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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 […]

Investigators Find More Plane Parts

22 February 2018

The air accident investigation department will be travelling to Andros to further investigate new found plane parts from January’s failed Aztec plane crash. On Friday investigators were alerted to a  video that was posted on Facebook showing fishermen in the Andros area diving  in waters  around what  was believed to be the ill-fated aircraft that […]

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Gov’t Saddled With Debt

22 February 2018

Six months into the 2017/2018 budget and the government remains saddled with tens of millions of dollars in debt left by the former Progressive Liberal Party administration. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest, revealed during his presentation of the mid-year budget that more than $30 million in arrears had to be paid. […]

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Road Paving Project begins in New Providence

22 February 2018

Motorists in New Providence can look forward to “smoother” drives. The Ministry of Works has embarked on a road paving project in New Providence which encompasses main arteries and some side streets. The project’s scope of works entails all New Providence streets that have been in a “poor” state for a while and which are […]

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Economy Recovers, Says DPM

22 February 2018

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Peter Turnquest is optimistic that the local economy is showing clear signs of recovery following its  protracted underperformance. He says that the finances of The Bahamas is in a better place than they were at the middle of the last financial year. Mr. Turnquest said, “there are clear […]

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A Missing Piece to Success

21 February 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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OFFICIALS EXPLORE PLANE CRASH VIDEO

21 February 2018

Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionsio D’Aguilar said he’s just as eager as family members to find out if a video posted on social media that claims fishermen found the remains of the Aztec plane that went down last month in Andros, is true. At the moment, officials are trying to confirm that the plane […]

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No Timeline On Chief Justice Appointment

21 February 2018

There is no time line on the appointment of a substantive  Chief Justice for the Supreme Court. Two months after Sir Hartman Longley has vacated the position of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Press Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Anthony   Newbold told the media at the weekly press briefing that […]

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NIA Bill To Be Debated Soon

21 February 2018

Despite being tabled last year,  the National Intelligence Agency bill has still not been debated in parliament. However National Security Minister Marvin Dames revealed that the legislation will be debated soon. Speaking to reporters  Monday,  Mr. Dames said debate on the NIA Bill is imminent. “I meet with our  Prime Minister every week and during […]

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GB POISED TO BOUNCE BACK, SAYS MINISTER

21 February 2018

On the heels of that $4-billion-dollar Head of Agreement for a new Oil Refinery and  coupled with a job fair over the weekend in Grand Bahama this past weekend,  a Cabinet Minister says there seems to be glimmer of hope that the nation’s second city is poised for a bounce back. In an interview with […]

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FEARS OVER REFINERY DEAL

21 February 2018

Although  it is being called  a $4 billion dollar deal  to boost the economy of east Grand Bahama, there are still many fears  concerning  the recent Heads of Agreement that the government signed with Oban Energies on Monday. These  concerns are specifically  about funding. Press Secretary Anthony Newbold, quelled the fears that some may have […]

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