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Doctors Hospital Restructures Blake Road Facility - Jun 18, 2018 - 9:18:57 AM
Doctors Hospital Health System is excited to announce the restructuring
and renaming of its outpatient services facility on Blake Road.
Effective July 6, 2018, Bahamas Medical Center will begin operating under the name Doctors Hospital West.
As part of the restructuring, elective surgeries will resume in the operating theater starting next month...
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U.S. Embassy Closure in observance of the Labour Day Holiday - May 31, 2018 - 9:37:41 AM
 The United States Embassy will be closed on Friday, June 1st in
observance of the Labour Day Holiday. Please be advised that the
Embassy will resume normal business operations on Monday, June 4th at
8:00 a.m.
For any emergencies involving U.S. citizens, please
contact the U.S. Citizens Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy’s Consular
Section via telephone: 242-322-1181...
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United States Embassy Commemorates Memorial Day with a Wreath Laying Ceremony - May 28, 2018 - 4:23:59 PM
On Monday, May 28, the United States Embassy commemorated Memorial Day
with a wreath laying ceremony at Clifton Pier in memory of fallen
comrades and military veterans. Special recognition was given to U.S.
Patrol Squadron 23 Sailors, who died off the coast of Nassau on May 7,
1954, Bahamian Private First Class Norman Darling who died in the Iraq
War in 2004 and Sergeant Errol McKinney, U.S. Army, a Bahamian killed in
a motorcycle accident in 2013 shortly after to returning to Ft. Bliss,
Texas following a deployment to Afghanistan...
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Inaugural Launch Reception held for the Bahamas’ Restructuring and Insolvency Association - May 27, 2018 - 4:30:41 PM
The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (Bahamas)
(“RISA Bahamas”) held its launch event on Thursday 24 May 2018 at the
Royal Blue Golf Club, Baha Mar. In attendance were approximately 50
guests comprising members of the Judiciary, Queen’s Counsel, Certified
Financial Analysts, Accountants and Attorneys represented from The
Bahamas’ leading institutions, accountancy, and law firms.
Welcoming
remarks were given by the Founding Directors of RISA who noted that the
organization which has already established similar chapters in the
Cayman Islands, Bermuda, BVI as well as the United States amongst others
is a first of its kind here in this jurisdiction...
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RBDF Personnel Graduate from University of The Bahamas - May 26, 2018 - 1:24:42 PM
The Royal Bahamas Defence Force congratulates 7 of its members, who
successfully graduated from the University of The Bahamas on Thursday
past at the Thomas A. Robinson Stadium.
The graduates include:
Lieutenant Natasha Woods (BA – Business Administration in Accounting),
Petty Officer Deanna Davis (Bachelor of Education – Primary
Certification), Leading Women Marines Stacy Ferguson, Michelle Wood and
Jocelyn Scarlett (Bachelor of Science – Nursing), Able Woman Marine
Ebony Gibson (Bachelor of Science – Tourism Management) and Marine
Seaman Marcian Tucker (Bachelor of Science – Biology and Chemistry)...
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Bahamas First Holdings Limited announces New Chair - May 25, 2018 - 4:56:43 PM
Bahamas First Holdings Limited recently conducted its 2018 Annual
General Meeting during which Ian Fair, Chair for the last nineteen
years, announced his retirement. The Board has subsequently announced
the appointment of Alison Treco as Chair of the Board and its subsidiary
companies effective May 25, 2018.
Alison Treco has served as a
Director of the company since 2012; she has been Chair of the Board’s
Audit Committee since 2012 and in December 2017 was appointed Deputy
Chair of the Board. She has a long history in financial services,
starting her accounting career in 1980 with Peat Marwick Mitchell (which
subsequently merged with another firm to become KPMG) in London...
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Milo Butler’s New Managing Director, Damian Butler recaps first year at the helm - May 20, 2018 - 10:19:22 AM
Damian Butler officially became the CEO & Managing Director at Milo
Butler Group of Companies on May 1, 2017. Since then, the
third-generation businessman has guided the company through two retail
store openings, expanded his management team by five and added two new
brands to Milo Butler’s wholesale grocery distribution business.
