29 September 2023
By Deandre WilliamsonUnited Nations RAF Fellow New York, N.Y. – Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, CARICOM heads of governmentand other world leaders pleaded with the United Nations Security Council for a resolution on amultinational force for Haiti.In the midst of the growing chaos in the CARICOM member state, the leaders agreed that theworld owes […]
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29 September 2023
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Tourism, Investments and Avaiation Director General Latia Duncombe touted thatThe Bahamas is on pace to reach the eight million mark for tourists arrivals thisyear as she revealed that so far, to date The Bahamas has welcomed over 6 millionvisitors to its shores.As World Tourism Day 2023 was celebrated globally on […]
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29 September 2023
Life is like a vapor. It is fleeting. A few hours before his passing between Sunday night and Monday morning of this week, Obie Wilchcombe spoke with a number of individuals expressing his sadness over the passing of a few friends, among them the wife of one of his cabinet colleagues. It was therefore with […]
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29 September 2023
Changing Of The Guard By Godfrey Eneas Changing of The Guard is usually a military term to describe a military maneuver which was about to take place. During the days of Colonial Rule in The Bahamas, changing of the guard was an event which took place usually on Saturday morning at the front door of […]
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29 September 2023
By: Keile Campbell A former broadcaster with the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas (BCB),the Bahamas’ Ambassador to the United States Wendall Jones reflected on the manhe once called a colleague and remembered the Late Minister Obie Wilchcombe asone he admired.Like many others, upon hearing about the death of the veteran broadcaster,Ambassador Jones told this newspaper […]
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29 September 2023
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer In politics, the late Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini heldmany senior offices; one of his first Parliamentary roles was a Senator for theProgressive Liberal Party (PLP). He was appointed to the Senate in August 1994 bythen Prime Minister, the late Sir Lynden Pindling.As the news set […]
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29 September 2023
By: Keile CampbellThe government has well acknowledged the on-going issue of nurses in thecountry migrating to other countries for better opportunities; however, PublicHospitals Authority (PHA) Managing Director Dr. Aubynette Rolle revealed thatrecruitment is currently ongoing.Dr, Rolle spoke on the sidelines of a luncheon in celebration and appreciation ofnurses in the country hosted by Bahamas Harvest […]
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29 September 2023
By: Keile Campbell The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) Managing Director, Dr. Aubynette Rollehas acknowledged that there were delays into getting certain medications in thepublic hospitals. And while she did admit that there were some issues with supplychains, she asserted that it has all been rectified.Dr. Rolle’s comments came after Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman, andformer […]
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29 September 2023
By: Licec BastianA 44-year-old and a 21-year-old, both males, were gunned down in separate shootingincidents this week pushing the country’s murder count up two notches.The 44-year-old, identified by a Bahama Journal source as Edward Butler was shotoutside his home on Acasia Avenue in Pinewood Gardens on Monday night.Police said the incident occurred around 9:09pm.“Police were […]
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29 September 2023
Fellows participating in the 2023 United Nations Reham al-Farra Journalism Fellowship met with President of the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly Dennis Francis, of Trinidad and Tobago, on Sept. 15. Deandre Williamson, a journalist from The Bahamas was selected to participate in this fellowship. A total of 12 fellows were selected and they come from diverse […]
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