12 December 2018
International Experts on combating nuclear terrorism, via INTERPOL (International Criminal Police Organization) are in The Bahamas conducting a workshop on Counter Nuclear Smuggling. They will train thirty-three participants from National Security Agencies of both the public and private sectors on how to detect and intercept smuggling of radiological and nuclear materials. Acting Commissioner of Police, […]
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12 December 2018
A 15-page report into unregulated communities or shantytowns in Abaco reveals that 80 per cent of those residents have legal status, while the other 20 per cent are undocumented. This announcement was made by the Chairman of the Shantytown Action Task Force Committee, Dion Foulkes who gave an update to reporters outside yesterday morning’s weekly […]
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12 December 2018
Labour Minister Dion Foulkes told reporters ahead of his weekly cabinet meeting yesterday that a new OBAN Energies heads of agreement is on the horizon. This came five months after announcing an amended head of agreement was underway back in June. Mr. Foulkes also confirmed that a negotiation team has been appointed to ensure that […]
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12 December 2018
Opposition Leader Philip Davis said the International Monetary Fund report does not accurately reflect what’s happening in the country, nor does it reflect the social pains faced by everyday Bahamians. Further, as far as he is concerned, the success of the economy has absolutely nothing to do with anything the FNM did. “It boils down […]
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12 December 2018
The widow of the late Sir Clement Maynard, Zoe ‘Lady’ Maynard was lauded yesterday as a matriarch and a pillar of strength who worked tirelessly in public life. This came from the opposition leader, Philip Davis in the wake of Lady Maynard’s death Monday morning. She was 92. “A supporter of the progressive movement, the […]
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11 December 2018
Nearly a week after hundreds of nurses voted in a strike poll, The Bahamas Nurses Union (BNU) has yet to secure the certification needed to push ahead with strike action. Director of Labour, John Pinder confirmed that much to the Journal, noting that this was due to a typographical error on his office’s part, but […]
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11 December 2018
A weeklong visit to The Bahamas ended with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) giving a positive assessment of the local economy. Having discussed the country’s outlooks and risks, financial developments and sectors, the IMF team concluded that the Bahamian economy continues to recover, with real GDP growth projected to reach 2.3 percent in 2018 and […]
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11 December 2018
Opposition Senator Jobeth Coleby-Davis says the compendium of financial bills of the government were not drafted in the best interest of the country. Making her contribution on the bills in the Senate yesterday, she submitted that the governing Free National Movement is not thinking of the Bahamian, but is instead an outright compliance to requests […]
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11 December 2018
The Minister of Works, Desmond Bannister yesterday called a statement made in a voice note circulated in social media by former PLP Member of Parliament, Mr. V. Alfred Gray, “untrue and entirely without foundation.” In a statement to the media yesterday, the Minister said, “in his very irresponsible statement, Mr. Gray alleges that the Government […]
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11 December 2018
The Maynard family is mourning the death of their matriarch, Zoe Lady Maynard. Lady Maynard died yesterday morning at the age of 92. In a statement, her children – Dr. Peter Maynard, Allyson Maynard-Gibson, David and Clement T. Maynard III – said they were fortunate to have wonderful parents, who loved the lord, treasured family […]
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