Last
May, the former Director of Liquor Operations took over the helm when
his brother, Franklyn Butler, II moved from Managing Director to company
Chairman. Their grandfather, Sir Milo B. Butler the first Bahamian
Governor General, started the business in 1963 selling grocery items
throughout The Bahamas...
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U.S. Embassy Closure in observance of the Whit Monday Holiday - May 18, 2018 - 9:34:15 AM
The United States Embassy will be closed on Monday, May 21st in
observance of the Whit Monday Holiday. Please be advised that the
Embassy will resume normal business operations on Tuesday, May 22nd at
8:00 a.m.
For any emergencies involving U.S. citizens, please
contact the U.S. Citizens Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy’s Consular
Section via telephone: 242-322-1181...
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Budweiser UP, To Win a Trip of a Lifetime to the FIFA World Cup - May 16, 2018 - 12:37:35 AM
The countdown to the FIFA World Cup Championships has begun and thanks
to a new partnership with Budweiser Beer and the Bahamian Brewery &
Beverage Company, one lucky Soccer fan here in The Bahamas will have the
opportunity to see one of the most highly anticipated games unfold
live, as it happens at the Otkritie Arena in Moscow, Russia.
Heralded
globally as the most prestigious association soccer tournament in the
world, the World Cup has and continues to attract millions of viewers
surpassing even the Olympic Games...
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Callenders & Co. Names Martin Lundy Jr. Partner - May 13, 2018 - 9:52:38 PM
Callenders & Co., the nation’s oldest law firm, today announced
environment and human rights attorney, Martin Lundy II, as its newest
partner.
"Callenders is proud to name Martin Lundy a junior partner," said Chad
Roberts, managing partner, Nassau. "With the firm's history dating back
more than one hundred years, Callenders' partnerships have symbolized
the best in the profession, excellence in work ethic and sterling
integrity, all characteristics which Mr. Lundy has demonstrated
consistently since joining the firm in 2012."
Lundy came up through the ranks, as a pupil under the tutelage of the
late Colin Callender, QC. He was promoted to Associate a year later...
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PwC advisory team facilitates Bahamas forensics workshop for public bodies - May 11, 2018 - 4:00:53 PM
PwC Bahamas in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General
(OAG) brought together several top leaders of its regional and global
Advisory units to facilitate the first ever Bahamas forensics training
workshop. The two-day event was aimed at enhancing the technical
capabilities of government regulators.
The workshop was
facilitated by Tim Abrahams, PwC US Partner, Forensic Services, Kevin
Cambridge, PwC Bahamas Director of Advisory, Tania Fabiani, PwC Global
Fraud Risk & Integrity Leader and Glen Ware...
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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio makes first official visit to The Bahamas - May 3, 2018 - 1:05:24 PM
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Chairman of the Senate Foreign
Relations’ Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Transnational Crime,
Civilian Security, Democracy, Human Rights, and Global Women’s Issues,
traveled to the Bahamas Wednesday, where he met with Prime Minister
Hubert Minnis to discuss bilateral relations, and thank the Bahamas for
their leadership in working with the Lima Group countries and Caribbean
island nations to increase pressure on the Maduro regime.
Rubio
also met with U.S. Marines stationed in Nassau, and received a briefing
on the ongoing counter illicit trafficking operations in the Bahamas and
Turks and Caicos...
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Bahamas Press Club abhors media attacks - May 2, 2018 - 11:38:16 PM
On this World Press Freedom Day 2018, The Bahamas Press Club 2014, salutes the democracy enjoyed by the Bahamian media.
“We
recognize that press freedom is not a fundamental right in all nations
of the world, and we vehemently abhor attacks on media independence,”
says Press Club President Anthony Capron.
In this regard, we salute the 2018 theme “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and the Rule of Law,” says Capron...
