25 August 2023
Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Bus drivers who increased their fare cost prematurely could possibly face the IndustrialTribunal if reported, according to Minister of Transport and Housing Jobeth Colby-Davis.It is speculated that some bus drivers may have raised their fares from $1.25 to $1.50.According to Minister Colby-Davis, the set fare date is still to be set […]
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25 August 2023
— Opposition Leader, Again Calls for Minster’s Resignation By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Official Opposition Leader Michael Pintard slammed Prime Minister Philip Davis andWorks and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears over the debacle of an unfinished roofcollapsing on a building on the campus of the R.M. Bailey Senior High School earlierthis month and characterized comments made […]
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25 August 2023
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Obie Wilchcombe said it istime to “remove shackles from the women of the world,” as he addressed the kickoff ceremony of the 13th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting heldat the Atlantis Resort.He said during the course of these meetings a great deal of […]
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25 August 2023
Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas’ tourism product is seeing phenomenal growth and tourist arrivalnumbers are anticipated to soar past record-breaking 2019 number of arrivals. Thenumbers are trending 30 percent ahead in 2023.Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper, who also holds responsibility for the ministerof tourism, investments and aviation, told an audience at the launch event […]
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25 August 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer From Over-the-Hill to Mount Fitzwilliam, the life of Cynthia “Mother” Pratt has been aninspiration for many as she’s expected to become the next governor general of The Bahamas.Prime Minister Philip Davis announced recently that Mother Pratt will become the newgovernor general next month. He recommended her for the role as […]
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25 August 2023
BY LICEC BASTIAN & DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writers A man was gunned down on Sunset Drive, Sunset Park, in broad daylight Wednesday morning,just hours after police recorded the country’s 67th homicide, according to The BahamasJournal’s records.The country’s murder is count nearly at 70 with four months remaining in 2023.Chief Superintendent Michael Johnson said the deceased […]
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25 August 2023
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer The Department of Labour is forced to approve work certificates to non-Bahamians due to the lack of registered certified Bahamian workers, according toDirector of Labour Robert Farquharson, who added that between 2022 to 2023government has approved over 12,000 work certificates.“About 40 percent of those were jobs that we believe Bahamians […]
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25 August 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Government of The Bahamas in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank(IDB) has signed a contract with the Bahamas Power and Light Company (BPL) and theCaribbean Centre for Energy and Energy Efficiency (CREEE) for their integrated resource andresilience plan.Chief Executive Officer of BPL Shevonn Cambridge said the goal with this […]
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25 August 2023
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas Senior Men’s National Basketball Team has done the unthinkable;competing at the FIBA Americas Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Argentina onSunday. Team Bahamas ranked 60 th defeated the world’s fourth ranked team andhost Argentina in the championship game 82-75 to win the tournament and earn acoveted berth in the […]
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25 August 2023
By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff WriterAs the proroguing of parliament will potentially make way for a newgovernmental agenda, Prime Minister Davis asserted that he and Cabinetministers are discussing a “new way forward” for his administration.His comment came on Sunday while being probed by reporters whoasked whether or not a Cabinet shuffle is on the horizon.“Cabinet is […]
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