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OPTIMISM IN HAITI Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill
 
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OPTIMISM IN HAITI

There is new hope for security in Haiti as countries around the world are pledging more support and funding to bring about peace and security in that Caribbean country.  The new Council there claims that the Haitian people are optimistic about the future.   The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged another $160 million in […]

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Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime Intelligence Agency […]


“NO VISION FOR HEALTHCARE,” SAYS DR. DARVILLE

02 October 2018

The Opposition’s spokesman on Health matters, Senator  Doctor Michael Darville  has  denounced what he calls “ the nonsense and political pollution thrown out in the press about the PLP and healthcare and the Prince Margaret Hospital  and the Rand in Freeport and the clinics throughout the islands.   “As usual, when the FNM and its leaders […]

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Cause of boat explosion undetermined

02 October 2018

The report into that tragic Exuma boat explosion is complete, however its findings were not determined with absolute precision,  according to The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA), the body instructed by the government to conduct the investigation into the incident. The boating accident back in June, ended in death for American, Maleka Jackson and serious injuries […]

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Man drowns in Grand Bahama

02 October 2018

An apparent drowning is  under investigation  in Grand Bahama. According to reports, a group of people were in the area of Silver Palm Street after 1:00 Sunday afternoon when a man jumped into the canal. After he did not resurface, another man went into the water and retrieved him. CPR was administered, but the man […]

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ACCUSED SERIAL ROBBER REMANDED

02 October 2018

A twenty-year-old man yesterday today stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson Pratt on 9 counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery. The court heard that on April 8th, Edward Colebrook of Soldier Road,  armed with a shotgun, robbed Brenton Dames of one Apple iPhone valued at $700. He also managed to […]

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GOV’T MOVING FORWARD WITH NEW TAXATION

02 October 2018

According to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, the country faces challenges with regard to the increase of second home residents renting their facilities to tourists on the Family Islands.  The Prime Minister made this remark this past Saturday at a press conference upon his arrival into the capital following his trip to the United Nation’s […]

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Crystal Palace demolished

02 October 2018

The Cable Beach skyline has a brand new look, as the area where the Crystal Palace Casino  stood for 35 years is now dust and rubble.  As  tourists and employees looked on, the planned induced collapse of the three towers – the Casino, the Marlin and the Hibiscus –  began at precisely at 7:30 yesterday […]

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MITCHELL CALLS PPP POLICY CONFUSING

02 October 2018

After reviewing  the new policy of the Bahamas Government on PPPs (private public partnerships),  Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell calls it “simply too confusing.” In a press statement Senator Mitchell  said, “It seems incredibly complicated and unnecessarily so. This complicated document on PPPs is entirely in line with the practice of this Government to […]

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Defense force celebrates anniversary

02 October 2018

This past weekend marked an important day in the life of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF). On Saturday, September 29, 1979 – 39 years ago, Princess Anne conferred the title “Royal” on the force and designated its newly occupied base as Her Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Coral Harbour. Among those attending that ceremony were  Lady […]

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What Are You Trying To Accomplish In Business?

01 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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Suspended B.U.T Officers To Appeal

01 October 2018

Three of the four suspended executives  of the Bahamas Union of Teachers intend to appeal their  suspensions from that body. President of the Union Mrs. Belinda  Wilson says  they are following the process and will consider all available options to have the matter resolved as soon as possible. The Executive committee of B.U.T  last  week […]

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