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Ambassador Jones Receives Golden Jubilee Award PM Hopeful Following Successful UN Resolution on Tax
 
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Ambassador Jones Receives Golden Jubilee Award

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Bahamas Ambassador to the United States Wendall Jones was among the manyBahamians who received the Golden Jubilee Independence Award for theiroutstanding service to the country.“It is an honour for me to be honoured by the government and people of TheBahamas for the Golden Jubilee of The Bahamas. I have been […]

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PM Hopeful Following Successful UN Resolution on Tax

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer At the beginning of the week, Prime Minister Philip Davis, in a written statement, applaudedthe recent passage of a United Nations (UN) resolution that calls for the creation of anintergovernmental committee open to all United Nations member states with a bureau ofapproximately 20 members, elected with gender and regional […]

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Post Office Demo Hits Bay Street

16 November 2017

Still taking a stand against adverse working conditions, the staff of the post office took their protest from their doorstep at the general post office to Bay Street. Armed with a plaqucards and pictures of mold and rats, workers from all of the post office branches gathered just two feet away from the House of  […]

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ALIV’S AMAZING YEAR

16 November 2017

As the only other major mobile network in the country,  ALIV has made a brand for itself in an arena that was monopolized for years. Chief ALIV Officer (CAO) Damian Blackburn said creating the brand ALIV has been a fantastic journey. “It’s been an amazing year, clearly.  Launching this a year ago was an incredible […]

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Haitian Pastor Tells Christians, “Do The Right Thing”

15 November 2017

President of the Haitian Pastors Association, Dr. Cherelus Exante says it is the responsibility of all Christians to do the right thing when it comes to illegal immigrants. Dr. Cherelus was responding to the call for his group to turn in illegal Haitian Nationals who may have been aboard the alleged Haitian sloop found in […]

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PM “Troubled” Over Haitians Escape

15 November 2017

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis is reportedly disturbed and “troubled” after an empty Haitian sloop washed ashore over the weekend and the escape of  its occupants. The  hunt for the migrants on board the vessel began on Sunday when the  Royal Bahamas Defence Force said it was investigating the incident that took place a stone’s throw […]

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FNM Chairman Cites PLP “Shady” contracts

15 November 2017

Free National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer has lambasted Progressive Liberal Party  Leader Phillip “Brave Davis” over what he called  “shady” contracts given out during the PLP’s time in office. He  said  revelations  in  a comprehensive audit report by Ernest and Young    confirms that the PLP Government were corrupt, always serving themselves  first at the […]

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Marvin Dames on Murders (2)

“ NATIONAL SECURITY FAILURE”

15 November 2017

As the Official Opposition is lamenting what it calls “ a national security failure, the  Minister of National Security, Marvin Dames, says “every vessel that traverse the waters of The Bahamas cannot readily be identified and intercepted. He said  that a number of technologies, new and old are being sought out in defense of protecting […]

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MP Calls For better attitudes toward employment

15 November 2017

In The Caribbean, Bahamians are the highest paid in the region and ranked among the least productive,  said  Mr. Vaughn Miller, Parliamentary  Secretary in  the  Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development. Mr Miller made the statement   during his opening remarks at a staff motivational workshop held at  the Department of Rehabilitative and Welfare […]

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Accused denied bail in BPL Fraud

15 November 2017

A former CIBC First Caribbean International Bank employee was charged in Magistrates Court yesterday of  defrauding Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). After a brief delay  of moving from court number 7 to court number 1, the arraignment  of 34 year old Reno Laterio Bethel of Ottawa, Canada  took place. Appearing before Magistrate Samuel McKinney, the […]

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Men Arraigned For 400 Pounds of Marijuana

14 November 2017

Two men were arraigned yesterday for that major drug bust that took place in Exuma last week. Thirty-six year-old Bartholomew Pinder and 29-year-old Billy  Robinson appeared before magistrate Derence Rolle- Davis yesterday facing  one  count of  possession of dangerous drugs and intent to supply and four counts of assault with  a deadly weapon. The particulars are […]

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UB is Expanding

14 November 2017

Since switching to university status the University of The Bahamas (UB) has made a number of changes. However, there’s still more to come. Provost Linda Davis says they have begun program reviews and will continue to expand in an effort to attract both international  and local students. “I think in large measure the kind of […]

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