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TOGETHER WE RISE RBDF Strategically Deploys New Safe Boats
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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 […]

Slump in conch sales

11 October 2018

Vibrio Parahaemolyticus, a term many are now familiar with since the conch poisoning outbreak that put a hole in the wallets of many Potter’s Cay Dock conch vendors. Three months after the outbreak,   vendors say business is still in a slump. “It really affected Potter’s Cay Dock businesses because we do conch salad, nobody […]

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When The Competition Has You On The Ropes

11 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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Battling discrimination and stigma against mental health

11 October 2018

Mental health is a serious problem spanning all ages all over the world, as staggering figures have proven.  It is  said that one in every four people are affected by mental disorders at some point, and the numbers continue to grow, leaving health systems across the globe struggling to respond. This is why Health Minister, […]

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CABINET MINISTERS WEIGHING IN CPSA STRIKE VOTE

11 October 2018

Labour Minister Dion Foulkes is hoping an upcoming meeting with the Consultant Physicians Staff Association (CPSA) helps in averting strike action. The unofficial results indicated that 96 per cent of senior doctors opted  to follow through with  the industrial action in the face of longstanding grievances.  The group has decided to hold off on the […]

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PM speaks with Eleuthera residents about Lighthouse Point proposed development

11 October 2018

Junkanoo fanfare greeted Dr. the Most Hon. Hubert Minnis, Prime Minister, who arrived to facilitate a Town Meeting to discuss with residents the state of the economy in southern and central Eleuthera. An excited crowd, sporting bright coloured T-shirts with the words emblazoned on the front, “We Love Disney” and ”Disney Loves Eleuthera,” embraced the […]

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MARIJUANA COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS APPOINTED

11 October 2018

The government appointed Bishop Simeon Hall and former  Deputy Commissioner of Police Quinn Mccartney as co-chairs for its marijuana committee, Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands told reporters ahead of his weekly cabinet meeting. Bishop Simeon Hall previously served   on CARICOM’s Commission for Marijuana and presented at the general meeting back in July.  Dr. Sands […]

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Let’s Talk Strategy

10 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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When The Competition Has You On The Ropes

10 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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Defense Force On Alert

10 October 2018

The government has moved to strengthen  the country’s borders in the wake of Haiti’s earthquake this past weekend that killed at least fifteen people  and injured some 300  in that impoverished island nation.  The police, the  defense force, immigration and all other border patrol agencies are on alert in the event there is an influx […]

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MORE BOYS ESCAPE SIMPSON PENN SCHOOL

10 October 2018

Another escape from the Simpson Penn School for Boys has  left authorities stumped. They are mystified on  how this latest group of juveniles  escaped this past Saturday. Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said that it was around 8:00 Friday evening when a group of residents were under a pavilion watching TV under the supervision of […]

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