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Warm response to survey of roadwork-hit businesses
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government's survey for businesses adversely affected by the ongoing road work has been greeted "very warmly", according to Ministry of Finance officials. Starting Wednesday, the government went door-to-door aski
Warm response to survey of roadwork-hit businesses
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government's survey for businesses adversely affected by the ongoing road work has been greeted "very warmly", according to Ministry of Finance officials. Starting Wednesday, the government went door-to-door aski
Warm response to survey of roadwork-hit businesses
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government's survey for businesses adversely affected by the ongoing road work has been greeted "very warmly", according to Ministry of Finance officials. Starting Wednesday, the government went door-to-door aski
Warm response to survey of roadwork-hit businesses
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government's survey for businesses adversely affected by the ongoing road work has been greeted "very warmly", according to Ministry of Finance officials. Starting Wednesday, the government went door-to-door aski
'LONG ISLAND HAS LONG BEEN NEGLECTED'
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net DNA candidate for Long Island Mario Cartwright claims the constituency has long been neglected and now the list of problems "goes on and on". According to Mr Cartwright, a Long Island native, issues like unemployment
PLP aims to tackle crime, economy and education
PLP aims to tackle crime, economy and education By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas' new Cabinet Ministers will all have "critical leadership roles to play" in dealing with rising crime, the declining economy and restructuring of the count
CHRISTIE HITS BACK AT CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD
CHRISTIE HITS BACK AT CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net IN RESPONSE to Education Minister Desmond Bannister alleging FNM voter fraud, PLP leader Perry Christie said the claim reflects the minister's fear of losing the election.
Gibson denies housing allegations
Gibson denies housing allegations By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THERE is "zero evidence" of missing money or that homeowners were overcharged by the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation, according to former housing minister Shane Gibson. The PLP Golden
PLP puts blame on zhivargo
PLP puts blame on zhivargo By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie told Fort Charlotte constituents that finance minister Zhivargo Laing shares the blame for high unemployment levels and a bad economy. Speaking at the opening of
darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off
darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING claims the government recovered nearly 6,000 acres of land by revising the I-Group's Mayaguana development project, PLP senator Michael Darville insi
darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off
darville denies mayaguana land had ever been sold off By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net FOLLOWING claims the government recovered nearly 6,000 acres of land by revising the I-Group's Mayaguana development project, PLP senator Michael Darville insi
EQUIPMENT HINDERING CANCER FIGHT
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net WITH breast cancer at record levels in the Bahamas, and recent studies indicating that Bahamians have the highest prevalence of a mutated gene responsible for causing the disease, health professionals are concerned t
Mystery remains over Betty K blaze
Mystery remains over Betty K blaze By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net A YEAR after a fire ripped through the offices of the Betty K shipping company on Bay Street, fire officials have yet to determine what started the blaze. The Valentine's Day fire
PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes
PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie said he will cut Grand Bahama airport and hotel taxes in half in an effort to boost the island's tourism industry should his party win the up-coming general el
PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes
PLP to cut Grand Bahama taxes By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PLP leader Perry Christie said he will cut Grand Bahama airport and hotel taxes in half in an effort to boost the island's tourism industry should his party win the up-coming general el
BAHAMASAIR PERFORMANCE QUESTIONED
By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net TWO unions questioned the "fiscal performance" of Bahamasair during a protest on Friday morning. The Public Managers Union (PMU) and the Airport, Airline, and Allied Workers Union (AAAWU) told press they were "concer
Compensation will be paid for road road blights
Compensation will be paid for road road blights By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THOSE adversely affected by the New Providence Infrastructure Improvement Project will still be compensated despite the change in government, according to PLP chairman
Government called on to pass Bill to help disabled
SPEAKING in the House of Assembly yesterday, Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner appealed to the government to pass the Equal Opportunities Disabilities Bill.
Now DNA seeks Haitian votes
Now DNA seeks Haitian votes By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE DNA has now joined the PLP in the race to secure the "Haitian vote" - just weeks after blasting the FNM government over the same accusation, it was claimed yesterday. Well-placed sou
PLP defend Gibson choice
PLP defend Gibson choice IT is up to the Bahamian public, not the FNM, to decide if PLP Golden Gates candidate Shane Gibson will once again sit in the House of Assembly, according to FNM Chairman Carl Bethel. Mr Bethel's statement follows one from the DN