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T G Glover School constructed to meet the needs of school children - Feb 6, 2012 - 12:15:10 PM

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Nassau, The Bahamas – In his remarks at the official opening ceremony for T G Glover School, Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C Grant said the school features an attractive and very unique design which highlights the unusual topography of the land on which it is built. The official opening is in keeping with the Government’s commitment to rebuild, repair and expand school infrastructure throughout The Bahamas and to ensure that students attend school in an environment conducive to learning.

In an overview of the school’s construction, Mr. Grant said in 2006 it was decided by the Government that efforts should be made to replace the existing structure with a new primary school building to more adequately meet the needs of students residing in the immediate areas of Bain Town, Chippingham and Oakes Field...

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Career & Technical Exhibition Officially Opened - Feb 6, 2012 - 11:08:46 AM

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Nassau, The Bahamas – Hundreds of students recently gained important insights of the technical and vocational opportunities available to them. Students from a cross-section of schools participated in the annual Exhibition and Career Symposium held by the Department of Education at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Wednesday, February 1.

Minister of Education, the Hon. T. Desmond Bannister, officially opened the event. Applauding the efforts of the staff in the Career and Technical Education Section of the Ministry of Education and the Association for Career and Technical Education...
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US State Department Courtesy Call at National Security‏ - Feb 6, 2012 - 10:49:52 AM

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Nassau, Bahamas - Ms. Amy Rofman, of the US State Department/Trafficking Office to monitor and combat trafficking in persons, pays a courtesy call on Minister of National Security the Hon. Tommy Turnquest at the Ministry of National Security, Churchill Building on February 3rd, 2012...
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Community gardens initiative launched - Feb 5, 2012 - 2:01:54 PM
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Nassau, Bahamas - New Providence’s Urban Renewal Centres, primary schools and youth clubs have joined in the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources’ community gardening initiative.  

They will identify and provide growing spaces and staff for the supervision of projects where necessary.  

The Ministry will provide technical assistance, tools, soils, seeds and fertilisers.  

St George’s Anglican Church on Montrose Avenue and Claridge Farms

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Cabbage Hill School Re-Naming Remarks by Prime Minister Ingraham‏ - Feb 5, 2012 - 11:14:12 AM


Nassau, Bahamas - Enclosed are Remarks by Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Prime Minister.

It is so wonderful to be with you on this special occasion and I am pleased to be accompanied by my wife Delores, a public school senior high school Principal who is making her very first visit to Crooked Island.

I thank the residents of Crooked Island as well as Principal Rolle and the teachers, staff, parents and students for your warm welcome and hospitality.

Every time I come to the Crooked Island I marvel at its great natural beauty. The waters off French Wells which must have provided the shade of the aquamarine in the Bahamian flag and the Windward Passage off Crooked Island boast some of the best bone-fishing, inshore fishing and deep-sea fishing in our island-chain...

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Inagua Centre to further consolidate healthcare in southern Bahamas - Feb 4, 2012 - 1:44:53 PM

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MATTHEW TOWN, Inagua --- The construction of community healthcare centres in various islands of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas has allowed the Government to consolidate access to quality healthcare for Bahamians, including those in the far-flung islands, Minister of Health Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said Friday.  

Dr. Minnis said the completion of the new Inagua Community Health Centre at Mathew Town will have the same impact on the delivery of efficient and effective healthcare in the southern Bahamas.

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Motorists advised of traffic diversions and road closures - Feb 3, 2012 - 9:02:27 AM


Nassau, The Bahamas - The Ministry of Public Works and Transport wishes to advise motorists of the following traffic diversions and road closures:

Due to inclement weather, closure of the northbound lane on Baillou Hill Road South between Family Guardian and Ameryllius Avenue will now take place today February 2nd between 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Motorists should follow the posted diversion signs.

The full closure on Market Street from Brougham (Broom) Street to Duke Street to facilitate laying of water mains and drainage pipes will now take place on Monday, February 6, 2012. Motorists should use Baillou Hill Road or East Street as an alternative...

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National Drug Council Launches Competition For Youths - Feb 2, 2012 - 1:44:00 AM

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Nassau, The Bahamas – The Bahamas National Drug Council and the U. S. Embassy have launched a competition, which they hope will attract the attention of all students in The Bahamas aged 12-14. The Bahamian Youth Expression Against Drugs Competition will focus on ‘positive’ messages and students can express themselves through essays, raps and poetry. The competition was officially launched during a press conference held on Wednesday, February 1.  

Administrator at the Bahamas National Drug Council, Dr. Bridgitte Rolle, said the purpose of the contest is ‘to encourage students throughout The Bahamas to consider the harmful impact of illegal drugs and to reflect on how...

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Missouri Sherman-Peters brings remarks to the Bureau of Women's Affairs - Jan 31, 2012 - 12:28:56 AM

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Nassau, Bahamas - Missouri Sherman-Peters brings remarks during the Bureau of Women's Affairs meeting at Balmoral Restaurant on Thursday, January 26th, 2012. Also present at the meeting was Loretta Butler-Turner, Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Development.

Mrs. Sherman-Peter is an alumni of University of West Indies and is the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,  and is a former Bahamian Ambassador to New York...

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Organ Recital featuring Dr. Sparkman Ferguson - Jan 30, 2012 - 11:59:19 AM

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Nassau, Bahamas - The Hon. Frank Watson, Deputy to the Governor-General arriving for “Epiphany Recital for Solo Organ” featuring Dr. Sparkman Ferguson at Christ Church Cathedral, George Street. Mr. Watson (right) being greeted and escorted by Director of Music, Adrian Archer...
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Island-wide Agribusiness Expos set to kick off March 1st - Jan 30, 2012 - 11:14:03 AM


Bahamas - Twelve Family Island communities have entered this year’s Ministry of Agriculture island-based agribusiness expos.

