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URCA engineer gains vital qualification
Waldon Russell, a case officer and electrical engineer with the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), is now a registrant of the Engineering Council (EC) of London.
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WORLD VIEW: Scotiabank’s obligation for decades of profits
A CURIOUS double standard is bein g applied by the Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) by its decision to sell its operations in nine Caribbean countries to Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) of Trinidad and Tobago.
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Home-based education for Family Island pupils
HOME-based programmes are being implemented in Family Islands where children do not have access to early childhood education.
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Consumers reveal concerns to URCA
Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) executives heard the concerns of Bahamian consumers at its recent New Providence town hall meeting.
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URCA demands Cable Bahamas pull political ad
THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority has ordered Cable Bahamas Limited to immediately cease and desist from broadcasting a political advertisement of Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis that has been showing on its channels.
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WORLD VIEW: Cooperation, coercion and capitulation
ON March 12, the Council of the 28-nations European Union (EU) placed 15 small territories on a list of what it calls “non-cooperative jurisdictions”. What the EC considers these territories to be “non-cooperative” about reveals the raw exercise of power by the strong over the weak.
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WORLD VIEW: The fight for a big bite of Apple’s taxes
Over the last few weeks, a trans-Atlantic war of words has been going on between the US Treasury and the European Union Commission (EC) over what amounts to ‘harmful tax competition’.
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Final stage of bidding for cellular licence begins
AFTER a five-month delay, the final phase of the selection process for the country’s second mobile services provider has begun, the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority announced yesterday.
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Four killed in plane crash
THE tragic death of two American couples in a plane crash ripped through the small community of Treasure Cay yesterday.
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Are cruise ship sick heading here?
THE United States Coast Guard has told foreign-flagged cruise ships to be prepared to care for people with COVID-19 for an uncertain period of time at sea or seek help from countries in which they are registered.
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TOUGH CALL: What Bahamians are discussing on social media
SEVERAL recent posts on my Facebook page discussed topical issues and generated some interesting responses, which I share here.
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Yorick William Brice Sr
MEMORIAL SERVICE For the late Mr. Yorick ( Joe Blacks ) William Brice Sr, Age 57yrs will be held on Thursday June 20th at Centerville Park at 8:00 p.m. All Junkanoo Groups are ask to Bring Along Their Musical Instruments …
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Agriculture policy to emphasise buyer links
Small Bahamian producers and livestock developers must have secure access to regional and international markets, the Minister of Agriculture said yesterday, adding that “connecting buyers to sellers” was central to the the Bahamas’ Agriculture Policy Programme (APP).
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URCA: BTC cell monopoly 'rare'
URCA: BTC cell monopoly 'rare' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor While conceding that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) ongoing cellular monopoly was "increasingly rare", the industry regulator has rejected Cable Bahamas' urging that
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URCA seeks to shorten reconnection time
THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority wants to shorten the time communications service providers have to reconnect the services of people who are wrongfully disconnected or were disconnected because of non-payment.
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Brian Dugue
Celebration Service in Recognition, Acknowledgement, Appreciation, of the Legacy and Many Profound Memories of the Late Mr. Brian Dugue age 13 of Plantol Street, East Street service will be held on Saturday March 16th, 2019 at 11:00am at East Street …
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TOUGH CALL: Why Trump won and what it could mean for The Bahamas
One thing is for certain - there has been no shortage of analysis from every quarter on why Donald Trump won the US presidential election.
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Video games usually are one of the biggest varieties of amusement in existence. They've also been essentially the most costly …
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Woman denies smuggling firearms
A 25-year-old woman who denied trying to smuggle several firearms and ammunition in addition to a large quantity of drugs into the country was yesterday granted bail before her trial.
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Reverend Bertha Mae Saunders
Memorial Service for Reverend Bertha Mae Saunders, 72 years of #73 Everglade Street, Twynam Heights and formerly of Alice Town, Bimini, who died at her residence on Wednesday, 8th January, 2020, will be held at Southwest Cathedral Church of God, …
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