The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

International consultants are expected to arrive in the capitol today to begin assessments and the investigation into an oil spill that occurred over the weekend in waters off south western New Providence, Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett has confirmed. Mr. Dorsett announced in a statement Saturday that the government was made aware of an […]

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Although the Commissioner of Police has been somewhat quiet in the midst of the carnage that plagued the nation in the past few months, he was prompted to host a press conference after a robbery spiraled into the fatal shooting of a man by the hands of a police inspector. On Thursday, a man who […]

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The identity of the man who died while in police custody remains a mystery and the Commissioner of Police is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the inmate. It was this past weekend when a police report revealed that a man had died in custody but the details were very sketchy. In fact, officers remained […]

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Member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama Peter Turnquest blasted the Christie administration for ignoring the national interest of the Bahamian people, while contributing to debate on the Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority Bill, Mr. Turnquest stressed that issues like crime, unemployment and fiscal reform should be the centre of discussion at this time. […]

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Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday responded to assertions made by Fort Charlotte MP Dr. Andre Rollins that the Letter of Intent matter concerning Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells is caught up in a power struggle for leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). Mr. Davis called these assertions serious and baseless and he reaffirmed […]

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Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade vowed to personally look into investigations regarding the horrific story told by 16-year-old Santino Oliver who alleged that he was abducted, brutally beaten and left in the Southern Cemetery on Cowpen road by police officers. After numerous attempts to contact police officials on the matter, the Bahama Journal brought the […]

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The Bahamas Agricultural & Industrial Corporation, in aggressively keeping the Government’s mandate, which in part is geared toward a rejuvenation of the Straw, Shell, Sponge, Paper and Coconut Handicraft Industries, notes that history was made with the visit of El Puente GMBH delegates (Ms. Angela Lepa and Ms. Gesa Pertersen) to The Bahamas, in January […]

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The current property tax system is inadequate and riddled with duplications, this according to Minster of State for Finance Michael Halkitis who stressed that an overhaul of the entire system is needed as the government moves to collect outstanding property taxes. “What we recognise is that the IT system we have in place is inadequate […]

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Fort Charlotte MP dismisses claims he’s leaving party. Fort Charlotte MP Dr. Andre Rollins yesterday defied an order from the National General Council (NGC) of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) to apologise to party leader Prime Minister Perry Christie over a series of attacks he has launched at both the government and the performance of […]

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Police are seeking the public’s assistance yet again in solving a series of crimes – namely four armed robberies which took place Tuesday. In the first incident, shortly after 7:30am, a woman was walking on Stanford Drive when a man armed with a handgun robbed her of her handbag containing cash and other personal items. […]

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