610 cheques handed out to repair roofs in GB
SIX hundred and ten more residents of Grand Bahama are now better prepared to repair their roofs as a part of the government’s national repair programme.With a steady flow, those armed with the necessary identification, lined up on Monday to receive
FIRST MOVES IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
THE Minnis administration is moving closer to bringing local government to New Providence, with Press Secretary Anthony Newbold announcing yesterday that an advisory committee has been established to guide its inception.The committee features at leas
Unclear on when mandatory evacuation law will be brought
ALTHOUGH the hurricane season is fast approaching, it is not clear whether the government will enact a mandatory evacuation law anytime soon.
Full steam ahead for FOI act
THE Minnis administration has set its sight on the full implementation of the Freedom of Information Act within this upcoming budgetary year.
Minnis ‘not worried’ over acting chief justice criticism
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said he was not worried about losing political capital due to his delay in appointing a substantive chief justice, adding that his actions – or lack thereof – were totally supported by the Constitution.
We won’t be bullied by unions
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday said that neither the government, nor the wider public, would tolerate blackout threats from unions at Bahamas Power and Light as the company plans to offer voluntary separation packages to workers in a “rightsizing” exercise.
‘Judge me on five years, not one’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he is not disappointed by a recent poll showing Bahamians are increasingly dissatisfied with his government.
Prime Minister shrugs off criticism of delegation size
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was dismissive yesterday over criticism of the size of the delegation which accompanied him on trips to Peru and the United Kingdom.
Minnis: $200m corruption losses a conservative estimate
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday he was being “conservative” with his estimation when he said The Bahamas loses $200m a year to corruption.
D'Aguilar praises Baha Mar for kickstarting tourism
AS Baha Mar celebrates the one year anniversary of its opening, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the resort has been the catalyst for the rejuvenation of the country’s tourism industry.Mr D’Aguilar was once a major critic of Baha Mar and the
Queen Elizabeth II may have opened her last CHOGM
Queen Elizabeth II is expected to step down as head of the Commonwealth of Nations, but not before urging leaders to secure a more sustainable and prosperous world for future generations.
Chipman wants probe of fake news stories
CENTREVILLE MP Reece Chipman moved a motion in the House of Assembly yesterday to establish separate select committees to investigate fake news and whether the country is maximising its natural resources.
Progressive forum event to be held
AN event aiming to stimulate non-partisan discussion on the subject of ‘progressivism’ is scheduled for this Saturday at the Balmoral Club on Sandford Drive.
Lloyd: Concerns over travel are nonsense
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd defended the government’s travel history yesterday as Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and a delegation continue a trip at the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London.
New board planned to oversee contracts
PUBLIC procurement processes in the Bahamas, long derided by the US State Department as “opaque,” will be standardised through the Public Procurement Bill 2018, a draft version of which has been submitted to the Organization of American States who released the document.
