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TOGETHER WE RISE

By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer On July 10, 1973, more than 50,000 Bahamians stood shoulder to shoulder at Clifford Park, watching with pride as the black, gold, and aquamarine flag of an independent Bahamas was hoisted for the first time. The black triangle represents the strength and resilience of the Bahamian people, the gold […]

RBDF Commissions Four New Safe Boats

RBDF Strategically Deploys New Safe Boats

By Gerrino SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Despite recent setbacks with a number of boats being sidelined for eitherroutine servicing or due to running aground and needing repairs theRoyal Bahamas Defence Force is determined to do everything in itspower to properly protect the nations’ borders, fishing grounds andterritorial waters.This week RBDF Commodore Floyd Moxey said four […]

Eleuthera Resident arraigned on ammunition charges

22 January 2019

A young Bahamian, Mario Deveaux, yesterday afternoon stood before Magistrate, Ambrose Armbrister on a litany of ammunition charges. Deveaux, who was arrested in Rock Sound Eleuthera, was charged on one count each of possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of ammunition, possession of ammunition with the intent to supply and possession of a component part […]

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UB’S PRESIDENT REFUTES FYRE FESTIVAL CLAIMS

22 January 2019

Netflix’s documentary on the infamous Fyre Fest Fiasco in the Exumas had a lot of tongues  awagging after show producers accused two former public officials and a University president of corruption.  Yesterday University of The Bahamas President Dr. Rodney Smith is seeking to clear his name from the discussion.  The documentary spoke of festival organizers […]

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Gov’t Signs Contract On Japanese Vehicles

22 January 2019

The  government of The Bahamas has signed a contract with EAA Company  Limited- a Japanese car inspection company in hopes of eliminating the possibility of radioactive cars being imported to The Bahamas. According to the Arawak Port Development, in 2016, more than 11,000 passenger and commercial Japanese used cars were imported to The Bahamas. A […]

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Man arraigned on attempted murder charges

22 January 2019

Twenty-nine year old Darrell Bain, aka “Tallboy” and “Scaredem” of Dean Street yesterday afternoon stood before Magistrate Ambrose Armbrister, accused of several charges stemming from two separate incidents. In the first matter, Bain is alleged to be behind one count each of house breaking, armed robbery and garroting. Reports are that on Wednesday June 27, […]

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Men Employed Over Women

22 January 2019

Preliminary results from this year’s statistics, reveal that men still dominate the work force over women.  From the Labour Force Report, as of November 2018 more men than women and more young men than young women are employed.  In fact, men outnumber women in the work force by almost 10,000. According to the report, “women […]

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Unemployment Increases

22 January 2019

 The unemployment rate in the Bahamas has increased   from 10 percent to 10.7 percent as of November 2018, a 0.7 percent increase.  Senior statisticians in The Department of Statistics say  this increase is as a result of more Bahamians being added to the labour force, over 4,000 in total. With more than 10,000 new […]

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Ervin Knowles Dies at 84

22 January 2019

Former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Ervin Knowles  has passed away on Sunday  at the age of 84 years.   A building contractor and land developer, Mr. Knowles was first elected to Parliament in 1977 as a member of the Bahamian Democratic Party, but resigned from the party in June 1978.  He later became […]

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Second Traffic Fatality In Two Weeks

21 January 2019

Police investigating the second traffic fatality in New Providence  for the month of January after a male was ejected from his car early Sunday morning on John F Kennedy Drive.  This latest traffic fatality followed the death of a Royal Bahamas Defence Force Officer who succumbed to his injuries following a motorcycle accident two weeks […]

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GB Police Search For Wanted Suspects

21 January 2019

Grand Bahama police need  assistance in locating two men that they consider extremely dangerous.  Police say 43 year old Tavares Demonte Beckford aka “foe” and 32 year old Tony Jamal Smith, aka Jamal Penn, aka “fool” are both wanted by the Central Detective Unit.  Beckford aka “foe” is wanted for questioning in an attempted murder […]

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DNA CONCERNED ABOUT CYBER CRIME

21 January 2019

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) spokesperson for Information Technology Samuel Strachan has expressed  concerns surrounding recent reports of a cyber-attack on the Broadcasting Corporation Of The Bahamas (BCB).   He noted that just last week, an individual caused the encryption of the BCB’s digital library and other data and is attempting to extort funds in the […]

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