National News

New Year’s Address to the Nation by Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham

2010 – A BETTER YEAR

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Cuban Detainee Shot At Detention Centre

(Nassau, Bahamas) - Police in the Capital are investigating a shooting incident at the Bahamas Detention Centre that resulted in a Cuban Detainee being shot ...

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Committee appointed to investigate sexual allegations and molestation tables report to Parliament

(BIS Release) Nassau, Bahamas -- The Select Committee of the House of Assembly to investigate allegations of sexual molestation in the Eight Mile Rock High ...

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Department of Immigration charges two Bahamian males for assisting illegal landing

NASSAU, Bahamas, -- The Department of Immigration was successful today charging two Bahamian males before the courts for assisting in illegal landing, which is in contravention ...

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Bahamas Civil Aviation Department Release on the Fatal Plane Crash off Bimini.

(Press Release) - On Sunday January 17, 2010 at approximately 2140 UTC (4:40 p.m. EST) the Bahamas Civil Aviation Department/ Air Traffic Services was notified ...

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Repatriation of Illegal Haitian Nationals Suspended, Release of Detained Haitian Immigrants Ordered.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Government has ordered the release of illegal Haitian immigrants detained at the country’s Detention Centre, and has suspended the repatriation of ...

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NEMA stands ready to assist in Haiti relief effort

(BIS) - A delegation from the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency, CDEMA, will visit Haiti on Friday (January 15, 2010) to assess the destruction caused ...

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Haiti Emergency Assistance & Reconstruction Fund

(Nassau, Bahamas - BIS Release) - The Government today announced that a Special Haiti Emergency Assistance Fund is being established with a view to providing ...

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Bahamas mobilized in Haiti earthquake aftermath

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been mobilized as The Bahamas braces for an influx of immigrants fleeing Tuesday's 7.0 earthquake in Haiti....

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The Bahamas Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives statement, regarding the earthquake in Haiti, Bahamians impacted and condition of the Bahamas Embassy

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to assure the public that the Government is actively monitoring developments in Haiti following the massive earthquake which struck ...

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