16 December 2024
The violence and antics of the gangster movement which has developed among young men in heartland communities in New Providence was taken to the Parliament on Wednesday by members of the opposition Free National Movement. In a copycatish move and mimicking the performance of the real freedom fighters of The Bahamas, Lynden O. Pindling and […]
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16 December 2024
There are people in The Bahamas who must know that corruption exists in every law enforcement agency in the Caribbean and The Americas. This will be so until the end of the world. The challenge is always what must be done when it is uncovered. Far too many Bahamians have over-reacted to yet another shock […]
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22 November 2024
By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) points out The Bahamas’ “remarkable recovery” in moving from crisis to growth following Hurricane Dorian and the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is also recommending some very specific actions the government should take to help meet its debt target of 50 percent of GDP […]
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22 November 2024
The number of homicides in New Providence over the last several years is disheartening and is a sad indictment on the moralizing institutions of our country. The reality is that it is not going to stop anytime soon. The reason for this is that the entire society has failed to invest properly for the socialization […]
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22 November 2024
Police say they have a 32-year-old man in their custody forquestioning in connection with the killing of 12-year-old AdrielMoxey. He was found in the Faith Gardens area and taken intocustody around 10 a.m. Thursday.The capture comes after community support and surveillanceefforts on a track road in the Faith Avenue area where herpartially nude body was […]
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22 November 2024
The World Chamber of Commerce (WCC) last Thursday recognized Bahamas Ambassador to the United States H.E. Wendall Jones with the WCC Global Hero Award. It was presented during the WCC Business, Regeneration and Wellbeing Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of the Ambassador’s efforts which strengthened community affairs and for promoting prosperity in our society. […]
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22 November 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The new Domestic Top-up Tax Bill 2024 can result in as much as $200 million innew annual revenue for The Bahamas, according to Attorney General SenatorRyan Pinder who revealed as much while leading debate on the new Bill in thesenate this week.While Prime Minister Philip Davis said during debate […]
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22 November 2024
Tynia Brown & Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writers The issue of illegal firearms being smuggled into The Bahamas has been a longstanding concernfor authorities. According to Minister of National Security, Wayne Munroe, the origin of thesefirearms has been known for some time. In response to this ongoing problem, the Davisadministration has established a specialized anti-gang and […]
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22 November 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer Leader of the Official Opposition Michael Pintard said he does not agree with theInternational Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recommendation to raise value added tax(VAT) to 15 percent so that the government can achieve its target goal of debtaccounting for 50 percent of GDP by the fiscal year 2031. However, it […]
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22 November 2024
By Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer Since coming to office, the Davis administration has taken an aggressive approach to recruitingnew officers for the country’s security forces. Including the Royal Bahamas Police Force, theRoyal Bahamas Defense Force and the Department of Immigration. On Friday the RBPFreceived a major boost of 100 new recruits.Minister of National Security, Wayne […]
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