22 June 2018
Bahamians have accepted that the 4.5 per cent increase in Value Added Tax will take some adjustments and sacrifices. Rather than asking what people think about VAT, The Journal interviewed several persons on plans to make lifestyle adjustments. Quincy Pratt is a 48-year-old cab drive, and like many others, he will readjust his lifestyle when […]
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22 June 2018
The Bahamas Artist Movement (BAM) has been elected the regional coordinators for the 9th annual Silicon Valley African Film Festival held under the theme Africa through the African lens. BAM is owned and ran by Rowena and Ronald Sutherland and aims to give Bahamian youth the opportunity to cultivate their love, passion and talents for performing arts through coaching and training of its drama studio program. […]
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22 June 2018
Law enforcement agencies are looking to tighten up their image as National Security Minister Marvin Dames expressed a need for physical fitness standards across the board. While the Royal Bahamas Defense Force already has a standard, Mr. Dames said that the commissioner of police is looking to introduce the same after releasing the 105 recruits […]
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21 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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21 June 2018
A 17-year-old male of Periwinkle Avenue, off Kemp Road stood before magistrate Koschina Marshall yesterday at 2pm. He was charged with unlawful harm and the intentional cause of death of Michael Johnson on Homestead Street on June 4th this year. Johnson was shot shortly while standing outside his home, when a dark coloured jeep […]
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21 June 2018
The topic of the increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) has been discussed throughout the country since the day the 2018/2019 national budget was first introduced to the Bahamian public. Members of the public interviewed by this Journal have given mixed reactions to the increase. While everyone offered different views, some people were expecting the […]
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21 June 2018
The Bahamas Premium Cigar Association says the government should embrace rather than stifle significant economic opportunity. In a statement released yesterday BPCA President Michael Maragh said it came to their attention that the government is considering the imposition of both a sin tax and a new tobacco control bill. The BPCA President said while they […]
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21 June 2018
The firings of three Free National Movement members of parliament was in keeping with parliamentary rules. This was expressed by a Attorney General, Carl Bethel before kicking off debate on the 2018/2019 budget in the Senate yesterday. Two parliamentary secretaries and a board chairman being stripped of their duties after voting against the government’s decision […]
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21 June 2018
Prime Minister Doctor Hubert Minnis says “Grand Bahama is the ideal location within The Bahamas that can support the establishment and growth of a technology cluster and block chain and other software companies that can jumpstart the technology industry in The Bahamas.” Dr. Minnis was giving the keynote address yesterday at the first ever block […]
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21 June 2018
There is a sincere attempt for the government to rise to meet the challenges which confront our young nation. Those were the words Attorney General, Carl Bethel, in the senate yesterday as he defended what is being called the 2018/2019 People’s Budget. The Attorney General added that the budget is an enormous exercise in fiscal […]
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