04 March 2019
The month of February was certainly the month of love for three lucky couples in Canada, who won an incredible opportunity to propose to their beloved ones in The Bahamas. The romantic opportunity was a result of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation’s (MOTA) social media contest, “Say Yes in The Bahamas” engagement proposal. […]
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04 March 2019
Police in South Andros are investigating a double traffic fatality that occurred on this past Saturday killing two of the vehicle’s occupants. According to reports, shortly after 6:00pm, a male driver and passenger were in a vehicle traveling south on Queen’s Highway when the driver lost control and collided into the Bank of the Bahamas […]
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04 March 2019
The Progressive Liberal Party has renewed calls for two Cabinet Ministers to resign or be dismissed. In a statement yesterday the PLP said, “ in the case of the Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames, “ the evidence against him is even more compelling given the public meltdown in the House of Assembly last […]
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04 March 2019
The Executive Director of Together Against the Death Penalty (ECPM) Raphael Chenuil-Hazan, urges the Bahamian government abolish the death penalty and break away from what he calls the “fake solidarity” that seems to be preventing The Bahamas and other English-speaking Caribbean countries from becoming abolitionist states. Chenuil-Hazan made this plea to the government during an […]
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04 March 2019
Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield says Haiti needs to be infused with economic enterprises to reduce the level of economic refugees fleeing that country. This past Friday the Minister updated The Journal on CARICOM’s talks concerning the recent eruption of violence in Haiti. Mr. Henfield said that the island nation’s foreign minister gave the heads […]
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01 March 2019
Stating that democracy is in peril in the Bahamas,the Opposition Progressive Liberal Party has taken its complaint about the conduct of two cabinet Ministers to the Caribbean Community and beyond. While it may not get a response, a letter the party wrote to the Secretaries General of the Commonwealth of Nations and CARICOM […]
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01 March 2019
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Fred Mitchell yesterday said National Security Minister Marvin Dames is unfit for high office. He expressed concerns about the Minister’s behaviour following an exchange of words with his parliamentary colleague Frederick McAlpine. Mr. Mitchell said, “this is the second such outburst by this Minister in response to criticism of his […]
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01 March 2019
National Security Minister Marvin Dames is hoping to set the record straight on his exchange with parliamentary colleague Frederick McAlpine in the House of Assembly yesterday. Mr. Dames told reporters yesterday that Mr. McAlpine, the MP for Pineridge, seemed to have wanted to apologize for comments he felt misrepresented him. Those comments were based on […]
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01 March 2019
The Downtown Nassau Partnership officially endorsed the selection of Global Ports Holdings yesterday, as the new developers and operators of the Nassau Cruise Port. Managing Director, Ed Fields stated that “while the process was being conducted, the DNP though it prudent to not publically endorse any of the bidders as we were open to looking […]
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01 March 2019
The Ministry of National Security yesterday morning launched a 24-hour trafficking in person’s hotline – the first of its kind in The Bahamas. The hotline’s to be used to exclusively to investigate such matters or as Mr. Dames put it, providing victims of trafficking another lifeline to secure assistance. “This dedicated hotline will allow victims […]
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