Pinnacle Seekers Toastmasters Club 1513325 Installation

Nassau, Bahamas – Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes brought remarks at Pinnacle Seekers Toastmasters Club 1513325, Installation of Executive Officers, on Friday, July 23, 2010 at Paul Farquharson Conference Centre, Police Headquarters, East Street. Seated from left are President, Jason Springer, president; the Hon. Branville McCartney, M.P.; Sir Arthur; Lady Joan; the Hon

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Pinnacle Seekers Toastmasters Club 1513325 Installation

Tourism Apprentice Programme Closing Ceremony‏

Nassau, Bahamas – The Ministry of Tourism held Closing Ceremony for Tourism Apprentice
on Monday, June 14, 2010 at Choices Restaurant, Culinary and
Hospitality Management Institute, The College of the Bahamas, Thompson
Boulevard. Photo shows participants that took part in the programme.

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Tourism Apprentice Programme Closing Ceremony‏

President of the IWF attends Women’s Forum meeting in Equador

ECUADOR – At the International Women’s Forum May meeting in Ecuador under the theme, “ECOWORLD- Ecology, Economy, Enterprise”, Senator Allyson Maynard Gibson, as President of the IWF, received a Proclamation from the Mayor of Guyaquil, Mr. Jaime Nebot Saadi

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FNMs Honours Meritorious Council Members

Nassau, Bahamas – FNM Leader, the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham speaks during the Investiture of Meritorious Council Members (MCM) at the FNM’s MCM banquet held Saturday, April 10, 2010 at the Sheraton Cable Beach Resort

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Thelma Beneby Honoured for 34 Years of Outstanding Service

Nassau, Bahamas – Thelma Ferguson-Beneby, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Attorney General, was recognized for thirty-four years of exemplary service in the Public Service. A retirement luncheon was held in her honour at the Police Conference Centre on Wednesday, March 31

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Fitzgerald Responds to Tribune Article‏

Senator Allyson Maynard Gibson’s Contribution on 2010 Mid Term Budget‏

Nassau, Bahamas – Enclosed is Senator Gibson’s 2010 Mid Term Budget Contribution speaking notes. We are debating the mid term budget at a time when people are hurting more than ever before; unemployment level is unprecedented; people are losing their homes to foreclosure daily; the murder rate is at a record level; the middle class is being destroyed; and, the misery index is higher than at any time in living memory. Bahamians would love to lift up their heads to the rising sun and march on to glory.

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Requests for Social Assistance steadily rises as a result of the Economic Downturn

Nassau, Bahamas – Since the beginning of the economic downturn there has been a steady rise in requests for all types of social assistance primarily in New Providence and Grand Bahama, Minister of Labour and Social Development Senator the Hon Dion Foulkes said during his contribution to the 2009/2010 Mid-Year Budget in the Senate on Monday. In 2008, the Government introduced new levels of assistance in response to the economic downturn, he said.

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Requests for Social Assistance steadily rises as a result of the Economic Downturn

Non-resident British High Commissioner to The Bahamas pays courtesy call on the Attorney General‏

NASSAU, Bahamas — Howard Drake OBE, the newly appointed British High Commissioner to Jamaica and non-resident British High Commissioner to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas paid a courtesy call on the Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Senator the Hon John Delaney at the Office of the Attorney General, Monday, March 1.

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Non-resident British High Commissioner to The Bahamas pays courtesy call on the Attorney General‏

Prime Minister attends Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Kelly Kenning OBE funeral service

NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister the Rt Hon Hubert Ingraham attended the funeral service for Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Kelly Kenning OBE, at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk, Wednesday, February 17. President of the Senate, Senator the Hon Lynn Holowesko; Sir Geoffrey and Lady Johnstone; Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator the Hon Allyson Maynard-Gibson and Max Gibson also attended the service. Enclosed is the statement made by the Rt

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Prime Minister attends Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Kelly Kenning OBE funeral service