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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 […]

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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 […]

How Does Nygard Do It?

25 April 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 […]

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Doing What It Takes

23 April 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 […]

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PM: ‘THE POOR SUFFERS IN CORRUPTION”

23 April 2018

In the wake of the Prime Minister’s trip to Peru, Dr Hubert Minnis noted that corruption causes about five to ten per cent of a nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).  The Prime Minister also made a startling observation with regard to The Bahamas’ GDP. He said, “When you look at The Bahamas with  GDP of […]

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MINISTRY TO FOCUS ON PRESCHOOLERS

23 April 2018

The Ministry of Education is putting funds left over from the last budget to good use by repairs, according to Press Secretary, Anthony Newbold.  “The entire education plant is old and truth is, there really ought to be some new schools built, but we must do a better job in maintaining what we have,” he […]

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ROBERTS SAYS OUR LUCAYA SALE COLLAPSED… AGAIN  

23 April 2018

Former Minister of Works Bradley Roberts is suggesting that  the  sale of  the Our Lucaya Hotel property in Grand Bahama has collapsed. In a commentary to the Media, the former Chairman of  the Progressive Liberal Party  wrote, “It has come to my attention that the now infamous on again, off again sale of the Lucaya […]

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PM SAYS GDP IS SKEWED

23 April 2018

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis returned to the Bahamas yesterday where he said the Gross Domestic Product  (GDP)  of The Bahamas  is  skewed.  Dr. Minnis who meet the media after his return from the Commonwealth Heads of Government  Meeting in London, England, said,  “our average income would be reflected  to over $26,000, that would be […]

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BAIC EXPANDS POP UP MARKET

23 April 2018

Bahamas Agriculture and Industrial Corporation (BAIC)   is expanding  the “pop up farmer’s market” which Executive Chairman Michael Foulkes described in the House of Assembly a few weeks ago as a smashing success. Noting that Health Minister Duane Sands has been publicly campaigning to encourage Bahamians to eat vegetables and fruits, BAIC begins the pop […]

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CED PROVIDES GRANT FUNDS TO THE CARIFORUM PRIVATE SECTOR

23 April 2018

The Caribbean Export Development agency in collaboration with the European Union is preparing to provide private grant funds to the Cariforum private sector.  The firm will be informing businesses and business support organizations across the region of the application process for the Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (DAGS) over the next few months.  DAGS is a […]

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FORMER RBC EMPLOYEE STEALS $ 90K

23 April 2018

A 36-year-old single father has  confessed to stealing tens of thousands of dollars and risks  spending time in jail. After a two-plus hour delay brought on by a power outage at the Magistrate Court Complex on Nassau Street, on Friday, ex-RBC employee Traves Mackey, was charged with two counts of stealing by reason of employment, […]

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Senator Promotes Foreign investment for Grand Bahama

23 April 2018

Minister of State for Grand Bahama  Senator  Kwasi Thompson met in London, England last week  with tech companies at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). His intention  was  to encourage foreign investments in Grand Bahama as the government focuses on making Grand Bahama a technology hub.  Senator Thompson said, “we shared our vision with […]

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