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BIG DEAL FOR BALMORAL IDB-WSC AGREEMENT TO BRING WATER TO 200,000
 
LUXURY DEVELOPMENT: Bahamian entrepreneurs Adrian and Adrianna Fox signed a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with the government on Thursday for a $300 million dollar luxury development “Voir Beach”.  According to the developers 500 Bahamians will be employed during the construction of the development over four years; and 744 full time positions will be on stream once operations begin, according to the developers.  Voir Beach will feature a hotel and residence on the Cable Beach Strip and will also include 40 water bungalows on Balmoral Island.  Ground is expected to be broken in February 2026.   Photographed above are Prime Minister the Hon. Philip Davis, Ms. Adrianna Fox, Mr. Adrian Fox and other government officials.  (BIS photograph by Eric Rose)

BIG DEAL FOR BALMORAL

An agreement for a $300 million Bahamian-owned resort planned forthe Cable Beach strip and Balmoral Island was signed on Thursdaywhich the developers say will provide jobs for 500 Bahamians during itsconstruction over the next four years and 744 full time positions whencompleted.Voir Beach which is being developed by the Fox Group of Companieswill boast two […]

IDB-WSC

IDB-WSC AGREEMENT TO BRING WATER TO 200,000

By Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer More than 200,000 people in 65,000 households will benefit from a newly-signed agreementbetween the Water and Sewerage Company and the International DevelopmentBank.The agreement signed on Monday at the end of the bank’s XIII AnnualConsultation with the governors of IDB Caribbean member countries provided thegovernment with a $100 million conditional credit […]

EDITORIAL – A PERIOD OF ANXIETY

07 February 2025

The attentive public in The Bahamas must be aware that the political directorate in The United States is issuing Executive Orders and announcing changes that would negatively impact our economy. Over the last several days there were many protest marches in several U.S. cities with Americans expressing their displeasure on presidential over-reach on several issues. […]

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Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles

POLICE COMMISSIONER GIVES 2024 CRIME YEAR REVIEW

07 February 2025

By Latonya Roberts – Journal Staff Writer On Monday, Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles underscored that the goal ofthe Royal Bahamas Police Force is to keep the Bahamian public safe and revealed2024 crime statistics that showed a climb in the murder count and a reduction inthe number of rapes in the country when compared to 2023.She […]

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POLICE COMMISIONER ROOTING OUT THE BAD APPLES

07 February 2025

By: LATONYA ROBERTSJournal staff Writer Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles said that once completed, investigations intoalleged corrupt law enforcement officers, will determine if such officers are placedbefore an arbitration board or a jury.The commissioner’s comments came at a press conference on Monday at the PaulFarquharson Centre when asked about additional officers that were charged inconnection with […]

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PM: Sale of Grand Lucayan Imminent

07 February 2025

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff WriterThere is no doubt there has been tremendous frustration anddisappointment for successive administrations regarding the sale ofthe Grand Lucayan Resort.The Grand Lucayan is considered to be the anchor property for GrandBahama generating hundreds of direct jobs, and hundreds moreindirect jobs and opportunities for residents when operating atoptimum levels.And now with […]

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RBPF NEW BODY CAMS AND ETHICS TRAINING FOR OFFICERS

07 February 2025

BY SHENIA ROBERTSJOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) has 900 body cameras to date and is expecting 300more according to Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles.Commissioner Knowles said this initiative is a top priority for the RBPF as it is their aim tooutfit all frontline officers with body cameras to monitor their interactions with […]

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GOVERNMENT TACKLING ILLEGAL CHARTER FISHING IN THEBAHAMAS

07 February 2025

BY: LATONYA ROBERTSJournal Staff Writer While the Bahamas has faced a long and consistent challenge with poachingfrom the south mainly by commercial fishermen from the Dominican Republic,it has always been known that there is also a threat from the north mainly fromAmerican fishermen and fishing charters that also cause The Bahamas millionsof dollars in lost revenue for […]

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Arrest Warrants For Police Officers Issued

07 February 2025

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writers Complaints against police increased drastically in 2024 and this week a number ofofficers from the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) prompted the courts toissue arrest warrants for them after they failed to appear in the Coroners Court toanswer to serious matters related to several fatal police shootings in recent […]

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Smith’s Sentencing Appeal In Baby Bella’s Death Dismissed

07 February 2025

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Court of Appeal has rejected a bid by Darion Smith, 37, who wasconvicted in the murder of his live-in girlfriend’s four-year-olddaughter D’onya Bella Walker.Smith was found guilty of beating Baby Bella to death on November 5 thin 2021.He was sentenced to 25-years in January 2023 by Justice RenaeMcKay […]

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EASIER ACCESS TO BUSINESS LOANS

31 January 2025

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The easy access to business loans has been the cry from budding It has been a longand entrepreneurs and established small and medium sized business owners looking toexpand. Accessing capital from commercial banks seems almost impossible whencompared to the relative ease to qualify for a consumer loan to purchase […]

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COMMISSIONER SHANTA KNOWLES RECEIVES JCN PERSON OF THE YEAR
AWARD -- The newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Ms. Shanta Knowles was named The
Jones Communications Person of The Year for 2024. Commissioner Knowles received
the award this past Monday, 27 th January in a special ceremony held at the Jones
Communications Media Theatre on University Drive. Commissioner Knowles is
photographed receiving the JCN award from Governor-General Her Excellency, the
Most Honourable Cynthia Pratt. Also photographed from left are His Excellency
Wendall K. Jones, The Bahamas Ambassador to The United States; Prime Minister the
Honourable Philip Davis, KC; the Honourable Wayne Munroe, KC, Minister of National
Security; and Ms. Kimaley Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Jones Communication
Network.

RBPF Commissioner Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year 2024

31 January 2025

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer This week the management and staff of the Jones Communications Network (JCN)and a special committee of the civil society and person of the year awards honorednewly appointed Commissioner of Police Shanta Knowles, as the JCN Person ofThe Year for 2024 during a celebration at JCN’s headquarters at #83 UniversityDrive […]

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