11 July 2025
By Gerrino SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Despite recent setbacks with a number of boats being sidelined for eitherroutine servicing or due to running aground and needing repairs theRoyal Bahamas Defence Force is determined to do everything in itspower to properly protect the nations’ borders, fishing grounds andterritorial waters.This week RBDF Commodore Floyd Moxey said four […]
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11 July 2025
BY CLEMIA NEELYJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas Customs and Immigration Allied Workers Union (BCIAWU) thatrepresents immigration officers successfully negotiated the promotion of 340immigration officers. It has been hailed as “the beginning of rightsizing” thedepartment, according to Immigration Minister Alfred Sears.“For the first time in many years, we are not only addressing the past, but we […]
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11 July 2025
BY CLEMIA NEELYJournal Staff Writer The Opposition is questioning why the Ministry of Finance is contractingChristmas decorations for nearly half a million dollars. FNM Leader MichaelPintard stated that under the Davis Administration, the Ministry of Finance hasbeen awarding large no-bid contracts that are well beyond of its legislativepurview; these contracts are blatantly biased and raise […]
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11 July 2025
By Tynia BrownJournal Staff WriterDespite focused efforts to curb domestic violence in The Bahamas, the country continues tograpple with devastating cases that have left families shattered and communities reeling. Inrecent days, two separate incidents of domestic violence have resulted in three deaths, includinga murder-suicide, and several others have been injured.On Saturday, July 5th, 2025, police […]
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11 July 2025
BY ARIANNA NEELYJOURNAL STAFF WRITER Prime Minister Philip Davis, speaking at the House of Assembly in early June, addressed theongoing underperformance in the real estate sector regarding VAT collections. He noted thatdespite efforts such as amnesty programs and the modernization of systems, these measures havenot resolved the issue of underperformance.Davis said “From the public utterances […]
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04 July 2025
By Gerrino J. SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Both The Bahamas and the United States of America celebrate their independenceduring the month of July, while The Bahamas will celebrate its 52nd year ofindependence next Thursday, July 10th, the U.S. is celebrating its Independence today,July 4th, with lots of fanfare and of course with massive fireworksdisplays at […]
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04 July 2025
Survey Reveals Alarming Trends in Obesity, Substance Use, and Mental Health By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Poor physical health, rising substance abuse, and mental health challenges with suicide attempts and thoughts of suicide among adolescents in The Bahamas has raised major concerns for health officials. The Ministry of Health and Wellness on Wednesday released […]
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04 July 2025
The 52nd anniversary of the independence of The Commonwealth of The Bahamas finds the country in a good place; a state of growth and prosperity. At the same time there is an obvious concerted effort to work on the challenges facing the nation, many of them caused by external forces. Since the end of COVID-19 […]
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04 July 2025
BY ARIANNA NEELYBAHAMAS JOURNAL WRITER Every election cycle there are adjustments to constituencies but there is speculation that therecould be significant changes for the 2026 General Election. Boundary Commission members,however remain mum on that. But Exuma and Ragged Island MP Chester Cooper who is also thecountry’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and […]
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04 July 2025
BY CLEMIA NEELYJournal Staff Writer In the House of Assembly on Wednesday, Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr.Michael Darville, laid the National Health Insurance (Specified Chronic DiseasesPrescription Drug Fund) Bill 2025 which aims to repeal and replace the NationalInsurance (Chronic Disease Prescription Drug Fund) Act Chapter 350A.“Our county needs a Drug Plan to address national […]
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