08 May 2019
Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest says that economic growth in the country will be felt within a year. He was responding to concerns that despite the touted growth in the economy, this is not being felt by everyday Bahamians. According Mr. Turnquest, this should be the case sometime this year. “You have the construction sector that will feel it before […]
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08 May 2019
Bahamas Against WTO organizer and member, Fayne Thompson, said yesterday that the World Trade Organization (WTO), Impact Assessment, produced by Oxford Economics, is a scathing review of The Bahamas’ accession to the organization. Speaking with this Journal, Mr. Thompson suggested that the report indicates that The Bahamas “government is in a quandary” when it comes […]
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07 May 2019
It has been said that Morton Salt has the government ‘in their back pocket’, as there is still no sign of a resolution between union members in Inagua and the salt company. President of the Bahamas Industrial Manufacturers and Allied Workers Union (BIMAWU) Jennifer Brown told The Journal that the company has been telling the government that the […]
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07 May 2019
National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday congratulated 16 senior Police officers for completing phase one of his ministry’s Senior Professional Certification in Law Enforcement Leadership. Mr. Dames, in his address, said that as criminality evolves and becomes more sophisticated, it is important for public safety officials to adapt and make use of cutting edge technology. […]
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07 May 2019
The Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar said he is confident then that Disney Cruise Line will not allow the South Eleuthera project to damage its reputation. He said, “there isn’t a company better than Disney, and when we sat down and talked to Disney, it is so much more important to their whole philosophy that they get this project right. They […]
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07 May 2019
The Ministry of Tourism and Aviation presented its creative campaign featuring Bahamian-American rock legend Lenny Kravitz to Canadian Media and Travel Industry Partners during a local campaign launch event on May 2ndat the Bisha Hotel. Set to the lyrics of Kravitz’s hit song Fly Away, the television commercial and supporting marketing campaign captured his deep personal connection to […]
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07 May 2019
The two arrested in connection with more than $10,000 worth of drugs were formally charged with the crime in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Adam Alexander Johnson, 26 years old and Jermaine Alexander Adderley, 25 years both of 19 Dorchester Street, were arraigned before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain on possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply. The two […]
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07 May 2019
National Security Minister Marvin Dames says there was no miscalculation surrounding the appointment of Paul Rolle as Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police as Deputy Commissioner Emrick Seymour starts his pre retirement leave. His comments comes after Opposition Leader Phillip Davis asserted that he was not consulted on the appointment by anyone. Minister Dames maintains no consultation with the opposition […]
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07 May 2019
With two incidents of crime last weekend, which involved the Tourism Sector, National Security Minister, Marvin Dames said these incidents do not threaten the Tourism Industry. On Saturday, according to police reports, “shortly after 11am, a woman was at a beach on Paradise Island when she was sexually assaulted by a 34-year-old Bahamian male, who was […]
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07 May 2019
Law Enforcement Officers of the Financial Crime Unit and the Anti-Corruption Branch of the Royal Bahamas Police Force are undergoing a two week training with the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) and the European Union (EU), on Financial Investigation Accreditation Training. The training is anticipated to provide the units’ representatives participating, with the skills […]
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