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Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

Hospital deal near for Exuma

Hospital deal near for Exuma By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE government will be accepting bids for the construction of a community hospital in Exuma before the end of the month, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham told constituents Saturday night

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

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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

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

Claim over offshore oil drilling

Claim over offshore oil drilling By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Petroleum Company will begin drilling for oil off Bahamian shores this year, according to a DNA statement released yesterday. Montagu candidate Ben Albury's sources and