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10 Senators receive their Instruments of Appointment - May 22, 2012 - 12:14:53 AM
NASSAU,
Bahamas -- Governor General His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes presented
10 new Government Senators with their Instruments of Appointment during
an Appointment Ceremony at Government House, Monday, May 21, 2012.
They
join Senator the Hon. Allyson Maynard-Gibson and Senator the Hon. Keith
Bell who received their Instruments of Appointment when they were
appointed to Cabinet positions during earlier ceremonies at Government
House.
Prime
Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry Gladstone Christie; Mrs Bernadette
Christie; Lady Foulkes; Members of Parliament; civic leaders; senior
government officials...
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Prime Minister Christie brings remarks to new Senators - May 21, 2012 - 7:54:48 PM
 Nassau, Bahamas -
The following are remarks made by the Rt. Hon Perry Christie, Prime
Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on 21st May 2012 at
Government House during the Appointment of Senators:
Your Excellencies :
I
should like to thank you once again for your gracious hospitality in
hosting this ceremony here at Government House this afternoon.
Happily,
this marks the final event in a series of such events, starting with my
own swearing-in as Prime Minister. You have been so very kind to me and
my colleagues over the past two weeks in making the facilities of
Government House...
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National Emergency Management Agency conducts water rescue training course - May 21, 2012 - 4:48:40 PM
NASSAU, The
Bahamas – The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in
conjunction with the United States Northern Command NORTHCOM, conducted a
water rescue training course and equipment programme from May 14 – 17,
2012 at the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Base, Coral Harbour.
The
purpose of the exercise was to train and equip individuals in New
Providence to effectively respond to a disaster in surrounding waters;
and to establish a search and rescue programme.
It
was the third in a three-part training course and equipment programme
conducted on the islands of Abaco, Grand Bahama and New Providence...
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3 more Senate Appointments announced - May 20, 2012 - 11:00:36 PM
 Nassau, Bahamas -
The Cabinet Office has announced that
Mrs. Sharon R. Wilson, a former President of the Senate and noted attorney and former magistrate;
Mr. Joseph R. Curry, a business consultant and former diplomat; and
Mrs. Cheryl E. Bazard, a noted attorney
have been appointed as Senators under Article 39 (4) of the Constitution
.
With these three final appointments, the Senate is now fully constituted...
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‘Nurturing Brotherhood’ exhibition opens at Public Treasury - May 20, 2012 - 4:33:54 PM
Nassau, Bahamas -
In what is
turning out to be a promising mentorship project, the Public Treasury
Art Programme (PTAP) is staging an exhibition entitled ‘Nurturing
Brotherhood’.
During
the next five months the foyers of the Public Treasury Building, East
Street North, will showcase works from some of the country’s most
talented artists alongside that of their protégés.
“Their
work and experience marks the beginning of a promising mentorship
programme which aims to unify young men in the Bahamian community..."
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Seven More Government Senators Appointed - May 18, 2012 - 5:18:05 AM
Nassau, Bahamas -
The cabinet office announced May 17, 2012 that Prime Minister,
The Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, has advised his excellency the governor
general to appoint the following persons as senators under article 39
(2) of the constitution :
Frank Smith; Gregory Burrows, Jerome Gomez, Julian Russell, Gary Sawyer, Alex Storr and Tanisha Tynes...
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Ministry of Education officials visit tertiary institutions - May 17, 2012 - 7:58:58 PM
Nassau, The
Bahamas – Ministry of Education, Science and Technology officials
visited Bahamas Technical Vocational Institute (BTVI) and the College of
The Bahamas (COB) to get a first hand look at the tertiary
institutions.
Education
Minister the Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald said he is very impressed with the
tremendous work that is taking place at BTVI. He joined Elma Garraway,
Permanent Secretary; Dr. Iva Dahl, manager of BTVI and other senior
managers on a tour of the school’s campus Wednesday, May 17...
