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OPTIMISM IN HAITI Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill
 
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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 […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

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 […]

Criminal Charges Expected After WSC Audit

12 June 2018

The Board of the  Water and Sewerage Corporation has decided to bring criminal charges against certain individuals in the wake of a Forensic Audit   that found what its Chairman termed tendering and procurement irregularities, suspected misappropriation of assets and questionable undertakings. With an update in the House of Assembly yesterday, Long Island MP, and […]

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Long Island MP Calls For National Lottery

12 June 2018

Long Island Member of Parliament , Adrian Gibson   in contribution to the budget debate  in the House of Assembly  called for the establishment  of a national lottery. “The expansion and proliferation of web shops throughout the Bahamas has caused concern, frankly, on islands such as Long Island, where we have 15 to 20 web […]

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Minister To Testify in Smith’s Trial

12 June 2018

The Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames  has been ordered to appear in the Magistrates Court tomorrow afternoon at 2pm to give evidence in the bribery case of former  Member of Parliament, Frank Smith.  The Minister is expected to be examined by the prosecution and defense attorneys of his alleged  involvement in causing an investigation […]

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‘Risky Business’

12 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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To Risk Or Not To Risk

12 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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Survey Reveals Public Displeased with Budget

11 June 2018

Seventy-six per cent of Seven hundred and six Bahamians interviewed by a marketing and research firm  have expressed their dissatisfaction with the 2018/2019 budget communication.  With the entire country’s attention on the new budget, Bahamian firm Public Domain yesterday released a report which indicated that sixty-six per cent of these individuals were also “very much […]

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Three Weekend Homicides

11 June 2018

Three men lost their lives this weekend as a result of two separate shooting incidents in the capital.  The first two victims met their fate while receiving a haircut at a local barbershop on Jerome Avenue.  The incident occurred shortly before 10 Saturday morning when the victims were approached by two men, one wore a […]

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VAT Hike Brings Loss Of Confidence

11 June 2018

Former Governor of Central Bank and former State Minister of Finance, James Smith says that the greatest impact of an increase on Value Added Tax in the country is a  loss of confidence.  Appearing as a guest on Love 97’s radio talk show Jones and  Company yesterday, when asked by show’s host  Wendall Jones about […]

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Taxpayers to Foot BTC’s Pension Deficit

11 June 2018

Former Cabinet Minister Bradley Roberts yesterday warned that  the public  has  to pay the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s pension deficit which grew from six million dollars to $110 million.  Mr. Roberts also revealed some troubling truths about the country’s oldest phone company as he questioned why the government has not tabled last’s years performance report from […]

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Lighthouse Yacht Club is sold

11 June 2018

The Lighthouse Yacht Club in Nicholls Town Andros has been sold for $1.5 million.  Hotel Board Chairman Fredrick McAlpine told members of the House on Thursday that the Cabinet of The Bahamas has approved the recommendation from the hotel board to sell the hotel.  He said, “In October 2017 the public along with those interested […]

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