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Andrea E Archer Institute established in honour of PACE Founder - May 10, 2022 - 6:53:13 PM
On April 29, 2022, the PACE (Providing Access to Continued Education)
School building was officially named the Andrea E. Archer Institute, in
recognition of its founder, Andrea Archer. She is a heroic woman who has
dedicated her life to building programs centered on improving the
welfare of students and families in The Bahamas. Additionally, a
mortgage burning ceremony took place to celebrate this new mortgage-free
Institute made possible by the unrelenting fundraising efforts of the
PACE Foundation with significant support from the Sandals Foundation and
the Bahamas Development Bank...
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Ministry of Tourism Updates
Bahamas Festivals Are Back - May 10, 2022 - 12:45:18 PM
Summer is here, and the festivals are back. The Ministry of Tourism,
Investments & Aviation is proud to officially announce the return of
signature events and festivals such as Goombay, Junkanoo Summer and
Pineapple Festival this summer.
The Honourable I. Chester Cooper,
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments &
Aviation, is happy for the cultural celebration. He said, “It is
gratifying to see the return of our beloved festivals....
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Cybercrime poses biggest threat to businesses – as the impact of hackers becomes more destructive - May 10, 2022 - 10:48:23 AM
● 46% of organisations around the world reported experiencing fraud or
financial crime over the last 24 months; 70% of those organisations that
did encounter it experienced new incidents of fraud as a result of
COVID-19 disruptions
Nassau, Bahamas - Cybercrime tops the list of current
threats facing businesses, while emerging risks from ESG-reporting fraud
and platform fraud could impact businesses in the future.
The tech, media and telecommunications sector experienced the highest
incidence of fraud across all industries according to PwC’s Global
Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2022 which shows organisations’
perimeters are vulnerable...
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Bahamas Information Services Updates
Statement on Investigation of Deaths on Exuma from The Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper - May 9, 2022 - 12:14:59 PM
In the aftermath of the sudden passing of three American visitors on
Exuma this weekend, the Government of The Bahamas wishes to provide the
following update as we continue our investigations.
First in our
thoughts are the grieving families. As a native of Exuma and the Member
of Parliament, I have reached out personally to the families to offer
condolences on behalf of the people of Exuma and The Bahamas.
Since
Saturday, The Royal Bahamas Police Force, The Ministry of Health, the
Ministry of Tourism and officials from the US Embassy have been working
together...
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Bahamas Information Services Updates
Prime Minister Davis Gives MTSU 2022 Commencement Address; He Also Receives an Honorary Doctorate - May 9, 2022 - 9:53:43 AM
See enclosed the Commencement Address by the Hon. Philip Davis, QC, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, to the 2022 Graduating Class of Middle Tennessee State University on Saturday, May 7, 2022:
Mr. President,
Members of Faculty and Other Distinguished Guests, And the Graduating Class of 2022: Good morning!
Having travelled almost 1,000 miles to be here, I am thrilled to join you today in saying: “I Am True Blue”...
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Ministry of Tourism Updates
The Bond Experience Comes to The Bahamas - May 5, 2022 - 4:24:35 PM
James Bond, the iconic cinematic British Secret Agent, has filmed in
The Bahamas no less than 007 times and come next month on 14 June, The
Bond Experience will be coming here to kick off the highly anticipated
book release “Filming James Bond in The Bahamas” by Simon Firth. The
Bond Experience will consist of a series of tours that will take place
throughout Nassau and Paradise Island to highlight James Bond’s
favourite locations in The Bahamas...
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Bahamas Information Services Updates
It took a ‘village of women’ to create P.A.C.E. says Hanna-Martin - May 5, 2022 - 2:30:15 PM
P.A.C.E. Foundation celebrated the burning of its mortgage and renaming
of the establishment to The Andrea E. Archer Institute -- after its
founder and the first Bahamian Chief School Welfare Officer, Friday,
April 29.
In remarks, Minister of Education and Technical &
Vocational Training the Hon. Glenys Hanna-Martin said to Mrs. Archer: “I
am so proud to know you; proud of you as a Bahamian woman..
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Bahamas Information Services Updates
Small home repair initiative officially launched in Grand Bahama - May 5, 2022 - 12:12:34 PM
The revolutionized Small Home Repair Programme was officially launched
in Grand Bahama today, May 4, 2022 by Minister of State for Social
Services and Urban Development, the Hon. Lisa Rahming.
During the
announcement, Minister Rahming said they are describing the program as
‘revolutionized’ as it does not include only roof repairs, which the
previous administration had done, but also other facets of the home...
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