The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

Less than a week after securing a landslide victory from the former governing Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), 15 of the elected members of the Free National Movement (FNM) received their Instrument of Appointment from Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling, on the grounds of Government House yesterday.   Taking the oath of office as cabinet ministers, […]

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With immediate effect, former Prime Minister Perry Christie resigned as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) yesterday evening.   During a special call meeting of the National General Council of the Progressive Liberal Party at the Sir Lynden Pindling Centre, Christie gave an address where he relinquished the position he was elected for during […]

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Before family and friends at Government House last Friday, the country’s new Deputy Prime Minister K. Peter Turnquest and Attorney General Carl Bethel were sworn in.    Mr. Turnquest, who was also sworn in as minister of finance, is a chartered public accountant and officially took the oath of office for this position, which has been traditionally held […]

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A daring daylight high-speed chase, yesterday morning, turned deadly for one of the occupants of what police believed to be a stolen vehicle, a dark colored Nissan Cube, which crashed into a heavy steel gate in Pride Estates. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Stephen Dean, officers of the mobile unit of the Royal […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie said National Health Insurance will be strengthened with a fund of about $30 million to cover catastrophic illnesses.   His comments came during yesterday’s NHI Enrolment Phase, launched at the Enoch Beckford Memorial Auditorium.   “We decided to commit $24 million annually with the knowledge that it might be $28 million […]

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Prime Minister Perry Christie said he was “very pleased” to take part in the long-awaited first phase opening of the 1,800-room hotel and the 200,000-square foot Convention Centre at Baha Mar. “The Hyatt Group is an entrenched global hospitality brand,” Prime Minister Christie said during the official ceremony last Friday for the resort’s phase one […]

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In the early hours of Wednesday morning fire fighters were once again called to the New Providence Landfill to battle another blaze. According to Chief Superintendent Walter Evans, the landfill fire was one of three fires that fire fighters were called to battle. “The fire services had a pretty busy morning. We have had several […]

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Police in Grand Bahama are investigating a shooting incident that has left a woman dead.   The Journal understands the victim was 24-year-old Royal Bahamas Police Force Reserve Officer Theresa Thompson, the mother of two young children.   She is also the granddaughter of former Free National Movement (FNM) Parliamentarian David Thompson.   Reports are […]

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The upcoming general election may be more pivotal than any other election in the country’s history, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.   Mr. Christie’s comments came as he addressed scores of Progressive Liberal Party supporters in the P.A. Gibson Primary School Courtyard in Alice Town, Eleuthera during a joint constituency meeting.   The nation’s […]

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As the country gears up for National Health Insurance (NHI), renovations are on the top of the list for government health facilities throughout The Bahamas.   Yesterday, some $800,000 in contracts were signed to refurbish and upgrade South Beach and Flamingo Gardens Clinics.   Contracts for the refurbishment of South Beach Health Center, valued at […]

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