New Providence kicks off the series at the Gladstone Road Agriculture Centre, March 1.

Others entered are Eleuthera, North Andros, Mangrove Cay, South Andros, Long Island, San Salvador, Grand Bahama, Bimini, Exuma, Inagua, and Abaco.

The theme is ‘Progressing toward food security.’ Participants are encouraged to showcase the uniqueness of their islands...

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T. G. Glover School Officially Opens - Jan 29, 2012 - 4:42:43 PM

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Nassau, The Bahamas – On September 5, 2011, the doors of to the new T. Glover Primary School welcomed over 400 students. This milestone was commemorated during an official ceremony held at the new school campus on Friday, January 27, 2012.

Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, said that he was ‘pleased’ to participate in honouring this ‘son of Inagua.’

 “Theodore Grant Glover, a son of Inagua, was what we might call a natural-born teacher.  He began his teaching career as a Monitor, at the age of 12. He came to be known and regarded as a dedicated educator..."

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TG Glover Primary School Opening Remarks - Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham‏ - Jan 27, 2012 - 4:43:09 PM


Nassau, Bahamas - Enclosed are Remarks Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Prime Minister.

I am pleased to be here this morning for the official opening and dedication of the new T.G. Glover Primary School.

I wish to acknowledge the family, friends, and former colleagues and students of the late T.G. Glover in whose memory we rededicate this institution of learning and character formation.

Theodore Grant Glover, a son of Inagua, was what we might call a natural-born teacher. He began his teaching career as a Monitor, at the age of 12. He came to be known and regarded as a dedicated educator committed to the development of the whole child...

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(Video) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham's 2012 Address to the Nation - Jan 27, 2012 - 12:10:24 PM

Nassau, Bahamas - On behalf of my colleagues in Government, my wife Delores, and on my own behalf, I extend to you and your family warm wishes for a blessed and happy New Year.  I also extend these wishes to visitors to our country and to those listening to this broadcast overseas, especially Bahamian students and public officers in the service of The Bahamas.

As has been my custom, I wish to report to you on our national accomplishments and challenges during the past year.  I wish also to give you a broader sense of the direction of our Bahamas in 2012.

There is a famous quote of which many are familiar.  The poet John Donne reminds us:  “No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.”
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Proposal Development and Grant Writing Workshop Held - Jan 27, 2012 - 9:45:03 AM

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The Bahamas National Drug Council in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy held a two (2) day workshop for those relevant Stakeholders who wanted to learn how to match their individual project proposals to guidelines of donor agencies, and to begin the process of writing award winning grants that would result in them procuring funding for their establishments.

Representatives from local Rehabilitation Centres, the Ministries of Education, Tourism, National Security and Public Health, along with representatives from the Public Hospital’s Authority and stakeholder groups such as the Bahamas Association of Social Health (BASH), Teen Challenge and the Great Commissions Ministries were represented...

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Information meetings held for proposed change in traffic direction - Jan 26, 2012 - 10:57:41 AM

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Nassau, The Bahamas – Residents and business owners received first hand information on the proposed changes in traffic direction on portions of Robinson Road and Palm Tree Avenue during two meetings organised by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport.

In attendance was consultant Khader Alikhan, environmental specialist Shanique Albury, engineers Francis Clarke and John Joy. Representatives of the Police Traffic Division included ASP Dennis Sturrup and Sgt. Garlon Rolle.

Giving an overview of the New Providence Improvement and Infrastructure Project, Ms. Albury explained that in March 2010 a couplet system...

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Photos of Road Improvements‏ - Feb 3, 2012 - 7:37:13 AM

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Nassau, Bahamas - Connection of the water pipe line on Kemp Road and Wulff Road as part of the New Providence Infrastructure Improvement Project has been completed and workmen are now preparing to pave the portion of Kemp Road shown in this photograph.

Photos enclosed...
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Yellow Elder Primary School Courtesy Call‏ on Governor General - Feb 1, 2012 - 8:25:43 PM


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Nassau, Bahamas - Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes speaks with students of Yellow Elder Primary School in the Ballroom at Government House, during a courtesy call February 1st, 2012.

The students then had the opportunity to pose for a photo with the Governor General...


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Public to be advised of recent false representation of Volunteer Bahamas - Jan 31, 2012 - 4:43:01 PM

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Nassau, Bahamas - Co-Chairperson of the National Committee of Volunteer Bahamas and Director of Youth in the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture Mr. Darron Turnquest announces, on January 30, the capture by police of one of the individuals who allegedly conned small community civic groups out of funds, by pretending to represent the programme. 

Mr. Turnquest warned the general public that Volunteer Bahamas representatives do not solicit monies from civic groups and encouraged them to report any such attempted solicitations to the police...
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Church service held for Permanent Secretaries - Jan 30, 2012 - 5:11:18 PM

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Nassau, Bahamas - Minister of State for Public Service and Finance, the Hon. Zhivargo Laing, brings remarks during a church service for Permanent Secretaries on Sunday, January 29, at the Anglican Church of the Epiphany.

Minister of State for Public Service and Finance Zhivargo Laing, and Permanent Secretaries, came together for worship on Sunday, January 29 at the Anglican Church of the Epiphany, Prince Charles Drive...

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