The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Urban Renewal Commission Co-Chair Algernon Allen said he and members of the organization are eager to meet with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to finally bring matters to an end as it relates to the investigation into Urban Renewal’s Small Home Repairs Programme. The co-chair is anxious for the September 17 meeting and said the […]

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Avard Dixon, 32, was charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Dixon, a resident of Summers Haven, appeared before Magistrate Samuel Mckinney for the August 11 murder of Stephen Newbold. It is alleged that Newbold and Dixon got into an argument in front of the victim’s home off Bailou Hill Road last week, […]

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Police in New Providence are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman that occurred early Saturday morning. According to reports, shortly after 1 a.m., a woman had just pulled up to her home located at Cowpen and Golden Isles Road, when a man approached her and struck her multiple times about her body […]

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The Labour Force and Household income statistics survey results were revealed last Friday and indicated that the labour force increased by 1.4 percent since its last survey conducted in November 2014. During a press conference at the Department of Statistics, the results, which were obtained over a period of six months, showed that the labour […]

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Two men are dead and another is detained in critical condition shortly after they committed an armed robbery and led police on a high-speed chase on Sunday morning. According to reports, shortly after 5 a.m. yesterday, a man was driving in his white Honda Fit vehicle on East Street, near Robinson Road, when three men, […]

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Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Bradley Roberts lashed out at the Free National Movement (FNM) and its members yesterday, claiming that the opposition refuses to stand up for Bahamians with regards to Baha Mar. In a statement, Mr. Roberts said the back and forth between political parties over Baha Mar is distracting Bahamians […]

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Chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Bradley Roberts called the newly installed stalwart councilors pillars of the government at this year’s installation service in Harbour Island on Saturday. Mr. Roberts acknowledged that the task of the stalwart councilors in Harbour Island branch of the North Eleuthera constituency can be difficult, but he commended the […]

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Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner is requesting that Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell be fired after admitting that Long Islanders were victimized by the Progressive Liberal Party. During his visit to Long Island this past weekend, Mitchell told the residents that the crude and unfortunate behaviour of their representative Butler-Turner often gets […]

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Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts is calling on prominent members of society to assist in restoring the Over-The-Hill community to its former glory days. “I take this opportunity to call on Bahamian families everywhere with origins in over-the-hill communities to join this venture and do your part in restoring socially disadvantaged and economically […]

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Last week, police reported more than one shooting per day, prompting them to strengthen their call to avoid resorting to violence to solve dilemmas. “Nassau is a safe place,” said Chief Superintendent of Police Paul Rolle. “I can’t stress enough the importance of conflict resolution.” Last week Friday, police shot and killed a man of […]

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