08 November 2024
The United States Charge D’Affaires Kimberley Furnish hosted an election watch at the Our Lucaya Resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Attending as a guest was H.E. Wendall Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States.
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08 November 2024
BY SHENIA ROBERTSJournal Staff Writer Residents of Harbour Island are in a frenzy after a video of what locals believed to be a rattlesnake roaming residents’ yards was circulated on social media. The video shows what appears tobe a multi coloured snake resembling a Western Diamondback Rattle Snake, scurrying throughbushes as the onlooker records from […]
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08 November 2024
BY: LATONYA ROBERTSJournal Staff Writer Bahamians’ light bills will get much lower and a new law that the Davisadministration will pass will ensure that bills stay low. This according to primeminister Philip Davis as he opened the Energy Summit on Thursday.The low rates will be felt by Bahamians throughout the archipelago, accordingto the Prime Minister […]
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08 November 2024
Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer As part of the Davis administration’s “Clear, Hold, Build” strategy, local leaders are takingdecisive action to tackle the pressing issues of derelict vehicles and illegal dumping in BambooTown. Minister of State for Environment and MP for Yamacraw, Zane Lightbourne, alongsideMP for Bamboo Town, Patricia Deveaux, officially commenced the removal of abandonedvehicles […]
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08 November 2024
By Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper hosted his parliamentary colleagues to an open housetour of the Tourism Development’s Incubator, titled Sun, Sand and Souvenirs where he and hisministry aims to give Bahamian small-business owners a platform to sell their products.The Ministry of Tourism is ramping up efforts to foster entrepreneurship and […]
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08 November 2024
The official Opposition Free National Movement (FNM) has been relentless in its attacks on the Davis Administration of breaking its promise not to introduce new taxes. The opposition has accused the Davis Administration of disguising new taxes as fees and most recently the FNM Deputy Leader Shannendon Cartwright in a statement said the Davis Administration’s […]
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08 November 2024
Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer In a message delivered by Dr. Duane Sands, chairman of the Free National Movement (FNM),he provided a critique of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and its handling of the economyover the past three years. Dr. Sands emphasized the stark reality that the purchasing power of$100 has diminished significantly, leaving many Bahamians […]
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08 November 2024
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas – A Panel Discussion on a Sustainable Development Agenda for Climate Vulnerable States was among the discussions facilitated as part of Diplomatic Week, 2024. Moderated by His Excellency, Ambassador Chet Neymour, Bahamas Representative, Organization of American States, the discussion placed a prioritization on climate actions focused on adaptation and mitigation; […]
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08 November 2024
BY: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer As the Ministry is observing the month of November as ‘Sports Heritage’month, Prime Minister Philip Davis will be inducted into the Ministry’s ‘SportsHeritage’ Hall of Fame amongst several other athletes that made an impact intheir respective sport fields.Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture Mario Bowleg made the announcementduring the Office […]
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08 November 2024
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, The Bahamas — Minister for Grand Bahama, Hon. Ginger Moxey pointed out that this year’s theme for Diplomatic Week – “climate, trade and cultural diplomacy” aligns with key priorities of the government’s ongoing efforts to recover, rebuild and revolutionize Grand Bahama Island and The Bahamas. The Grand Bahama Minister was among the […]
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