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26 new registration stations ahead of vote
THE Parliamentary Registration Department yesterday announced 26 new voter registration stations in New Providence and Grand Bahama, in a move to improve sluggish voter registration numbers.
ALL CLEAR: The Bahamas starts to recover from monstrous Matthew
HURRICANE Matthew left behind a trail of destruction, flooding, downed lamp poles and electrical lines and residents eager to re-establish normal lives after battering the Bahamas for three days as a dangerous category three and four storm.
Minnis leads FNM team in tour of Grand Bahama damage
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis and a team visited the hardest hit settlements in Grand Bahama yesterday and delivered some much needed relief items to residents.
Police pay backlog delayed
THE latest installment of the budgeted $5.6m for police overtime pay has been shelved due to a lack of public funds, according to an official from the Police Staff Association.
NIB pension cash 'was put at risk'
THE National Insurance Board (NIB) twice came close to missing monthly payments to hundreds of Bahamian pensioners after its chairman revoked management’s authority to “manage cash flow”, its director has alleged.
IMF: CLICO liquidation must be 'accelerated'
CLICO (Bahamas) liquidation needs to be “accelerated”, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged yesterday, noting that the Government’s failure to-date to issue its promised $30 million guarantee was increasing policyholder liabilities.
Bishop welcomes 'good gesture'
THE Bahamas Christian Council’s vice-president called the government’s decision to postpone the gambling referendum until next year a “good gesture.”
BTC owner announces new chief executive
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) majority shareholder yesterday unveiled Phil Bentley as its new chief executive, succeeding Tony Rice with effect from January 1, 2014 2014. He will also succeed Mr Rice as BTC’s Board chairman on the same date.
Decision due to ‘breach of confidentiality’
NATIONAL Insurance Board Director Algernon Cargill was yesterday “terminated” as Director of the National Insurance Board, a post he had held for the past four years.
Minister sets timeline for Family Islands sporting facilities
By RENALDO DORSETT
Former director of culture says PM's Mardi Gras plan doesn't make sense
FOLLOWING the prime minister’s announcement of a week-long Bahamian Carnival, former Director of Culture Nicolette Bethel criticised the plan saying it doesn’t make sense.
Court halts Peter Nygard work in Clifton Bay area
THE Coalition to Protect Clifton Bay has won a court ruling halting construction works in the Clifton Bay area by Peter Nygard.
First governor of Central Bank dies, 79
TIMOTHY Baswell Donaldson, 79, a true Bahamian patriot, visionary, and statesman died yesterday at his home in Winton after fighting a long battle with cancer. At his bedside at the time of his death at 3:17 pm were his wife, Yolande, and his three children, Dwight, Kevin and Tatiana.
Gov't promises full property tax reform
THE Government is looking to increase property tax revenues to 2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2016/2017, the minister of state for finance sad yesterday.
‘Going against referendum vote would be political suicide’
ANY DECISION to act against the thousands of Bahamians who voted “no” to legalising numbers in the Bahamas is “political suicide”, according to an influential religious leader yesterday.
UN recognises Bahamas as leader in tourism
THE United Nations has recognised The Bahamas as a leader in tourism.
Inagua's 'eco tourism hub'
INAGUA was described yesterday as an “eco-tourism hub”, with the Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) executive chairman telling Tribune Business the organisation had prepared a draft plan for the number and types of jobs that could be created via nature-based experiences there.
Government silent over Nygard questions
THE government remains silent following calls from the opposition that several PLP MPs tender their resignations after being filmed at a private meeting with billionaire businessman Peter Nygard.
Is Fred Mitchell still in the Cuba mix?
WE HAD hoped that Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell would have faded into the shadows when the Cuban abuse allegations were transferred to National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage.