16 January 2019
The man allegedly behind the Majority Rule late night murder is on remand at The Bahamas Department of Corrections. Accused of the crime is 30-year-old, James Thompson of Pinewood Gardens. Police said it was after 11pm last Thursday that Joel Russell aka Joseph Russell was shot. Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. He died on […]
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16 January 2019
Noted Jamaican Defence lawyer K. D. Knight made a “No case to answer submission” in the Frank Smith bribery and extortion case in the Magistrates Court yesterday. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, the Queens Counsel argued that under the Penal code under which Smith is charged, “ a public officer must make the demand […]
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16 January 2019
The financial services sector is said to be extremely nervous about The Prime Minister leading talks with officials of the European commission in Belgium, while the official opposition is questioning the advisability of the trip. Former Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell has given reasons why he believes the discussions could have easily been done by […]
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15 January 2019
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) is planning on conducting its own study into The Bahamas’ accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). To do so, it has engaged Oxford Economics – which has undertaken a comprehensive review of the local economy. According to the Chamber’s WTO Representative, Darren Pickstock, this will […]
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15 January 2019
During the year 2018 a total of 1,666 people were arrested on drug charges, with 1,397 charged and 269 not charged, according to a report released by the Commissioner of Police. Last year, 131 persons were arrested for cocaine, 41 for possession of cocaine, 76 for possession with the intent to supply, one for taking […]
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15 January 2019
Officials are looking to change the public’s perception of the Ministry of Social Services. This comes as bad attitudes and poor customer service are the two labels that have been slapped on social service workers; a serious source of concern that begs the need for change. Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell on the sidelines of […]
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15 January 2019
Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has confirmed that the partial government shutdown in The United States which has resulted in a strain on their national aviation system, is not affecting The Bahamas. According to reports Miami International Airport is providing the most visible evidence that the government shutdown is making travel less convenient with […]
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15 January 2019
An outspoken University of The Bahamas professor is seeking justice after being “chased” off campus by security this past Saturday. Professor Felix Bethel told The Journal that in late December he received a schedule indicating when and where he would conduct classes for the Spring 2019 semester and has conducted three since the semester started […]
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15 January 2019
Health Minister, Dr. Duane Sands, has revealed that in the last five years, more patients have been added to the list of Bahamians suffering renal failure. This Non-Communicable Disease (NDC), Dr. Sands said, is just one of many, as the over indulgence of sweets, salty, fatty, processed and fermented foods, landed The Bahamas in a […]
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15 January 2019
A convicted drug dealer was one of two Bahamian men charged in connection with a big drug bust in New Providence last week. No stranger to the courts, 44-year-old Nheru Newton, of Wellington Street and 22-year-old, Ernest Knowles Jr of Misty Gardens, stood before Deputy Chief Magistrate, Subusola Swain, on one count each of possession […]
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