13 December 2017
The General Post Office employees can look forward to returning back to work as early as next week, Transport and Local Government Minister, Frankie Campbell yesterday told the media. Mold remediation, general cleaning, removal of carpeting and replacing them with tiles are all on the agenda to restore the Post Office back to favourable […]
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13 December 2017
Free National Chairman Carl Culmer has hit out at the Progressive Liberal Party for what he called a lack of development of inner city communities during their time in office. Mr. Culmer’s comments came in a statement as he touted initiatives announced by Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis this month that are expected to […]
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13 December 2017
The Bahamas continues to face significant money laundering and smuggling threats. This according to a summary report which The Central Bank of the Bahamas has released on money laundering and terrorist financing national risk assessment (NRA) for the country. This comes on the heels of the country recently being spared from the European union’s daunted […]
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12 December 2017
With more than 4,000 students in the public school sector going without lunch on a daily basis, and while Operating with a budget of $3.29 million, The Ministry of Education, along with several other government agencies, including the Ministry of Agriculture, launched its National School Lunch Programme during a two-day workshop with the Food and […]
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12 December 2017
As persons spend their money on loved ones this Christmas season, some consumers often pay no attention to prices as they spend their money. Chairman of The Consumer Protection Commission, Philip Beneby has offered some economic and efficient holiday shopping tips, as this is the busiest time of the year for shoppers and retailers. Addressing […]
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12 December 2017
In a stagnant economy, with a moratorium on hiring and the constant layoffs of workers have all been contributing factors to the hard economic times for many Bahamians. Due to this, local charities and shelters have all seen an increase in numbers of persons needing assistance, particularly this Christmas season. “Over the last couple of […]
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12 December 2017
The Treasure Cay airport sustained some extensive damage after being hit by tornado activity over the weekend. North Abaco administrator Tereece Bootle in an interview with The Journal confirmed the severe rain and wind caused some extensive damage to the facility. “For the most part it is the exterior of the Treasure Cay Airport. […]
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12 December 2017
Rights Bahamas has commended Minister of Immigration Brent Symonette for publicly recognizing that there was never any lawful basis for deporting missing detainee Jean Rony Jean-Charles to Haiti. Rights Bahamas said they consider the minister’s statements to represent a huge step forward in terms of migrants rights in The Bahamas. “We ask him to go […]
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12 December 2017
Despite a number of layoffs in the private and public sectors leading up to the holiday season, Director of Labour Robert Farquharson said he is hopeful that new jobs will be created in the new year. The Bank of the Bahamas, The Gaming Board, The Ministry of Tourism, Resorts World Bimini and The Department Of […]
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11 December 2017
A major announcement in the tourism and aviation sector, as Tourism Minister Dionisio D’aguilar revealed he has signed three (3) Air Service Agreements (ASAs) on behalf of The Bahamas with Qatar, Australia and Finland. This brings a total of eleven ASAs agreed between the Bahamas and other countries. Agreements were previously signed with the Netherlands, Curaçao, Singapore, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, […]
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