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December 01, 2009
New dock and roads for Ragged Island

Construction of a dock and reconstruction of roads here will usher in enhanced economic activity for this outlying Family Island, Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant asserted.

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December 03, 2009
Duncan Town airport runway to be resurfaced

The Government of the Bahamas on Monday signed a $1.7 million contract for resurfacing of the airport runway here.
Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C. Grant said the new runway will create a ?positive economic impact as a result of employment opportunities that would become available

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November 11, 2009
PM: Politics Should be Eliminated in the Granting of Public Contracts

The Bahamas has wasted too much public funds in granting contracts to persons who failed to perform the job, and the Government is seeking to remove political influence from the process of granting publicly tendered contracts, Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham told reporters Monday.

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May 27, 2016
Negotiation and consultation right way forward to resolve South China Sea Issue

The international community has become increasingly concerned about the South China Sea dispute, in particular the South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Republic of the Philippines, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

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September 24, 2013
Minnis says govt 'stalling' on Cuban abuse probe

Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis accused the government of "stalling" the final investigation into the alleged abuse of Cuban detainees at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre...

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March 01, 2013
Nottage Suggests More Bail to Address Prison Overcrowding

Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage yesterday suggested that more inmates receive bail or be given community service instead of being remanded or sentenced in light of the chronic overcrowding at the prison. "What we can do that would be very swift would be to permit...

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January 23, 2013
Govt Fell Down on Referendum Education, PLPs Admit

Minister of State for National Security Keith Bell and Gaming Board Chairman Dr. Andre Rollins admitted last night that the government fell down on the education process for the upcoming referendum. The men were panelists at a town meeting on the referendum at The College of...

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