29 January 2018
Financial Expert and former member of parliament Lester Turnquest is calling for the creation of more local banks to help stimulate the country’s economy. This on the heels of the foreign owned banking institution Royal Bank of Canada announcing several branch closures last week. His comments came while appearing as a guest on the Love […]
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29 January 2018
Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Fred Mitchell has said there has been little change surrounding immigration since the government’s hardline stance. In an interview with The Journal, Mr. Mitchell said the status quo has remained the same and the problem will continue to exist. “The proof is in the pudding with this, I thought the whole […]
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29 January 2018
Two persons became the country’s latest traffic fatalities over the weekend. In the first incident, shortly after 11:00pm on Friday, a woman was walking on Boyd Road when she was struck by a white Nissan Sentra. The driver stopped and was enquiring on her condition, when a second vehicle came from behind, hit the woman […]
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29 January 2018
A man was killed by police over the weekend, making it the third person killed by police in less than a week. According to reports, shortly before 10:00pm on Friday, police officers were responding to a report of gunshots being fired in the area of Plantol Street and East Street. As officers approached Irish Spring […]
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29 January 2018
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest implying that things may be turning around for the country on the labour front, despite unemployment rising slightly to 10.1% In a glass half full approach, the DPM pointed to the rise in the labour force as a reason for optimism, despite the slight uptick in […]
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26 January 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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26 January 2018
Tertiary educators at the University of The Bahamas are speaking up over injustices at that institution. In a press release the Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas (UTEB) listed 22 discrepancies with the institution. They included undermining the union through victimization, discrimination and generally anti-union activities, illegally stopping faculty salaries and neglecting to take […]
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26 January 2018
Three men accused of murder were formally charged yesterday in Magistrate’s Court. Brought before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt, 21 year olds Keith Stubbs, Stephan Clarke and 19 year old Elvardo Deveaux who allegedly intentionally caused the death of 58 year old Craig Trevor Smith, the father of a Central Detective Unit (CDU) Officer. Entering the […]
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26 January 2018
Higher education is on the agenda for Bahamians in Texas as Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis said that his intent is to fulfill this commitment made in the Free National Movement’s Manifesto. “As you know in our manifesto we made a commitment that we would ensure that we create all opportunities especially for our young […]
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26 January 2018
Visibly distraught and in shock, residents of the small tight knit community of Plantol street are left wondering why their beloved community member was gunned down. The bloodied handprint, presumably of the deceased 35 year old Chemico Pheron Mackey, was still on the walls yesterday coupled with bullet holes which pierced the tiles and interior […]
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