Cutting of the Ribbon for the Official Opening of CTI HITS. (Eleuthera, Bahamas) — The evening of Monday, July 22nd, 2019 saw the soft opening of Centre for Training and Innovation’s Harbour Island Trade School (CTI HITS), the first satellite campus of CTI. Located in Harbour Island next to the Rock House, the campus focuses primarily on the delivery...
Monthly Archives: September 2019
Tennyson R. G. Wells. Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, the Hon. Michael Pintard, following the passing of Mr. Tennyson R. G. Wells, Chairman and President of BAMSI (Bahamas Agricultural & Marine Sciences Institute), on Tuesday morning, September 24th, released the following statement on behalf of the Ministry: “Our country has...
Recently, Mr. Marlon Johnson, Acting Financial Secretary gave a brief update on the progress of The Bahamas Single Electronic Window, now branded The Bahamas Customs Click2Clear initiative. “The objective of this project is to create a digital platform that will revolutionize the approach to Customs clearance and it is also consistent with the Government’s...
Minister of Foreign Affairs the Hon. Darren Henfield is in New York City for the 74th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Cabinet Office has announced. Minister Henfield heads The Bahamas delegation, which includes the Hon. Renward Wells, Minister of Transport and Local Government; Hon. Ricky Mackey, MP; Ms. Sharon Brennen-Haylock, Director-General,...
Prime Minister Minnis (at podium), with Mr. Iram Lewis shown on left. Prime Minister Minnis, on Sunday, September 22nd, 2019, during a press conference hosted at the Office of the Prime Minister in New Providence, announced the appointment of a Minister of State for Disaster Preparedness, Management and Reconstruction; as well as ‘Special Economic...
(Abaco, Bahamas) On September 17, at the request of the Bahamian government, U.S. Northern Command transported a mobile Air Traffic Control (ATC) unit to Marsh Harbour via a U.S. Air Force C-17. This state-of-the art mobile ATC unit, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, will help the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority continue restoring air...
Update (9/23/2019 7:39am) : Public Notice The Glass Window Bridge is now OPENED. Police confirmed early on Monday morning, September 23rd, 2019 that the ‘ALL CLEAR’ has been given for the Glass Window Bridge, and that it is now OPEN for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. -End update- Update (9/20/2019 3:18pm) : Public Notice...
(The Islands of The Bahamas) Bahamas Commissioner of Police, Anthony Ferguson, in a statement released on Monday, September 16th, 2019, offered condolences to families with lost loved ones, and updated the official number of deaths in the Bahamas attributed to Hurricane Dorian’s passage to 51. See full statement below: “The Commissioner...
. There is no doubt that Hurricane Dorian was one of the worst hurricanes in the western hemisphere and the worst hurricane in The Bahamas. We have all seen the horrific images of mangled buildings, boats and lumber that are the indelible images of Dorian. Not to mention the tragic loss of life and missing persons yet to be accounted for. So what...
(Eleuthera, The Bahamas) The General Public, particularly persons from Abaco and Grand Bahama, are hereby advised of the following: Guidance counselors will be at Samuel Guy Pinder All-Age School 17-19 September from 9am-5pm. ANY persons wishing to speak with the counselors can do so by visiting the School. Persons that have applied for the NIB Unemployment...