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OPTIMISM IN HAITI Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill
 
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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 […]

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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 Union Wants Police Investigation

04 April 2019

President of the Water and Sewerage Management Union, Ednell Rolle has  expressed grave concern, particularly about the privacy of employees as union members allege that they are secretly being recorded. Mr. Rolle is now calling for an investigation into these allegations. However, he told reporters that the Executive Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation, […]

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WSC To Take Legal Action

04 April 2019

The  Water and Sewage Corporation is  set to take legal action against BUSAWU President Dwayne Woods for his defamatory comments against Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson. Mr. Gibson said,“myself and the General Manager have instructed Mr. Bethel to take out suit  against Mr. Woods for defamation of character,  given his statements that are farfetched, entirely untrue […]

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WSC Chairman Alleges Of Sabotage

04 April 2019

Irate Water and Sewerage workers last night upped the ante on their industrial action, engaging in what the Corporation’s Executive Chairman Adrian Gibson castigated as sabotage. As Mr. Gibson explained in the House of Assembly  yesterday  morning, following Tuesday’s “illegal strike action” there was a shutdown of water supply throughout New Providence. “Throughout the night, […]

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WATER SUPPLY DISRUPTED IN LABOUR DISPUTE

04 April 2019

Despite the threat of dismissal of members of the  Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU)  for  participating in what Water and Sewerage Chairman calls an “illegal strike”, BUSAWU’S President Dwayne Woods insists that what its members are doing is not a strike.  However the water supply in several areas of New Providence was […]

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GOV’T GIVES CONCESSIONS FOR AUTISM

04 April 2019

 Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis says  the government will add $100,000 to the new budget for the construction of a facility for children with Autism in the future. April is being recognized as Autism Awareness Month and a group from REACH  (Resources and Education for Autism and Related Challenges) were special guests during yesterday’s sitting […]

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CRYPTOCURRENCY LEGISLATION COMPLETED

04 April 2019

Finance Minister Peter Turnquest yesterday announced in the House of Assembly that The Securities Commission of The Bahamas completed the cryptocurrency draft legislation for public consultation.  This, he said, gives The Bahamas “a clear, competitive advantage with respect to digital asset solutions as financial technologies continue to drive growth in the financial services sector”.  He […]

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Operations Continue At GB Shipyard

03 April 2019

The operations  of the Grand  Bahama Shipyard were  back to normal – or as much as they can be – following Monday’s  industrial  incident. According to what authorities have shared, one of the cranes being used to carry out repairs on the Cruise Ship  Oasis of the Seas  collapsed. Eight people were injured – none […]

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Union Calls For WSC Chairman Removal

03 April 2019

Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Union members are  calling for the removal of the Chairman, Adrian Gibson and General Manager, Elwood Donaldson “post haste” from their respective positions. President, Officers and Union members of the Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) “withdrew their enthusiasm ” yesterday morning, staging a sit out on the […]

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WEAK JUSTICE SYSTEM HAMPERS DRUG WAR

03 April 2019

The weakness of the criminal justice system   has been cited as the greatest challenge to the government tackling drug trafficking here in The Bahamas. The conclusion of the US State Department’s 2019 International Narcotics Control strategy report found  that while the average time between initial arraignment and trial in 2017 was within 90 days […]

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Young Bahamian Fined For Traffic Death

03 April 2019

A St. Alban’s Drive resident was fined over $10,000 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for killing in the course of dangerous driving, but not before he begged the court of leniency.  Twenty- four year-old Hartman Rolle Jr.  pleaded guilty to three counts connected to the traffic accident the happened on February 2, 2019.   According  to the  […]

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