09 October 2026
By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Minister of Works and Family Island Affairs Hon. Clay Sweeting has provided updates on several major infrastructure projects across The Bahamas, including airport, bridge and road works. Sweeting said temporary repairs to the North Eleuthera Airport runway are moving ahead after concerns over its condition affected airline operations. He […]
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09 October 2026
By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Members of Parliament on Wednesday passed the Older Persons Rights, Protection, Care and Support Bill 2026 to ensure that senior citizens get the care that they deserve. Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Michael Darville said the legislation is intended to move The Bahamas toward a more comprehensive system […]
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09 October 2026
While it was criticized for what many said was excess spending and doubt was cast on its viability, the government’s Golden Yolk Project is now a veritable success having produced 200,000 eggs, 10,000 laying hens in production and approximately 8,000 pullets (female chicks under a year) Prime Minister Philip Davis KC visited the facility this […]
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09 October 2026
By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer Two people lost their lives in separate traffic accidents in New Providence since Monday, October 5, raising fresh concerns about road safety across the island. The first fatality occurred on Monday, October 5, when 37-year-old Tyrone Paul was killed in a motorcycle collision along Gladstone Road, just south of […]
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09 October 2026
By: Makeira Tucker Journal Staff Writer Police are working to solve yet another murder in the country. On Monday, a shooting incident took place in the Wilson Tract area where 22-year- old male was killed and two other males, ages 17 and 20, were hospitalized. In a Royal Bahamas Police Force press release, sometime around […]
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19 December 2025
BY ARIANNA NEELY BAHAMA JOURNAL STAFF WRITER The Bahamas is on track to have its lowest annual murder count since the COVID-19 Pandemic, an achievement that observers and analysts believe is due to government anti-crime initiatives like Clear, Hold, Build. Up to press time, there were 81 murders in The Bahamas for 2025. The last […]
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19 December 2025
This year 2025 has been a year of tremendous progress in The Bahamas. The present political directorate, although beset by some challenges, has been able to provide help and hope to tens of thousands of Bahamians. Not everyone will be satisfied with the efforts, but it is obvious to right-thinking people that we live in […]
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19 December 2025
By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer A new chapter in Bahamian tourism officially began on Saturday with the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Royal Caribbean’s Beach Club on Paradise Island, a development government leaders say represents a stronger, more inclusive model for tourism growth. Prime Minister Philip Davis says the opening of Royal Beach Club Paradise Island […]
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19 December 2025
BY ARIANNA NEELY BAHAMAS JOURNAL WRITER The Free National Movement has accused the Davis administration of failing Grand Bahama, as continued delays in the redevelopment of the Grand Lucayan Resort and outstanding issues affecting workers at the property. In a statement from the FNM that was released this past Sunday, Opposition Leader Michael Pintard said […]
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19 December 2025
BY CLEMIA NEELY Journal Staff Writer Physicians who are members of the newly formed National Health Insurance Providers Association (NHIPA) want the government to expedite the registration of their representative body, which was formed so that they can equally participate in decisions regarding future modifications to the National Health Insurance Plan’s health care delivery. They […]
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