The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Two men were killed and four people shot yesterday in separate drive-by shootings that spawned a car chase, a shoot-out with police and multiple arrests. The shootings occurred in the Kemp Road area. Passersby and area residents were sent ducking for cover as armed thugs fired gunshots into the air before opening fire on the […]

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A businessman and food operator accused of running an illegal enterprise on West Bay Street says not only is he fully licenced to operate, 70 per cent of the area’s residents are his customers. Ever since Haymish Moxey opened his Gone Fish’N Extreme Grill’N operation on Perpall Tract and West Bay Street he’s gotten a […]

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Lawyers for web shop owners will be back in court next week as they continue their efforts to have Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett’s ruling overturned. Last month, Sir Michael lifted an injunction that prevented police officers from shutting down those operations. Even though the chief justice lifted that injunction, web shops have nonetheless remained […]

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Police identified the woman killed in a traffic accident Tuesday as 32-year-old Louisena Paul of Unison Road, Carmichael Road. Authorities said the driver of a gold 1994 Ford truck, who was traveling east on Cowpen Road, struck Paul. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts says the National Insurance Board (NIB) debacle is just another mess the former Ingraham administration left behind for the PLP to clean-up. In a press statement yesterday, Mr. Roberts said that Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham can hide from the media all he wants, but it is a […]

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As investigations into the murder of 34-year-old tourist Kyle Bruner continue, a top police officer said authorities are being led to question more and more people believed to be involved in the case. Police are now questioning four men in connection with the shooting death of the Chicago native and are on the hunt for […]

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Court of Appeal (COA) President Justice Anita Allen on Thursday scolded Crown prosecutors for making late submissions to the court. The court was supposed to be dealing with a case involving former Police Corporal Donovan Gardiner. Gardiner is serving a 10-year prison sentence after being convicted of Desmond Key’s manslaughter. Key died of pancreatitis at […]

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Algernon Cargill is now the former director of the National Insurance Board (NIB). As reported exclusively by The Bahama Journal yesterday, NIB’s Board decided Wednesday to fire Mr. Cargill from his post and was only waiting on National Insurance Minister Shane Gibson to approve the decision. Mr. Gibson gave his blessing to boot Mr. Cargill […]

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The Bahamas Bar Association (BBA) on Wednesday named its new building’s conference centre room after one of its longest serving members, Godfrey K. Kelly, CMG. A small ceremony was held at the Bar complex where Mr. Kelly and his wife, along with close friends and family, attended the official unveiling of the plaque which will […]

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Minister of Social Services Melanie Griffin said she would like to see more Bahamian families take responsibility for their relatives and their actions. Minister Griffin addressed the International Day of the Families Workshop on Thursday. The Community Affairs Division of the Department of Social Services, in conjunction with The Bahamas Crisis Centre, hosted the workshop. […]

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