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OPTIMISM IN HAITI

There is new hope for security in Haiti as countries around the world are pledging more support and funding to bring about peace and security in that Caribbean country.  The new Council there claims that the Haitian people are optimistic about the future.   The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged another $160 million in […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime Intelligence Agency […]

WSC Chairman Refutes Victimization Claims

01 July 2019

Water and Sewerage Corporation Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson refuted claims of victimization this past Friday from APEX Underground Utilities and Construction Company Ltd. President Georgy Miller.  During a press conference, Mr. Gibson stressed that WSC’s board has nothing to do with deciding the winning bidder for three contracts recently awarded for Family Island water supply […]

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Mass Shooting in Montel Heights- -Four Minors among 17 Injured

01 July 2019

A house party took a tragic ending on Sunday morning as 17 attendees found themselves hospitalized following a mass shooting in the Montel Heights community.  According to Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson, officers received information that the incident happened shortly after midnight.  “The information that we are working with is that a male was walking […]

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Food Store Break-In

29 June 2019

Police are investigating a break-in at Super Value on Baillou Hill Road. According to police, shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, police responded to an alarm activation at the food store. Police said once they accessed the store, they discovered that culprits had cut a hole in the roof and with the use of ropes, […]

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Families Request Private Autopsies – Bodies Return Home

29 June 2019

The families of Blair John and Alrae Ramsey, the two Bahamians whose bodies were pulled from the Po River in Italy a few weeks ago, have requested and independent autopsy which the government supports. Minister of Foreign Affairs Darren Henfield confirmed as much yesterday, as the bodies of the two young men arrived aboard a […]

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Contractor Claims Victimization

29 June 2019

Water and Sewerage Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson was yesterday accused of victimization from the head of one of WSC’s approved companies. Pointing the finger is President of APEX Underground Utilities and Construction Gregory Miller, who made it clear that he is not a political contractor.  The 45-year-old father of three explained to reporters that upon […]

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Dame Marguerite Bids Farewell

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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FNM Council Blackout

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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Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review – “His Contribution To The Athletes Is Monumental”

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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Viral Voice Note Suggests RBPF Corruption – -National Security Minister Denies Claims

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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Work Permit Fees Worries Mitchell

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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