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No decision on Hubbcat system yet, says Munroe
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the government has not decided whether it will renew the contract for the Hubbcat monitoring system when the programme expires this month.
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Halkitis: Dubai trip chance to boost investment
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis defended the trip to Expo 2020 in Dubai, saying the event was an opportunity to establish connections and hopefully boost foreign direct investment.
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Police end search after report of downed plane
POLICE have suspended the search for a reported downed plane, according to press liaison officer, Superintendent Audley Peters.
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DEREK SMITH: Compliance pitfalls to avoid
REMOTE-first digital communication is expected to continue growing at an astounding rate year. In addition, due to the pandemic, society is increasingly reliant on connected infrastructure and digital services for the day-to-day functioning of its daily operations, which means that using digital services to interact has now become the norm.
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Minister not surprised by audit of National Sports Authority
YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said he is not surprised by an audit that found numerous problems at the National Sports Authority.
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Gardiner to contest 200, Thomas 7th in high jump
STEVEN Gardiner will return to competition for the first time since his 400 metre gold medal triumph at the Tokyo Olympics earlier this month.
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DPM unveils 1,500 job GB construction boom
Freeport is poised for a two-year construction boom that will create 1,500 total jobs at peak build-out if major investment projects come to fruition, the deputy prime minister revealed yesterday.
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NIB union questions senior staff rehire
THE National Insurance Board has hired an “inordinate number of persons” even while telling staff that the difficult fiscal environment will limit what it can agree to during industrial agreement negotiations, according to Public Managers Union president Cassandra Lewis.
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Fake polls and reality
We the people gave Minnis and the then opposition FNM a massive victory in May, 2017. We were allured by the many, now bogus, promises made by them plus we were dead tired of brother Christie. Since being elected it is to be admitted that back-to-back events, the hurricanes and now the ongoing pandemic created grave difficulties for the incoming government. It is how it reacted to and dealt with the effects that has now turned many Bahamians off with the PM and his halting administration.
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‘Overwhelming majority’ choose next University of The Bahamas president
THE board of trustees of the University of The Bahamas has concluded its search for the next UB president after an “overwhelming majority” reached the same decision on the school’s next successor.
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Court of Appeal refuses oil company's extension of time application
THE Court of Appeal has refused an extension of time application of an international oil company that was seeking leave to commence a judicial review of former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest.
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Washington Nationals claim Lucius Fox off Waivers
LUCIUS Fox is on the move again this offseason and was claimed off the MLB waiver wire for the second time in as many weeks.
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‘Glaring’ Dorian non-compliance drives Building Code overhaul
The Government is pressing forward with upgrades to the Bahamas Building Code after “glaring” non-compliance was found to have worsened Hurricane Dorian’s devastation, it was revealed.
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Be who you is
The sad state of affairs in the northern Bahamas relating to the lagging rebuilding effort almost two year post-Dorian has prompted this letter, along with virtually attending a UNESCO regional seminar last week on “Sustainable Urban Development: Tools for its implementation through heritage and creativity in Latin American and the Caribbean.”
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Diplomats return home from Haiti
FOUR Bahamian diplomats who were stationed in Haiti are now safely back home after the shock assassination of Haitian President Jouvenal Moise last week, said Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield.
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Follow the rules - we’re watching
COMMISSIONER of Police Paul Rolle has appealed to Bahamians to abide by health protocols during the Emancipation Day holiday weekend.
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Shot dead as he rode motorcycle
A MAN is dead and a woman is in hospital after a shooting incident on McQuay Street last night.
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DEREK SMITH: IT governance vital in data-driven world
Changing economic conditions, access to global markets, evolution of information technology and an increased demand for enhanced corporate governance are all contributing factors to the growth of the Board’s role in governance.
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McMinns and Tigers claim the Moosehead Cup
EUGENE McMinns won the third Atlantic Football League championship of his career, this time on the sidelines in his first season as a wide receivers’ coach for the Dalhousie Tigers staff.
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AUDIT LIFTS LID ON MINISTRY FAILINGS: ‘Many failures’ identified at Sports ministry Minnis ordered be ‘locked down’
A CONTRACT awarded without Cabinet approval is among the problems Auditor General Terrance Bastian uncovered when he audited the National Sports Authority for the period between July 1, 2018 to January 2021.