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Read storyThe government will use money set aside for medical facilities to fund an Unemployment Benefit Programme.
The programme is expected to start on April 20th. It will use $20 million from the medical branch of the National Insurance Fund.
The programme will eventually be supported by contributions from employers and employees.
Prime Minister Ingraham said the money taken from the National Insurance Fund will mean there will be less medical facilities built but that it would have no effect on the pension, disabilities or short-term benefits.
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Read storyAnother witness has blamed the shooting death of Keith Carey on Jamal Glinton.
On Monday, jurors watched a taped interview of Sean Brown, who is accused of the murder along with Glinton.
In the video Brown called Glinton stupid and said he did not know why Glinton had shot Carey.
He also described how the men split the money they got from the robbery – $16,000 each.
Last week in another taped interview Dwight Knowles also named Glinton as the shooter.
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Read storyTURKS & CAICOS: Britain has decided to shift power from the local government to the British Governor after reports of corruption.
Governor Gordon Wetherell has drafted an order that would transfer power from local ministers to him. The order is subject to approval by Queen Elizabeth and a debate in the British parliament on March 25.
Turks and Caicos’ Premier Michael Misick, who recently resigned, is at the centre of the corruption allegations. He is accused of building a multi-million dollar fortune since coming to power in 2003.
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Read storyAfter conning 13 people out of $52,000 in a car sales scam, Shane Mackey was sentenced to five years in jail.
In explaining his actions Mackey, 28, said he has had a cocaine problem since he was 19.
He said he would repay the people he stole from and apologized for his actions.
Mackey spent six months in jail in 2007 for a similar offense and was able to continue his scamming from the prison. He was on bail for cheating seven people when he conned six more in January and February this year.
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Read storyThe National Insurance Board is asking employers and self-employed persons to participate in a new system that will allow them to see their contribution status without visiting the NIB office.
The NIB plans to send out monthly statements of activity or inactivity by email.
Employers are asked to send an email from their business address that includes the following:
The name they registered with NIB
Their employer or self-employer number
Emails should be sent to:
employstatement@nib-bahamas.com
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Read storyBuilding materials for the National Stadium were unloaded at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre last Friday but a delay has put off the March 20th start date.
Twenty technical workers from China are waiting on visas from Britain which they need to travel here.
The stadium, which is expected to take three years to complete at a cost of $30 million, was scheduled to be finished by July 2007.
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Read storyThe Bank of The Bahamas donated $250,000 to The College of The Bahamas to find out how many Bahamians can read and figure out the best way to teach it.
The money will be used to build the National Literacy Diagnostic Research Centre which will study how reading and writing are being taught.
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