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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11 December 2017
Former Free National Movement MP and financial analyst, Lester Turnquest says The Bahamas has not truly escaped the confines of the European Union’s daunted blacklist, but its absence is only brief peace offering for what’s to come. The Bahamas was spared from being blacklisted as a tax haven in the European Union’s (EU) December 2017 […]
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11 December 2017
The human rights group, Amnesty International has issued an “Urgent Action Bulletin” on behalf of Jean Rony Jean-Charles, after his family claimed that they did not know his whereabouts after being deported from the Bahamas. An urgent call has been made to hundreds of amnesty associates, according to a press statement by Rights Bahamas. “An […]
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11 December 2017
As a society we suffer generally from a basic failure of Social Studies in our understanding of the Constitutional Order . This is the view of the President of the Bahamas Bar Association Kahlil Parker. He made the statement during his address to a room filled with eager law students from the Eugene Dupuch […]
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08 December 2017
A major drug seizure in Andros yesterday, leaving over 10,000 pounds of marijuana in the hands of police officials. According to police reports, around 1pm on Wednesday Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers, along with US Drug Enforcement Agents (DEA), were on routine patrol in the North Andros area when they discovered a marijuana field […]
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