20 June 2025
Every country of the world has rejected the increase in tariffs that United States President Donald Trump has imposed or wishes to impose on them. In The Bahamas there are growing fears that the tariffs would adversely affect the tourism product. Some Bahamian tourist officials, including hoteliers are predicting a downturn in the number of […]
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20 June 2025
By Julian Reid Bahama Journal Editor Prime Minister Philip Davis moved to set the record straight on several “misguided assertions made by the Opposition” during his closing contribution on debate of the 2025/2026 budget on Thursday, maintaining that his government is being responsible in governance. He referred specifically to claims that this administration was “making […]
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20 June 2025
BY CLEMIA NEELYJournal Staff Writer The Member of Parliament for Carmichael, Minister of Housing and UrbanRenewal, Keith Bell, said that for far too many Carmichael residents,homeownership remains out of reach. Carmichael is an area that has experiencedrapid population growth over the decades. Which is why Minister Bell announcedthe development of a new government subdivision in […]
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20 June 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor The Free National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard said his party’sforward-looking policy platform reflects their commitment to accountableleadership, inclusive economic growth, and real solutions for the Bahamian people.He said, “The FNM is not in the business of wishful thinking. We are here to lead,to govern, to offer the […]
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20 June 2025
By: ARIANNA NEELYBahamas Journal Writer Medical history was made for The Bahamas this week when doctors successfully performed thecountry’s first live kidney transplant from a 66-year-old father to his 44-year-old son. Therecipient of the kidney transplant had been managing end stage kidney disease with dialysis forthe past three yearsThe Public Hospitals Authority described this transplant […]
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20 June 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor The Free National Movement (FNM) leader Michael Pintard said his party’sforward-looking policy platform reflects their commitment to accountableleadership, inclusive economic growth, and real solutions for the Bahamian people.He said, “The FNM is not in the business of wishful thinking. We are here to lead,to govern, to offer the […]
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20 June 2025
Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer The Davis administration has begun dismantling its long-standing contractual agreements withCuba for the provision of healthcare professionals, following growing scrutiny from the UnitedStates and concerns about potential violations of international labour standards.Minister of Health, Dr. Michael Darville, announced in Parliament that existing agreements withthe Cuban government will be cancelled and replaced […]
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20 June 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor For decades residents and second home owners on Harbour Island and mainlandEleuthera have had to deal with unreliable electricity services with frequent andsometimes lengthy power outages, well the Davis administration is seeminglytaking the bull by the horns and will attempt to address this growing concern.Jobeth Coleby-Davis the Minister […]
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20 June 2025
BY CLEMIA NEELYJournal Staff Writer As the number of cars increase in the capital and in other parts of the country, theneed to register and license them grows too. Transport Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis, said on Monday during the Budget Debate in the House of Assembly thatthe Road Traffic Department plans to expand its services to […]
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20 June 2025
The decision of former Prime Minister and the displaced former Leader of the Free NationalMovement Doctor Hubert Minnis to seek re-election for the Killarney Constituency in the next general election elections has left many stalwarts of the party in a state of confusion. Dr. Minnis announced his decision during the budget debate in the House […]
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