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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year
 
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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE

By Gerrino Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor While Bahamians have long complained that The Bahamas has not had a United States Ambassador since the Obama administration appointed Nicole Avant who demitted office in November 2011, the nomination of Herschel Walker is receiving mixed reactions in The Bahamas. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement on […]

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Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year

The Management of the Jones Communications Network (JCN) and a special Committee of The Civil Society and Person of The Year Awards are pleased to announce that Ms. Shanta Knowles, the next Commissioner of Police is the JCN Person of the Year for 2024. Every year for over two decades JCN gives the award to […]

NEW ECO-FRIENDLY HURRICANE RESISTANT CEMENT AND REBAR COMPANY

16 December 2024

BY: LATONYA ROBERTSJournal Staff Writer Certified Testing Laboratory has partnered with MEDA Engineering and TechnicalServices to introduce a new eco-friendly concrete and rebar that can withstandnatural disasters like; earthquakes, flooding, forest fires, and hurricanes.President of Certified Testing Labs Whittington Brown explained to the BahamaJournal that this new material is cost efficient. “With regard to beingenvironmentally […]

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ZONTA’S WEBINAR ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE

16 December 2024

BY: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer The Zonta Club of Nassau recently hosted a webinar to address gender basedviolence in The Bahamas shortly after the tragic rape and murder of 12-year-oldAdriel Moxey and 72-year-old Vernencha Butler which took place days apart inthe capital New Porvidence.The country was left in a state of shock, anger and sorrow, […]

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EDITORIAL – Mayhem In The House

16 December 2024

The violence and antics of the gangster movement which has developed among young men in heartland communities in New Providence was taken to the Parliament on Wednesday by members of the opposition Free National Movement. In a copycatish move and mimicking the performance of the real freedom fighters of The Bahamas, Lynden O. Pindling and […]

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EDITORIAL – Corruption Is Not New

16 December 2024

There are people in The Bahamas who must know that corruption exists in every law enforcement agency in the Caribbean and The Americas. This will be so until the end of the world. The challenge is always what must be done when it is uncovered. Far too many Bahamians have over-reacted to yet another shock […]

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IMF PRAISES GOV’T.

22 November 2024

By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer  While the International Monetary Fund (IMF) points out The Bahamas’ “remarkable recovery” in moving from crisis to growth following Hurricane Dorian and the Covid-19 Pandemic, it is also recommending some very specific actions the government should take to help meet its debt target of 50 percent of GDP […]

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EDITORIAL – THE ENEMY WITHIN

22 November 2024

The number of homicides in New Providence over the last several years is disheartening and is a sad indictment on the moralizing institutions of our country.  The reality is that it is not going to stop anytime soon.  The reason for this is that the entire society has failed to invest properly for the socialization […]

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Police officials informed members of the press yesterday that a 32-year old man has been taken into custody regarding the murder of 12-year-old Adriel Moxey whose body was found on Wednesday evening through a track road off Faith Avenue south. Police Press Liaison Officer, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings along with other police officials are photographed updating members of the media. (Bahama Journal photo by Justin Kemp)

SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH YOUNG GIRL’S DEATH

22 November 2024

Police say they have a 32-year-old man in their custody forquestioning in connection with the killing of 12-year-old AdrielMoxey. He was found in the Faith Gardens area and taken intocustody around 10 a.m. Thursday.The capture comes after community support and surveillanceefforts on a track road in the Faith Avenue area where herpartially nude body was […]

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Bahamas Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Wendall K. Jones is photographed accepting the World Chamber of Commerce Business Global Hero Award.

JONES RECEIVES WORLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS GLOBAL HERO AWARD

22 November 2024

The World Chamber of Commerce (WCC) last Thursday recognized  Bahamas Ambassador to the United States H.E. Wendall Jones with the WCC Global Hero Award. It was presented during the WCC Business, Regeneration and Wellbeing  Conference in Atlanta, Georgia in recognition of the Ambassador’s efforts which strengthened community affairs and for promoting prosperity in our society. […]

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Pinder Touts $200M In Top-up Tax, Henfield Skeptical of Government Use of New Revenue

22 November 2024

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The new Domestic Top-up Tax Bill 2024 can result in as much as $200 million innew annual revenue for The Bahamas, according to Attorney General SenatorRyan Pinder who revealed as much while leading debate on the new Bill in thesenate this week.While Prime Minister Philip Davis said during debate […]

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GOVERNMENT NOT SURPRISED BY GUN STATISTICS FROM USA

22 November 2024

Tynia Brown & Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writers The issue of illegal firearms being smuggled into The Bahamas has been a longstanding concernfor authorities. According to Minister of National Security, Wayne Munroe, the origin of thesefirearms has been known for some time. In response to this ongoing problem, the Davisadministration has established a specialized anti-gang and […]

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