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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Immigration Officers Charged with Bribery
Posted on 03 November 2023.
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Bahamas Joins IPU as 180th Member
Posted on 03 November 2023.
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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Man Gunned Down in Shopping Plaza 81st murder on record
Posted on 03 November 2023.
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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Traffic Fatalities Surpass 2022 Records
Posted on 03 November 2023.
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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Mitchell Says Chairman in Cabinet Follows Tradition
Posted on 03 November 2023.
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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Lynes Announces Candidacy for PLP Chair
Posted on 03 November 2023.
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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Projected Growth Expected for Bahamian Economy
Posted on 03 November 2023.
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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Govt Seeks to Modernize Public Service Payment Processing
Posted on 03 November 2023.
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Following challenges with past payments of workers in the 52-week program,Minister of Labour and Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle said the government islooking to modernize the way of processing payments.“The issue is, and we have spoken to this since day one. We have antiquatedsystems in the Public Service,” Glover-Rolle said.“We’re still […]
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Central Bank Delays Cheque Elimination
Posted on 03 November 2023.
DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Central Bank of The Bahamas has pushed back the date for the removal of cheques tosometime in 2026.In December 2021, Central Bank had announced the elimination of domestic cheques tocommence late 2024, but earlier this month the deadline was adjusted.Central Bank of The Bahamas Governor John Rolle said this gives […]
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New Parliament Design in the Works
Posted on 03 November 2023.
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer It has been many years now that parliamentarians from successive governmentadministrations have called for the construction of a new state-of-the-artparliamentary building. However, back in 2014 plans to increase salaries formembers of parliament and to construct a House of Assembly received negativefeedback from the general public and was subsequently shelved.While […]
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