17 November 2023
By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham demanded that Minister of Labour and the PublicService Pia Glover- Rolle take back the misleading comments she made concerning the FreeNational Movement (FNM) during the recent Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Convention.Mr. Ingraham took time out of his endorsement of FNM candidate Bishop Ricardo Grant toaddress […]
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17 November 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell retained his seat as the party’schairman, beating out the sole challenger former Senator and Deputy Chair Robyn Lynes.Mitchell received 845 votes, while Lynes received 630 votes in what the winning PLPchairman has described as a race turned “nasty.” However, the party line has […]
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17 November 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Department of Aviation launched its National Aviation Three Year Strategic Plan earlier thisyear in an effort to outline the direction of the sector as well as to meet global standards andensure initiatives are aligned with the government’s key priorities.In February, the government announced 14 airports across the country that […]
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17 November 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer Director of Aviation Dr. Kenneth Romer defended criticism from President of the Trade UnionCongress (TUC) Obie Ferguson who claimed that Bahamians are not benefitting from this year’srecord-breaking cruise passenger arrival numbers.“What I would say is that hotels are experiencing record-breaking numbers of occupancy thatthe average daily rates are at a […]
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17 November 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Children’s Emergency Hostel has received a large donation of supplies valuing $19,000.Founder of It Takes One Foundation, located in Ohio, Jack Tucker said he has been a long timedonor of the hostel and has plans of hopefully adopting the hostel in an effort to get the facilitiesto maximum functionality.“You […]
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17 November 2023
By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas Industrial Tribunal and the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS)introduced JUDI.AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to automate core tribunalfunctions.The technology, developed by CAJS, will streamline time-consuming tasks like generatingorders and notices. More importantly, JUDI.AI will streamline administrative workflow, enablingmore efficient and accurate court operations. The use […]
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17 November 2023
By Chloee DeveauxJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas Industrial Tribunal and the Caribbean Agency for Justice Solutions (CAJS)introduced JUDI.AI, an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to automate core tribunalfunctions.The technology, developed by CAJS, will streamline time-consuming tasks like generatingorders and notices. More importantly, JUDI.AI will streamline administrative workflow, enablingmore efficient and accurate court operations. The use […]
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17 November 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Bahamas Laws Online was upgraded and relaunched with the purpose to be more informativeand aims to display legislation in a format that makes it more user-friendly.This new provision will allow for the review and comment of proposed new legislation priorto parliamentary debate.According to a statement by from the Office of […]
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17 November 2023
By Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer Beach Education, in association with The British High Commission, will host itsfirst UK Education Fair in The Bahamas on Saturday.The fair will consist of the UK’s most outstanding schools and scholarshipattainment. The criteria for scholarships are based on academic excellence, familyincome, and sports or art merit.More than 12 schools and […]
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10 November 2023
Many displaced Haitians are in crisis and some are still searching for shelter following thedemolition of their shantytown in the Kool Acres community on Monday.Although shantytown residents were given a 28-day notice, many believe that it wasn’t enoughtime and this dilemma can potentially lead to a humanitarian crisis.Human rights and immigration activist Louby Georges told […]
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