The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer Minister of Energy and Transport Jobeth Coleby-Davis presented a comprehensive plan toaddress the electricity crisis in the country.Since taking the position as energy minister, Coleby-Davis said she has met with all stakeholdersincluding residents, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) employees and executives as well asbusiness owners to fulfill the government’s mandate of […]

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By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer It’s official, The Bahamas is on target to welcome more than eight million visitors thisyear which smashes the banner year of 2019’s record.Tourism, Investments and Aviation Minister, Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooperrevealed the number of tourists arrivals in country in the first three quarters of 2023 inthe House of Assembly […]

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BY DELVARDO EMMANUELJournal Staff Writer Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Michael Pintard continues to call for aselect committee to address the shantytown crisis.Pintard’s call was reiterated following Works Minister Clay Sweeting’sannouncement that his ministry, along with the Unregulated Communities ActionTaskforce, will begin demolishing illegal structures in unregulated communitiesafter the expiration of a 28-day notice for […]

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By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Three men, two of whom are immigration officers, were arraigned in theMagistrate’s Court last Friday, each charged with one count of bribery and onecount of conspiracy to commit bribery.The charges relate to that immigration ring uncovered within the Department ofImmigration.According to court records, Chief Immigration Officer Wyberg Brown, 50, andImmigration […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas became the 180 th member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on October 24,2023.Last week, Minister of Labour and the Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle, along with a delegation,traveled to the 147 th Inter-Parliamentary Union General Assembly in Luanda, Angola where TheBahamas became a member.The IPU is a global organization […]

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By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer A 29-year-old male, who was out on bail for attempted murder and had been shotearlier this year, was gunned down in the Harbour Bay Shopping Plaza on Monday,sometime around 7:40 p.m., becoming the country’s 81st homicide victim.He had just finished his work out at the Macfit 360 Gym when he […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer To date, The Bahamas has recorded 46 traffic fatalities, an increase of four compared to the sameperiod in 2022.Just last week Sunday, a male driving a trail motorcycle collided with a female driving a goldNissan Bluebird in the Nassau Village area.The male succumbed to his injuries on scene.With fatal road […]

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By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman and Member of Parliament (MP) for Fox Hill FredMitchell, during his contribution in the House of Assembly on Monday, explained thepractical function of the chairman of the incumbent party serving in Parliament as somethingthat is traditional, with origins of this practice traced back to the […]

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By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Senator and attorney Robyn Lynes officiallyannounced her candidacy to be the party’s national chairperson.While speaking with reporters, Ms. Lynes spoke of her aim to “reinvigorate” the membershipof the party and listen to concerns of the supporter base, if elected as chairperson of the PLP.During a […]

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BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer Despite many international and unpreventable economic issues throughout the world, theBahamian economy is still expected to outpace 2022.Governor of The Central Bank John Rolle made the announcement as he presented the quarterlyeconomic briefing.He said these trends are based on the tourism industry.“The near-term risks to the economy remain concentrated around […]

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