Wheels Initiative

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — BTC's team members in Grand Bahama, including Executive Senior Manager Dominic Petty, took time out of their busy schedules on November 21 to partner with the Red Cross to assist the outreach organization with feeding those in need just in time for Thanksgiving. For the 13th year, BTC staff volunteered to assist the Red [...]

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November 29, 2023
Nurses From The Republic Of Ghana Expected To Assist In Closing Skills Gap In Health

Orientation for six (6) of the eighteen (18) nurses from the Republic of Ghana commenced today with the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health &Wellness Mr. Colin Higgs welcoming the nurses and announcing it as a historic milestone for the Ministry.

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November 28, 2023
Op-Ed: The Political Landscape in The Bahamas in 2023, Part 1

Editor, I have watched keenly the events that have transpired within our politics over the past two years during my self-imposed sabbatical from frontline politics. It is crystal clear to me that the more things change the more they remain the same as it relates to the political landscape within The Bahamas. It is against [...]

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