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NHI Bahamas: The facts
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January 04, 2016
NHI Bahamas: The facts

Statement from the Government of The Bahamas on National Health Insurance.

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January 04, 2016
This week in The Bahamas - Commentary by Elcott Coleby Dec. 28th, 2015 - Jan. 1st, 2016

This week in The Bahamas - Commentary by Elcott Coleby Dec. 28, 2015 - Jan. 1st, 2016

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January 03, 2016
Govt says NHI bill by end of Jan.

The government intends to make public the proposed legislation for National Health Insurance (NHI) by the end of the month.

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December 30, 2015
New contracts for nurses

After several years of negotiations, the Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) yesterday signed two five-year industrial agreements with the Ministry of Health, totaling $4,382,050.

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December 30, 2015
Year 2016: A welcome change

Each new day marks the end of the previous day and the beginning of a new one, and so does each week, month and new year.

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December 30, 2015
Higgs gives Longhorns tremendous spark off the bench

Lashann Higgs came off the bench to lead the No. 5 Texas Longhorns over Sam Houston State University, 83-49, in women's college basketball on Sunday.

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December 28, 2015
Why I may break ranks with the PLP

Another Christmas has come and gone. On that date this year we recorded yet another alleged homicide and, according to the police, another suspected suicide.

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December 29, 2015
This week in The Bahamas - Commentary by Elcott Coleby (Dec, 21- 25)

This week in The Bahamas - Commentary by Elcott Coleby: Dec, 21- 25

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December 28, 2015
PM: NHI Bill ready for Cabinet review

The Office of the Attorney General has completed the new National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill, which Cabinet is set to begin reviewing today, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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December 28, 2015
A lifetime of healthy teeth

Tonya Sands (name changed) now knows the importance of oral hygiene for a healthy mouth in its entirety, but it's something she had to learn as she grew into adulthood.

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December 24, 2015
FNM: Christie causing bleak Christmas

The Free National Movement (FNM) said yesterday that 2015 will go down as a "tough and challenging" year and blamed the Christie administration of creating much of the "chaos" over the past 12 months.

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December 24, 2015
No removal of VAT from healthcare

In response to a statement appearing in yesterday?s newspaper, the Ministry of Finance advises that public that no proposals have been put forward by the Ministry of Finance to remove the VAT from health care services.

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December 24, 2015
Transparency first, NHI second

Dear Editor,
I have nothing against National Health Insurance. In fact, I believe it to be a good idea whose time has more than come.

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December 24, 2015
Prime minister's Christmas message

My fellow Bahamians, as we celebrate Christmas this year let us be mindful of one of the great truths impressed upon humankind by Jesus Christ, whose birth we are commemorating: Love thy neighbor as thyself.

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December 24, 2015
2015 Christmas message by the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie

My Fellow Bahamians: As we celebrate Christmas this year, let us be mindful of one of the great truths impressed upon humankind by Jesus Christ whose birth we are commemorating: Love Thy Neighbour As Thyself.

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December 23, 2015
Sands challenges govt to forego Christmas, draft NHI legislation

In the absence of National Health Insurance (NHI) legislation, former Free National Movement Senator Dr. Duane Sands questioned what exactly it is Bahamians are being asked to register for beginning January 16, 2016.

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December 23, 2015
Chipman says PAC report on Urban Renewal may be coming next month

Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Hubert Chipman said he hopes to provide a copy of the committee's report on the Urban Renewal program by the end of January 2016.

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December 23, 2015
Moss unveils mortgage relief bill

Marco City MP and leader of the United Democratic Party (UDP) Greg Moss has given notice that at the next sitting of the House of Assembly, he will table the Conveyancing and Law of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2015 for first reading as a private member's bill.

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December 22, 2015
At the top of the mountain

Dear Editor,
The year 2015 has not been good for thousands of Bahamians due to the ongoing recession, the bad roll-out of certain governmental initiatives and the Baha Mar debacle.

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December 21, 2015
Brennen: There is a role for agents, brokers in NHI

National Health Insurance (NHI) Project Director Dr. Delon Brennen has confirmed that while there may be no specific place in the NHI road map for insurance agents and brokers, the scheme contemplates those individuals playing much the same role they play now, if under different circumstances.

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December 21, 2015
Jones Communications "Person of the Year" for 2015 named

The fiscal affairs of The Bahamas government were a matter of grave concern of most Bahamians in 2015.

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July 16, 2015
Colina executive earns certified management accountant (CMA) designation

Leading life and health insurer Colina Insurance Limited is pleased to announce that Financial Controller Antoinette Moxey has earned the globally-recognized certified management accountant (CMA) designation from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

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December 21, 2015
Top 10 things we did not get answers to in 2015

In 2015, the government of Prime Minister Perry Christie continued to encourage a culture of secrecy and lack of accountability, suppressing critical information from the public and displaying its characteristic arrogance and disregard for an electorate seeking answers on critical matters.

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December 21, 2015
Less than two weeks before Jan. 1, still no NHI Bill

Pointing to the government's failure to produce legislation to support the introduction of National Health Insurance (NHI) with fewer than two weeks before the planned rollout, former Free National Movement (FNM) Deputy Chairman Dr. Duane Sands has accused the government of "dropping he ball".

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December 18, 2015
Another worrying economic sign

When economic data comes out these days it never leads to hope.

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December 18, 2015
The hypocrisy of the Bahamian delegation at Paris climate change talks

Indeed, The Bahamas is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to the potential effects of climate change - most notably being that of sea-level rise.

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December 18, 2015
PM: NHI vital benefits in 9 to 12 months

The government will roll out the vital benefits package of National Health Insurance within nine to 12 months of the program's implementation, Prime Minister Perry Christie revealed yesterday.

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December 17, 2015
Turnquest: Gomez owes explanation on 'ethical' reasons

Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest said on Wednesday Minister of State for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez owes it to the Bahamian people to explain what ethical reasons have forced him to resign from the Cabinet.

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December 17, 2015
BICA president: Grim outlook for financial services in 2016

Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) President Darnell Osborne yesterday warned of a grim outlook for the financial services sector in 2016, but stated that the association remains committed to "mitigating the fallout" in the sector.

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December 16, 2015
A sledge hammer to kill a mosquito

"Investing the necessary public resources to achieve universal health [care] is a social, political and economic necessity that should no longer be delayed..." said participants in a forum organized by the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization in the lead-up to Universal Health Coverage Day, Dec 12, 2015.

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