The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Baha Mar’s legal counsel said there is no need to bring a provisional liquidator into the Baha Mar debacle. The argument was made by Baha Mar’s attorney James Corbett, QC, last Friday, during his second day of arguments in the Supreme Court before Justice Ian Winder. He explained that the petitioners, the Bahamian government, documented […]

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Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian said the government’s effort to appoint a liquidator for the resort is a “perilous” path that could be costly and waste the assets of Baha Mar. Izmirlian made this comment on Saturday in a letter to his employees, following Friday’s court hearing, where it was announced that on September 4 […]

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Leader of the Opposition Dr. Hubert Minnis said The Bahamas has lost one of its favourite sons as he issued condolences to the family of the late Sir Albert Miller. “News of the passing of Sir Albert Miller has left many Bahamians and friends of The Bahamas sad because a great Bahamian is no longer […]

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Shadow Minister of Labour and Social Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Long Island Loretta Butler-turner has announced that she is suing Damian Gomez. In a very brief statement issued on Monday afternoon, Butler –Turner announced that she would be suing the attorney and MP of Central and South Eleuthera after she said he […]

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Police in Abaco are investigating a traffic fatality that has left a 30-year-old male dead. Reports are that on Tuesday shortly after 6 a.m., police investigated a traffic accident that occurred on S.C Bootle Highway, involving a white 2001 Honda Integra that was travelling west on S.C Bootle Highway when the lone driver crashed into […]

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Former Deputy Police Commissioner and successful businessman Sir Albert Miller died yesterday at the age of 89. Sir Albert was also the co-chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd. and Group of Companies and was named the 1998 Business Person of the Year by The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce. He was born in Long […]

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Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard is urging Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts to present the information he is threatening to reveal concerning FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis. According to Pintard, Roberts continues to threaten to reveal information about Dr. Minnis relative to the period he served as minister of health. “The leader of […]

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The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, held a Psychological First Aid workshop to equip residents with stress relieving skills following a disaster, man-made or natural. The purpose of the workshop held at the operations centre on NEMA’s Way and Gladstone Road last Thursday was to provide […]

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell said he has every right as a Cabinet minister and Member of Parliament to visit any constituency in the country whenever he wants. Minister Mitchell’s comment came yesterday following Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner’s objection to his visit to her constituency over the weekend. He pointed out […]

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Minister of Financial Services Hope Strachan said yesterday that the statistics from the Labour Force Survey are concerning and the increase in the unemployment of persons in the sector is reflective of several factors namely the downsizing, closure and amalgamation of certain commercial and offshore banks and banking services. The recent Labour Force Survey revealed […]

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