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Bahamas cautions IMO in dealing with maritime pirates - May 16, 2012 - 1:23:05 PM
The Bahamas has
called on members of the International Maritime Organisation to react
responsibly to the increasing attacks on vessels and crew by pirates in
open waters.
His Excellency Paul Farquharson, High Commissioner
and Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the International
Maritime Organisation made the plea while addressing the High Level
Meeting on Piracy at the Ninetieth Session of the Maritime Safety
Committee in London on Wednesday, May 16, 2012.
He said while The Bahamas supports the development of minimum standards...
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Three Parliamentary Secretaries take Oath of Office - May 14, 2012 - 9:03:18 PM
NASSAU,
The Bahamas -- Governor General His Excellency Sir Arthur Foulkes swore
in three Parliamentary Secretaries during an Appointment Ceremony in
the Ballroom, Government House on Monday, May 14, 2012.
Anthony
Moss, Member of Parliament-Elect, Exuma took the Oath of Office as
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and
Local Government; Renward Wells, MP-Elect, Bamboo Town took the Oath as
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Works and Urban Development and
Cleola Hamilton, MP-Elect, South Beach as Parliamentary...
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(Photos) 11 Cabinet Ministers Sworn In - May 14, 2012 - 6:32:28 PM
Nassau,
Bahamas - The Cabinet Office announced that Prime Minister, the
Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie, had advised His Excellency the
Governor-General to complete the formation of the new cabinet.
This
second and final group of ministers were sworn in at Government House
on May 11th, 2012. This follows eight cabinet ministers who were sworn
in on May 10th, and the Deputy Prime Minister who was sworn in on May
9th.
In announcing the final group of ministers, Prime Minister Christie
said that under ordinary circumstances he would have gone with a smaller
cabinet but that the extraordinary challenges facing the country today
demanded...
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(Photos) Eight Cabinet Ministers of the new Progressive Liberal Party Government Sworn In - May 11, 2012 - 1:57:56 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - Eight
Cabinet Ministers of the new Progressive Liberal Party Government took
the Oath of Office in the presence of Governor General Sir Arthur
Foulkes, May 10th, 2012 at Government House. The new ministers are: Hon.
Bernard Nottage, Minister of National Security and Government Leader in
the House of Assembly; Hon. Obediah Wilchcombe, Minister of Tourism;
Hon. Jerome Fitzgerald, Minister of Education Science and Technology;
Hon. Ryan Pinder, Minister of Financial Services; Senator Hon. Allyson
Maynard Gibson, Attorney General and
Minister
of Legal Affairs;
Hon. Damian Gomez,
Minister of State in the Ministry of Legal Affairs;
Hon.
Michael Halkitis, Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance; Senator
Hon. Keith Bell, Minister of State in the Ministry of National
Security...
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Model United Nations Sessions 2012 held in Nassau, Bahamas - May 9, 2012 - 4:03:38 PM
Nassau, Bahamas - The
15th Model United Nations Sessions (MUNS) was held on April 27, 2012 at
the Wyndham Crystal Palace, Cable Beach.
Co-sponsored by the
Rotary Club of The Bahamas and The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MUNS
annually brings together high school students from around the country,
and sometimes from the Turks and Caicos Islands, in a forum to simulate
the United Nations General Assembly.
The objective of the event
is to educate students about current events, topics in international
relations, diplomacy and the functions of the United Nations...
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Marsh Harbour to get ‘community hospital’ - Apr 11, 2012 - 12:43:18 PM
MARSH HARBOUR, Abaco
--- Officials of the National Insurance Board and Coastline
Construction Tuesday signed a contract for $12 million for the
construction of a new community hospital in Marsh Harbour.
Scheduled
to be completed within 60 weeks, the signing and groundbreaking
ceremony for the facility came almost 25 years after NIB completed its
first Community Clinic at Marsh Harbour in 1988.
At
that time, NIB embarked upon a mission to assist with the development
and extension of healthcare infrastructure in The Bahamas. They were
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