08 March 2019
In the book The Growth of the Modern West Indies, the author Gordon K. Lewis wrote: “ From the earliest beginnings after 1620, the Bahamian development departed radically from those of the islands properly West Indian. The productive system, after a false start in tobacco growing, was essentially mercantile. The genesis of the New Providence […]
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08 March 2019
The Bahamas Christian Council President BishopDelton Fernander is calling the retirements of senior Police Officers suspicious. He was responding to claims from the Opposition that the instructions to retire the three men were sent down from The Office of The Prime Minister. National Security Minister Marvin Dames said there’s nothing political about it. Bishop Fernander […]
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08 March 2019
Fusion Superplex Chief Operating Officer Dominic Richards is dismissing claims that the entertainment centre is too big of a dream and that the project will not succeed. Mr. Richards said he can’t convince people who don’t understand the business model. He added that he doesn’t think Galleria Cinema isn’t competition, but they just aren’t any […]
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08 March 2019
Attorney General Carl Bethel defending the government of the Bahamas says that money laundering convictions were made in The Bahamas . He has corrected comments made by European Union Member of Parliament (MEP) Sven Giegold. “It is clear that the commentator was utterly ignorant of not only the changes we’ve made, but also of the […]
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07 March 2019
Nearly $20,000 in fines for 15 foreign nationals convicted in a Grand Bahama Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The group consisted of 12 Haitians, two Chinese and one Colombian, who all appeared before Magistrate Rengin Johnson to answer charges of either illegal entry, illegal embarkation or overstaying. Delise Gedilis, Anne Edith Taris, Rose Widney Fils-Aime, Venant […]
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07 March 2019
Rights Bahamas Vice Chairman Joseph Darville yesterday urged the government to move swiftly to enforce Marco’s Law, deploy Marco’s Alert, and create a Sex Offenders Register. In a statement issued last evening, Mr. Darville suggested that the government take precautions ensuring that the rights of accused individuals are protected. This means that they remain innocent […]
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07 March 2019
The Prison Fellowship Bahamas (PFB) is known for its Christian interaction with prison inmates at The Bahamas Department of Corrections (BDOC). But what does the fellowship do outside of the four walls of the prison? President of the Fellowship, Rev. Anthony Sands, said yesterday in an interview with this Journal, that the ministry goes beyond […]
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07 March 2019
Six months after BPL’s Clifton Pier fire, there is still no word on what led to the blaze that destroyed one of the company’s engines. BPL Chief Executive Officer Whitney Heastie on Monday said the board could not give an update as the government had initiated its own investigation. Mr. Heastie also at the time […]
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07 March 2019
An overhaul of the Investment Funds industry brings changes to its outdated regulatory framework; which if left untouched, poses a risk to the country’s reputation as a leading financial services sector. Moving for Investment Fund Bill 2019 in the House of Assembly yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said the more […]
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07 March 2019
Works Minister Desmond Bannister has allayed the fears of Bahamas Electrical Workers Union that once Wartsila comes in to manage the new BPL plants that Bahamian workers will be left behind. Minister Bannister said he does not know if that is true. He said, “we have to be able to put that in place and […]
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