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35m spent by govt on recovery after hurricane
35m spent by govt on recovery after hurricane
THE government spent $35m on hurricane-related expenses as of January 31, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
RBC Royal Bank Donates $50,000 to Hurricane Relief and Recovery
Managing Director of RBC Royal Bank, Bahamas, Cayman and Turks & Caicos Islands, Nathaniel Beneby made a cheque donation of $50,000 to hurricane relief and recovery at the Office of the Prime Minister.
OAS Supports Recovery Efforts In Haiti
OAS Supports Recovery Efforts In Haiti
TheOrganization of American States (OAS) stands ready to support the
government and people of Haiti in its recovery efforts, following the
passage of Tropical Storm Isaac.
Nassau Grouper Recovery Efforts Put Cayman Islands on the World Conservation Map
George Town, Grand Cayman -? Recent scientific evidence shows that a ten-year effort to protect the spawning aggregation sites for the endangered Nassau Grouper has resulted in a growing and healthy population of the species on the reefs near Little Cayman
Workshop Launched to Help with Grief Recovery
Workshop Launched to Help with Grief Recovery
MOST people who experience are not being taught how to move on from loss and are becoming paralysed by their pain, it has been claimed.
Deborah Sweeting-Talens, a nurse and grief recovery counsellor, is re-launching a workshop to help people connect with their grief and provide them with the tools to move on from it.
Mrs Sweeting-Talens said the programme is about providing a safe environmen...
No Recovery Until '2 C's' Are In Place
No Recovery Until '2 C's' Are In Place
The Bahamian economy and stock market will not recover "until we get the two c's in place", a leading financial analyst said yesterday, adding that there was "an inextricable link" between public company share prices and earnings.
Larry Gibson, vice-president of pensions for Colonial Pensions Services (Bahamas), told Tribune Business that "confidence and credit" were the two key drivers of econ...
Bad loan recovery to take 2-3 years
Bad loan recovery to take 2-3 years
It will take "two-three years at a minimum" for the Bahamian commercial banking industry to work out its $1.194 billion total bad loan portfolio and reduce this to close to pre-recession levels, Tribune Business has been told.
First Person In The World to Undergo Single-Port Robotic Kidney Transplant - Eases Recovery
First Person In The World to Undergo Single-Port Robotic Kidney Transplant - Eases Recovery
At 26 years old, Laura Bray’s life was put on hold. She made an appointment with her doctor after frequent migraines and shortness of breath were impacting her job and life as a mother of three. After undergoing a battery of tests, she received an unexpected diagnosis -- stage 5 kidney disease. She was soon undergoing dialysis for up to nine hours a day, while she waited for a donor kidney for m...
Opposition: Government stifling economic recovery with tax burden and bureaucratic roadblocks
Opposition: Government stifling economic recovery with tax burden and bureaucratic roadblocks
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- The Opposition contends that the country's economic recovery has lost momentum due to what they describe as additional tax burdens and bureaucratic roadblocks imposed by the Davis administration. Opposition Shadow Finance Minister Kwasi Thompson in a statement the recent highlighted the economic growth projection by the Central Bank, which forecasts the country's economic [...]
Government and GBPA in ongoing discussions over Grand Bahama's economic recovery efforts
Government and GBPA in ongoing discussions over Grand Bahama's economic recovery efforts
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- President of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) Ian Rolle told reporters Thursday morning that government, through the Ministry of Grand Bahama, is working closely with the authority to help chart how best it can further support with the economic rebound of that island. A war of words erupted in the press in [...]