The Bahama Journal – Jones Communications Network

By Licec Bastian In October 2022, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) announced an initiative to increase its fuel charge to reflect the rising cost of fuel and to clear some of the outstanding debt it owed on prior fuel purchases. But that will soon come to an end as the power giant has informed the […]

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A Stable And Receptive Environment Promoting The Bahamas before a large number of Chicago business leaders on Monday, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Philip Davis said “our beautiful archipelago is a stable and receptive environment for doing business — one that is getting better every day.” In his remarks at the City Club of […]

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Prime Minister the Hon. Philip Davis this week welcomed the President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Mokgweetsi E.K. Maisi.  The President and his delegation arrived in Nassau on Tuesday for a State Visit to The Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

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By: Licec Bastian United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC), John Kerry shot downthe suggestion that the U.S could pay “climate reparations”. In fact, when he testifiedat a House of Foreign Affairs Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee hearing onthe State Department’s climate budget back in July this year, Mr. Kerry, based oninternational media outlets, exclaimed: […]

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By: Keile Campbell In the backdrop of Director of Immigration Keturah Ferguson reportedly forced to retire, theFree National Movement (FNM) Chairman Dr. Duane Sands accused the Davisadministration of “systematically terminating” women in the public sector.Though he acknowledged some women being part of Prime Minister Philip Davis’ cabinetand Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt recently named and seated as […]

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By Gerrino J. Saunders Many members of the media were caught by surprise this week after learning thatthe popular weekly cabinet press briefings may be a thing of the past.On Monday Italia Clarke Press Officer in the Office Of The Prime Minister (OPM)sent a notice to media houses informing that moving forward the  cabinet briefingon […]

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By Licec Bastian Police officers who make arrests, find and recover illegal weapons with an arrest andthose who make arrests for dangerous drugs and recover dangerous drugs duringsearches will be rewarded in a new arrest incentive system within the Royal BahamasPolice Force (RBPF).Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander while defending the new points systemthat was revealed […]

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DESTINY JOHNSON The Grand Lucayan Resort has a number of potential buyers for the property; this coming fromMinister of Tourism Investments and Aviation Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper as hespoke about new and exciting plans for Grand Bahama earlier in the week.Asked for more information on those negotiations during the Office of the Prime Minister’sWeekly […]

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Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Spouse of President of Botswana Mrs Neo Jane Masisi was impressed with hervisit to the Nassau Cruise Port on Wednesday morning.Mrs. Masisi is in country with her husband Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi in an officialstate visit. The first lady was greeted by Minister of State for Housing and UrbanRenewal Lisa Rahming and […]

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By Gerrino J. Saunders It is “really sad” to see the leader of the opposition Michael Pintard trying to take credit for thePrime Minister’s decision to make adjustments within his team of cabinet ministers, saidProgressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell while speaking from the city ofChicago, USA on Monday morning.In his capacity as Minister […]

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