13 February 2019
Education Minister, Jeffery Lloyd, yesterday asserted that school campuses are safe. This after a 17-year old high school student was taken into custody in connection with Monday’s school stabbing at C.C.Sweeting Senior High School that left another in hospital. According to police, the incident unfolded around 11:00am when the teens got into an altercation on […]
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12 February 2019
Police in Grand Bahama holding three men in custody for a shooting incident in Hanna Hill, Eight Mile Rock which left two men with injuries. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Terecita Pinder reported that on Sunday, shortly after 4:00pm, police were called to Hanna Hill, where it was reported that an argument erupted with a group […]
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12 February 2019
Leading Baptist Bishop Simeon Hall is making a clarion call to the Haitian community to reveal the names of individuals who continually exploit Haitian nationals attempting to flee poverty stricken island nation. Speaking with this Journal yesterday, following a mass turnout at one of the largest funeral services on Sunday, Bishop Hall called the captain […]
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12 February 2019
The Free National Movement (FNM) has called on Opposition Leader Philip Davis to apologize for the neglect of Grand Bahama under the administration of the Progressive Liberal Party. In a statement issued yesterday the FNM accused Mr. Davis for undeservedly taking credit for the new port development in Grand Bahama. The statement said, “the old […]
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12 February 2019
Despite assurances that the schools are safe for classes to resume, parents of students of CW Sawyer and Sybil Strachan Primary have lingering concerns over a number of issues. There was an early pickup for CW Sawyer students, who returned to classes yesterday following a two-day break over mould, rat and structural concerns. Adding to […]
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12 February 2019
After a meeting between the National Health Insurance Authority and the Parliamentary Team of The Progressive Liberal Party, the Opposition is proposing that the government consider a more gradual approach for National Health Insurance that would focus heavily on primary healthcare and selective catastrophic care to meet the demands in our public hospitals. In a […]
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12 February 2019
Three young men accused of murder were yesterday arraigned before the Magistrate’s Court. In the first matter, standing before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, was 25-year-old, Shaquille Culmer of West Street/Fleming Street. Culmer is accused of the February 2nd murder of Randolph Anderson aka Deon Brice. He was not required to enter a plea and bail […]
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11 February 2019
The board and management of The Water And Sewage Corporation (WSC) are “taken aback” by comments made by Bahamas Utilities Services And Allied Workers Union President (BUSAWU) Dwayne Woods last week. Mr.Woods has accused the Corporation of rolling back benefits agreed in the Industrial Agreement. WSC Board Chairman Adrian Gibson said that after consultation with […]
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11 February 2019
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has yet to address the Voluntary Separation Packages (VSEPS) with the corporation’s union heads, but instead presented employees “a cake with all kind of cherry on top” according to Bahamas Utilities Services and allied Workers Union (BUSAWU) President, Dwayne Woods. Talks of right-sizing several government agencies, began in earnest […]
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11 February 2019
A major drug bust on the island of Andros last week has resulted in police uncovering eight marijuana fields in San Andros. Following a joint operation by Drug Enforcement Unit, US Drug Enforcement Agency and officers from the North Andros District, in two separate incidents last week, police recovered in excess of 90,000 marijuana plants. […]
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