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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 […]

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One Dies, Ten Injured In Boat Explosion

02 July 2018

The tourism industry  in Exuma  was  tarnished  on Saturday morning  when  a 40-foot Charter boat exploded off  Barretarre, killing an American tourist and  injuring ten others. Six of the ten injured  were transported  by  Air Ambulance  to the Princess Margaret Hospital. The other four were transported to Clearwater, Florida  by the U.S. Coast Guard with […]

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Police Probe Two Weekend Homicides

02 July 2018

Police are investigating   the country’s latest homicide  which occurred on  Cowpen Road just west of Spikenard Road leaving a female dead.  Officers  are also actively investigating a shooting in New Providence that occurred on Saturday evening, which left one man dead and another female missing.  Reports  said that shortly before 10 pm a female […]

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Elisha Obed Dies

02 July 2018

The sporting  community is mourning  the passing of one of the nation’s  most outstanding Sportsmen  with the passing of former World junior Middleweight Champion, Oswald Everette Ferguson, better known as Elisha Obed. Obed, who passed  away last week after a long illness. In 1973 Obed won all twelve fights he had that year. In 1974, […]

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Roberts Blasts Treatment of New Doctors

02 July 2018

Former Progressive Liberal Party Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament Bradley Roberts yesterday criticized the government for being “in stark contrast to the political rhetoric and promises made by the Prime Minister”. Mr. Roberts said that “the Minnis  government is all talk and  not committed to building capacity in and modernizing the country’s healthcare delivery […]

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VAT INCREASE DOESN’T MEAN ECONOMIC CONTRACTION, SAYS FS

02 July 2018

Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson says  the  increase in Value Added Tax (VAT)  which became effective yesterday does not necessarily mean a  contraction of  the economy of   The Bahamas.   Appearing on the Love 97 Radio Programme Jones and Company yesterday, Mr. Johnson recalled that back in 2015 when the Christie Administration first introduced VAT,  […]

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PM Defends VAT On FI Tour 


02 July 2018

Prime Minister Dr. the Hon. Hubert Minnis in an effort to sell  the  controversial tax increases  visited  several communities around the Family Islands over the last several days. Dr. Minnis  discussed  with residents the 2018/19 National Budget and how it would impact their lives, and the Value Added Tax increase to 12 percent. Town Hall […]

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Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

02 July 2018

Implements Enhanced Carry-on Bag Screening Procedures for Airports with Scheduled Commercial Flights with Last Point of Departure to the United States of America With the advent of the busy summer travel season, the traveling public is advised that powder like substances 12oz (350ml) or larger are now prohibited in the cabin of aircrafts and as […]

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“BAHAMIAN CONTRACTORS MISSING OUT ON THE POINTE”

02 July 2018

The Bahamas Contractors Association (BCA) is irate and their depending on the government to right a longstanding wrong, at a multi-million-dollar downtown hotel project. The BCA is urging the government to consider Bahamian contractors to work on the Pointe Development. Association President, Leonard Sands, said while there’s the claim only specialized workers are needed, this […]

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Local Businesses React To VAT Increase

02 July 2018

The  increase  Value Added Tax by  60 per cent  came into effect yesterday with some  businesses saying  that they are still not prepared. The decision to increase VAT to 12 per cent came during the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance’s budget communication on May 30th. Perfume Bar Manager, Sandy Martinez is one of […]

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Clues That Your Business Is In Trouble

29 June 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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