Web shops donate $250,000 to Hurricane Joaquin recovery work
THE Gaming House Association yesterday presented the National Emergency Management Agency with more than $250,000 to aid in recovery efforts in the central and southern islands following the passage of Hurricane Joaquin.
PLP postpones convention
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday announced the party’s decision to postpone its November convention until next year because of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Joaquin in the Family Islands and the recovery efforts underway.
Cable Bahamas team starts to restore services
CABLE Bahamas has started the process of restoring service to the central and south eastern Bahama islands which were severely affected by Hurricane Joaquin.
Man accused in BEC bribe case faces December trial
A MAN recently charged with accepting more than $500,000 worth of bribes in connection with generator purchases for the Bahamas Electricity Corporation more than a decade ago will stand trial in nine weeks.
QC: A week to answer on contempt
A QUEEN’S Counsel has been given a week to prepare his case as to why he should not be found in contempt of court and punished for his recent actions in the Court of Appeal.
Case of sex assault on minor is delayed by a fortnight
THE case of a man accused of sexual assault of a minor over a number of years has been adjourned for another two weeks.
Grand Bahama linemen head to hurricane-hit islands
GRAND Bahama Power Company has sent a six-man crew to assist the Bahamas Electricity Corporation with the restoration of electricity and the rebuilding of power infrastructure on Long Island.
RBDF sets up mobile base camp in hurricane response
IN an effort to provide disaster relief assistance after Hurricane Joaquin, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has engaged and deployed its Disaster Relief Containerised Equipment to Crooked Island.
Tourism staff rally round
MORE than 30,000 pounds of essential relief items were delivered to the islands affected by Hurricane Joaquin as part of the Tourism Sector Relief Effort led by the Ministry of Tourism.
Bastian is confident of securing web shop licence
ISLAND Luck CEO Sebas Bastian said he was confident that his company would be among the chosen few to receive the conditional gaming house operator licenses expected to be issued this week, insisting that his team had put together a “best in class” request for proposal.
Meet the women who farm Cat Island
UNITED Nations International Rural Women’s Day on Thursday will focus in The Bahamas on the female farmers of Cat Island.
Activist Romi Ferreira joins the FNM
ATTORNEY and environmental activist Romi Ferreira has joined the Free National Movement, according to a statement from the party. Mr Ferreira is also an ecologist and television host of “Bahamas At Sunrise”.
Ministry of Agriculture staff present donations to NEMA for hurricane relief
STAFF of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries donated numerous items to the National Emergency Management Agency yesterday to aid the agency’s relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Joaquin.
Visitors moved by hurricane reports to provide help
DOYLE Syling and his wife were in Nassau for the International Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Conference at Atlantis recently and during their short trip, they were offered a lift to Arawak Cay by Shelly Ward, a Bahamian.
How a bite to eat has helped out BAARK
A SERIES of successful “Luxe Belvedere Saturday Nights” events hosted this summer by Olives Meze Gill, Cable Beach, has proved beneficial for BAARK Bahamas.
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