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Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham On the Sale of BTC to Cable & Wireless Communications, Plc. (CWC)

Communication by Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham On the Sale of 51% of Bahamas Telecommunications Company To Cable & Wireless Communications, Plc. (CWC)


Mr. Speaker,

At the conclusion of my communication I will table the following documents related to the privatization of The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and the sale of 51% of the shares in BTC to Cable and Wireless Communications...

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Ivory Coast strongman 'not stepping down'

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Ivory Coast's strongman leader Laurent Gbagbo holed up in a bunker inside the presidential residence Tuesday, defiantly maintaining he won the election four months ago even as troops backing the internationally recognized winner encircled the home.

Gbagbo's comments by telephone to France's LCI television came as French officials and a diplomat said he was negotiating his...

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Social Services Minister, LaRoda, launches Child Protection Month

Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting, the Hon. Myles K. LaRoda, launched Child Protection Month in The Bahamas, Friday, April 12, with a call for a united approach to reducing the incidences of child abuse in-country.

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URCA fines BTC $209k over number portability rules violations, company to appeal

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) last night said that it plans to appeal a $209,000 fine imposed by the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), calling it "unwarranted and excessive." The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was hit with a fine for violations against the regulator's number portability rules back in 2022, a [...]

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Stakeholders reveal gender-based violence survey results

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A press conference was held today to lay out the results from The Bahamas Women's Health and Well-Being Survey Thursday afternoon at Inter-American Development Bank house. The research effort was intended to help collaborators better understand the impact of violence against women in The Bahamas. A computer-assisted telephone interview survey was [...]

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Sports notices

Boxing
The Strikers Boxing Club will stage an amateur boxing show on Saturday July 12, at the Enoch Backford Auditorium on Carmichael Road. The show is expected to get underway at 7:30 p.m. There will be approximately five to seven bouts featuring Bahamian fighters going up against boxers from the United States. This show will feature Tyrone Oliver, Kendric Stuart, Amron Sands, D'Angelo Swaby, Isr...

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The separation of powers

"It is important, likewise, that the habits of thinking in a free country should inspire caution in those entrusted with its administration, to confine themselves within their respective constitutional spheres; avoiding in the exercise of the powers of one department to encroach upon another." - George Washington

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Beware Of Social Media Posts, Not Affiliated With The Ministry Of Health & Wellness Offering Fake Health Services

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is urging the public to view and read social media posts carefully as imitation sponsored posts, which are not authorized by the Ministry continue to falsely advertise health offerings and information.

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Beware of health services scammers

NASSAU, BAHAMAS—The Ministry of Health & Wellness is urging the public to view and read social media posts carefully. Imitation-sponsored posts, which are reportedly not authorized by the Ministry, continue to falsely advertise health offerings and information. The Ministry issued the public advisory via a press statement Tuesday afternoon. The statement continued: "For individuals seeking [...

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