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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 […]

Aliv introduces Stronger and faster internet

02 February 2018

ALIV introduced another facet to its emerging technology.  The ALIV GO and ALIV SOHO were launched yesterday. ALIV GO, a mobile broadband which can be used anywhere in The Bahamas, while you’re driving or relaxing on the beach and the ALIV SOHO is geared primarily towards  small offices  and or home offices. Chief ALIV Solutions […]

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Police Call for Gun Court 


02 February 2018

Assistant Commissioner of Police  Clayton Fernander is calling for the creation of a gun court. Speaking with our team yesterday,  Fernander said this would help with a swifter court process for those caught with illegal firearms. “Take the high-powered weapon that was taken off of the street over the weekend,   that should go to […]

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New Incentives for Bed and Breakfast Resorts


02 February 2018

The Prime Minister  Doctor Hubert   Minnis is encouraging more Bahamians to take advantage of the multi-million dollar industry of bed and breakfasts (B&B)  properties. Speaking at the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation power breakfast yesterday  Dr.  Minnis spoke about some of the incentives that will come from owning a B&B. For instance, […]

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Police Search For Missing American MalePolice Search For Missing American Male

02 February 2018

Police seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing man from Florida. Trevonte Rashad Taylor, 17, of 27th Avenue, Miami, Florida, who was reported missing by his family members. According to police reports,  Taylor is of a light brown complexion, 5’9” tall and of a slim build. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Taylor, […]

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Sustainable Nassau Action Plan launched

02 February 2018

A preliminary investment of some $7 million will be pumped into a Sustainable Nassau Action plan, a project that focuses on bridging contrasting communities such as the Over the Hill community with Downtown. Addressing the issue yesterday in the auditorium of the University of The Bahamas   during the launch and Ideathon of the Sustainable […]

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Cracks Down On Hackers

02 February 2018

Two weeks after a fatal crash off Mastic Point Andros, killing all on board including the pilot, Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) said that it is  clamping down on ‘hacking’; an illegal practice that persons with private license pilots find themselves involved in. Addressing the media during a press conference that addressed the investigations into […]

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AG addresses panel discussion on the Marital Rape Bill

01 February 2018

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senator the Hon. Carl Bethel was the key speaker in a panel discussion on ‘Marital Rape – Is It a Blow to Family Life,’ Tuesday evening at Bahamas Press Club’s Speaker’s Corner at JCN Studios. The Attorney General said: “Recently the question of passing a marital rape law […]

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Spy Bill Vital In Crime Fighting, Says Minister

31 January 2018

Changes to the Spy Bill are in effect, says Minister of State for Legal affairs Ellsworth Johnson. Speaking to a filled auditorium at a town meeting Monday held at the University of The Bahamas, the minister informed the public of such amendments. When the Spy Bill was tabled in House of Assembly last year by […]

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OMNI Financial To Fill Void Of Banks

31 January 2018

The  closure of commercial banks particularly in the family islands has opened the way for OMNI Financial Group Limited to expand its business and fill the void in the Financial Services Sector. Founding partner of the OMNI Group Dr. Kenneth Rodgers yesterday  said that OMNI Financial group seeks to provide services especially to Bahamian Small […]

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Missing Bahamian Man Rescued

31 January 2018

A missing Bahamian man has been recused after nearly three weeks at sea. Samuel Leroy Moss, 24 was rescued after a good Samaritan notified the U.S. Coast Guard Monday that a boat with one person aboard was taking on water in the Atlantic Ocean, about 10 miles east of West Palm Beach. According to the […]

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