27 July 2018
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader, Philip Davis, says that if passed as is, the Economic Empowerment Zone Bill 2018, will only create overlapping of procedures of administrative arrangements. The opposition has advanced the argument that the Minnis administration is no friend of the poor and that it is using provisions of the Economic Empowerment Bill […]
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27 July 2018
The government yesterday entered into a $20million dollar loan agreement with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), for the Skills for Current and Future jobs in The Bahamas initiative. The initiative is an overall investment of $50million, where the other $30 million is financed by the government, according to Chief of Operations, Michael Nelson. “This programme […]
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25 July 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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25 July 2018
Condolences have been received from a wide cross-section of the public by the family of former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Phenton Neymour, who died yesterday. Mr. Neymour, had been battling colon cancer since 2014. Yesterday, The Journal spoke with one of Neymour’s former cabinet colleagues, Attorney General, Carl Bethel, who remembered him as […]
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25 July 2018
There are 25 confirmed clinical cases of conch poisoning with 15 fitting the description and awaiting laboratory data, according to Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands. Dr. Sands also clarified that some individuals may have had a milder version of the condition which would not require them to visit the hospital. He said, “I continue to […]
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25 July 2018
Attorney General Carl Bethel has accepted that shanty town dwellers with legal rights can push the issue in court. This given that Rights Bahamas President Stephanie St. Fleur pointed out last week that the law enables anyone squatting on a property for more than 12 years to lay claim to that land. This, she said, […]
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24 July 2018
Officials clearing up some recent misinformation about valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure. Novartis (the original manufacturer of valsartan) issued a letter stating that the recall did not affect all brands of the drug. In several countries batches of Valsartan and Valsartan HCT film-coated tablets that do not meet with international quality […]
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24 July 2018
Straight out of a movie – Police in Grand Bahama confirmed yesterday that just after 10:00am, two people entered John Bull’s Port Lucaya location, smashed the showcase glass and grabbed several pieces of expensive jewelry of an undetermined amount. According to reports, the perpetrators, were men dressed as women. Surveillance videos circulating on social media, […]
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24 July 2018
Bahamian Entertainer K.B (Kirkland Bodie) says he is still waiting for the forensic report to be tabled in the House Of Assembly concerning the fiasco of a ‘carnival’ for the past three years of 2015, 2016 and 2017. He said another year has gone by and he is baffled that “not one word is being […]
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24 July 2018
Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said that his vision and mission is to provide opportunities for residents to experience a better Bahamas. He was addressing the 36th Annual Convention of Calvary Deliverance Church on Sunday, July 22, 2018. The church celebrated under the theme: “The Year of New Beginnings, […]
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