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BISX Trading Notice - Apr 30, 2018 - 7:15:43 PM
 The Bahamas International Securities Exchange Limited (BISX) wishes to
notify the public that pursuant to a decision by the Shareholders of
Premier Commercial Real Estate Investment Company Limited, the company
has been delisted from The Bahamas International Securities Exchange
(BISX). The Bahamas International Securities Exchange Limited (BISX)
wishes to notify the public that pursuant to a decision by the
Shareholders of Premier Commercial Real Estate Investment Company
Limited...
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Challenging, rewarding year for GGYA - Apr 26, 2018 - 11:59:32 AM
Normally technology facilitates progress but when it comes to the
Governor General’s Youth Award, it just might be standing in the way of
it.
Coming out of its Annual General Meeting held Friday at
Government House, the program indicated Awards disbursement and
registration dipped year over year.
“The decline in registration
and Awards can be contributed to completely reverting to the online
record book (ORBs) and use of all the other digital tools,” said Denise
Mortimer, national executive director.
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New Reverse Osmosis Plant for Western Water Users - Apr 25, 2018 - 3:11:24 PM
Access to clean and safe drinking water is considered a fundamental
right. While millions of people across the globe continue to be denied
access to safe drinking water, the New Providence Water Development
Company (NPWDCo.) has taken steps to ensure that their customers are
receiving the best water. Now, after months of construction, the New
Providence Water Development has completed work on a brand-new Reverse
Osmosis plant.
More than 2 years in the making, the new, state of the art facility
represents a multi-million-dollar investment intended to improve both
the reliability of the water as well as the standard of water supply to
an expanded service area ranging from Lyford Cay, Old Fort Bay, Mount
Pleasant...
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Bahamas Bridal Show offers loads of give-aways - Apr 20, 2018 - 4:59:05 PM
The bridal show was held Sunday, April 15, at Melia Nassau All-Inclusive
Resort, and was hosted and organized by Buttons Bridal & Formal Wear.
Enclosed
are photos from Sunday's 30th annual Bahamas Bridal Show, including one
with the grand prize winners Tamara Flowers & Rosmond Joseph, who
are planning to wed December 22, 2018...
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WTO Panel to discuss outcome of Bahamas Vulnerability Study - Apr 17, 2018 - 7:54:19 PM
 Under the theme, “World Trade Organization (WTO) Membership – What Will
It Mean for The Bahamas?”, the Ministry of Financial Services, Trade
& Industry and Immigration, in collaboration with the University of
The Bahamas (UB) will host a panel discussion on this subject on
Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 6 p.m. at the University of the Bahamas’
Harry C. Moore Library.
The upcoming session will reveal the
results of a comprehensive Government-commissioned study – a
Vulnerability Study- to assess the impacts that the WTO accession
process may have on the Bahamian economy...
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Endangered Bahama parrot rescued after entering home through chimney - Apr 10, 2018 - 11:26:11 PM
Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Centre's animal care team
responded to a call on Sunday morning (April 8) that an endangered
Bahama Parrot was trapped inside a home on Highland Terrace in
northwestern New Providence. Upon arrival at the residence, Ardastra
Gardens’ senior zookeeper, Hendrew Haley, was able to quickly contain
the parrot that had entered the residence through the chimney.
Ardastra’s animal curator, Bonnie Young, observed that debris was still
falling into the fireplace and further inspection revealed a second
parrot about two-thirds of the way up the chimney struggling to climb
out...
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Small Arms Identification Training for RBPF and Customs - Mar 26, 2018 - 2:12:54 PM
The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) delivered a
Small Arms Identification Training for approximately 30 Bahamas Customs
and RBPF officers from March 19-23 in Nassau. The training was funded
by the ATF and was part of ongoing U.S.-Bahamian cooperative efforts to
curb the flow of illegal firearms into The Bahamas.
The
week-long program was designed to enhance attendees’ ability to
recognize and detect concealed firearms and their parts. The
interactive, peer-to-peer training was facilitated by a team of five
U.S. experts from ATF...
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