29 June 2019
In a moving and thought provoking farewell speech, outgoing Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling yesterday called on Bahamians to put aside divisiveness and unite. “I didn’t have lots of book learning, or a college degree, but I had a master’s degree in common sense,” she said. As the self proclaimed barefoot girl from Andros, […]
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29 June 2019
The nagging load-shedding crisis struck last night, causing a blackout at the Free National Movement Headquarters which resulted in the cancellation of the FNM’s Council meeting. Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis and FNM members of parliament gathered at the Mackey Street headquarters with hopes of having a post budget debate council meeting, but that didn’t […]
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29 June 2019
Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]
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27 June 2019
A scandalous voice note making its rounds on social media is fueling serious concerns about the procedures followed during police arrests and investigations. Reportedly, the voice of an ex-police officer, who identified himself as Bernard Swann, in the voice note spoke to fixed police reports, without proper investigations. Holding nothing back, Mr. Swann further charged […]
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27 June 2019
The 2019/2020 Budget Debate wrapped up yesterday in the Upper Chamber with Senator Fred Mitchell, who addressed concerns regarding the increase in work permit fees. He said these fees have now become a revenue center for the government to the extent of some $50 million per year. He added there is no incentive for any […]
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27 June 2019
Funeral preparations are underway for Alrae Ramsey and Blair John, two Bahamian men whose bodies were pulled from the Po river in Turin, Italy this month. The Bahama Journal understands that plans are being made for John to be buried this coming Saturday at Evangelistic Temple Assemblies of God at 1 p.m. Foreign Affairs Minister […]
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27 June 2019
Five days after allegedly committing his death, 32-year-old Shamano Cooper was formally arraigned in connection with the stabbing death of Bahamian artist Davon Alistair Knight, affectionately known on the music scene as ‘M-Deez’. It is alleged that on June 21, Cooper, during an altercation with M-Deez fatally stabbed him. He died en route to hospital. […]
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27 June 2019
No one was injured and no damage was reported during the emergency landing of American Eagle flight 1963 at Grand Bahama International Airport on Wednesday, according to police. Police said the emergency landing occurred shortly before 10 a.m. The flight left Charlotte, North Carolina en route to Punta Tana, Dominican Republic with 109 passengers on […]
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27 June 2019
A shark attack on Wednesday has left an American woman dead. According to police, shortly after 2 p.m. a woman was snorkeling in waters near Rose Island when she was attacked by sharks. The woman was transported to shore and taken to hospital where she was pronounced dead. In a statement issued by the Ministry […]
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27 June 2019
The government is sub-funding a disaster relief fund, which it hopes will grow to $200 million in an effort to provide relief in the event of a natural disaster. Bahamians are also being forewarned to prepare early for natural disasters during this hurricane season, considering that for three years, The Bahamas has experienced three consecutive […]
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