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Illegal VoIP Use Devaluing BTC
The value of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company [BTC] is diminishing because private and business users are bypassing the company's private network to embrace new technology like Voice over Internet Protocol [VoIP] which offer drastically lower long distance calling rates, according to a new revelation contained in an Inter-American Development Bank [IDB] document. .Cause for concern
More than three weeks after the reported malarial outbreak in Exuma, the only conclusive evidence the Ministry of Health can give to the public is that "it is imported."That is good to know but that is not all there is because the worried residents would like to know, imported from where? On Wednesday, the Minister of Health, Dr Bernard J Nottage, told members in the House of Assembly that the outbreak was under control and with the several surveys that are ongoing, the source of the infections will ultimately be revealed.
If it is accepted that all the people identified with malaria were infected in Exuma, then it is a certainty that the female anopheles mosquito is present on the island, and it should be determined how it got there and the suspected numbers.
Inmates get qualifications
Fifty prisoners have proudly completed special training courses within Fox Hill prison and graduated with distinction.The inmates were all from the Correctional Training Institute at Her Majesty's Prison, Fox Hill, equipped and now have educational certificates which should help them gain employment when they are released.
Chief Officer Murphy from the prison's education department informed The Guardian that certificates were offered in areas such as basic computer (Windows and Microsoft Word), the culinary arts, small engine repair, entrepreneurship skills, welding, and ceramics.
To top it all off, the inmates were congratulated on their achievements when they were addressed by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Communications International Limited, Wendall K.