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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 […]

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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 […]

No Revival for offshore banking, says analyst

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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Amnesty International Calls For Urgent Action For Jean-Charles

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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BAR PRESIDENT CALLS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY

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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Major Drug Bust In Andros

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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JOB TRAINING FOR AT RISK YOUTH

08 December 2017

With one day left before the registration process ends for the Citizen Security and Justice Programme Employability Survey, the Bahamas Department of Labour along with the Ministry of National Security are making efforts to ensure that as many at-risk, unemployed youths between the ages of 16-29 years of age are able to embrace this opportunity […]

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Passport Renewal Expedited

08 December 2017

Launched in January of this year, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the new Polycarbonate E-Passport supersedes the electronic passport introduced in 2007, making room for a quick turnaround time, according to Chief Passport Officer, Clarence Russell. Speaking at a Rotary Club Of Southeast Nassau meeting, Mr. Russell said that long gone are the days […]

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JUDGE GRANTS HABEAS CORPUS

08 December 2017

Supreme Court Justice Mr. Gregory Hilton yesterday granted application for a writ of Habeas Corpus in a case brought by Queen’s Counsel Fred Smith against The Carmichael Detention Center and the Immigration Department.   Mr. Smith was escorted off the property of The Carmichael Detention Center on Monday after attempting to see his client, Jean […]

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Senate Approves Financial Bills

08 December 2017

The Senate yesterday passed the compendium of bills to provide for compliance by The Bahamas with international standards in financial services.   Mirroring the contributions coming out of the lower chamber, the opposition supported the bills passed in the house of assembly on Wednesday.   Leading the opposition’s contribution on the bills was Senator Dr. […]

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BAHA MAR ACQUISITION COMPLETED

08 December 2017

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited (CTFE) has completed the acquisition of Baha Mar, the premier integrated resort destination located on Cable Beach.   CTFE is a leading global conglomerate with a diversified business portfolio, and its affiliates, are now the sole owner of Baha Mar.  The Company announced yesterday that Baha Mar has received its permanent […]

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PLP’S DISGUSTED BY PM COMMENTS

08 December 2017

Two Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Senators expressed disgust yesterday on comments made by the Prime Minister.   PLP Senators Dr. Michael Darville and Fred Mitchell both took issue with the Prime Minister’s comments when he blamed the former government for the financial services sector being in deeper trouble than anticipated.   Both Senators Darville and […]

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