05 October 2018
The Consultant Physician Staff Association (CPSA) plans take a strike vote on today, even after the Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis met with them to hear for himself their concerns, as promised. The Journal spoke with CPSA President Dr. Locksley Munroe, who gave insight into how that meet up went. “Primarily, we spoke about […]
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05 October 2018
Former Chairman of The Bahamas Mortgage Corporation, Dr. Duane Sands is blaming the Christie administration for the majority of the BMC’s toxic loans. Based on Dr. Sands’ timeline and calculations, most of the loans fell into default during the five year period of the first Christie government. “From 2002 the FNM was voted out of […]
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05 October 2018
Six Bahamians have been arraigned in the Magistrates Court all in connection with separate traffic fatalities. In the first instance 26-year-old Taylor Pratt was charged with one count of killing in the course of dangerous driving, one count of failing to remain stationary after an accident and one count of driving whilst not covered under […]
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05 October 2018
Eighteen of the Caribbean’s tourism youth leaders yesterday, competed for the chance to become the official Junior Minister of Tourism or Junior Commissioner of Tourism, for the entire Caribbean. According to Committee Chair for Youth Congress, Samantha Cartwright, the representatives presented on topics important and relevant to the tourism sector. “We have here today representing […]
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04 October 2018
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis called on the region to broaden its Caribbean brand in tourism and recreate a new direction forward. He was delivering the keynote address at the State of Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2018 on Tuesday evening in the Grand Ballroom of Atlantis, Paradise Island. The week-long conference explores […]
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04 October 2018
Deputy Opposition Leader and Exuma MP Chester Cooper said that the report into the Four C’s boating tragedy is an indictment on the government, the Port Department, both of whom are lax and negligent in their oversight. His comments came off the heels of the report’s damning findings which found that of the 18 commercial […]
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04 October 2018
There has been an upward spike in its delinquency rate of the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) over the years. According to its former chairman, Dr. Duane Sands, who spewed numbers in the House of Assembly yesterday, 42 per cent of the loans were delinquent. “By 2010, the BMC had a total of 3,119 loans on […]
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04 October 2018
The Minister of Health Doctor Duane Sands has fired back at Opposition Leader, Philip Davis, who yesterday criticized the Elizabeth MP’s performance. Dr. Sands response to the opposition was, “they know what they have done. They should just sit small and shut up.” He added, “the last people to open their mouth and talk about […]
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03 October 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]
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02 October 2018
The Vice President of Rights Bahamas Joseph Darville has hit out at government over the manner in which Bahamian families are reportedly being evicted from their homes because of overdue mortgage payments. Mr. Darville said a more humane process could have been found, and called it unbelievable that the Bahamas Mortgage Corporation (BMC) would take […]
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