08 November 2017
Former Progressive Liberal Party Member of Parliament Philip Galanis said that the recent promise by Prime Minister, Dr. Hubert Minnis is ill-timed and needs an independent commission to review the salaries of the entire public sector if an increase is to be considered for sitting Members of Parliament. The former Senator said that he does […]
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08 November 2017
Grand Bahama’s current gloomy fiscal outlook has to more to do with policy as opposed to devastation caused by recent hurricanes, this assertion was made by former Central Bank Governor Julian Francis. Grand Bahama has been ravished by hurricanes over the past decade which has led to that island’s tourism sector receiving a huge blow. […]
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08 November 2017
Amid local activists calling for the decriminalization of marijuana, National Security Minister Marvin Dames said there are a lot of things that go into the mix that often times people don’t think of when considering the decriminalization of marijuana. Mr. Dames said he often hears that because the U.S. or other countries did something, that […]
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07 November 2017
It is important that all Bahamian Children know how to swim. So an organization called Let’s Swim Bahamas plans to teach Bahamians how to swim. Ending their competitive swim training, Coaches Andy and Nancy Knowles launched Let’s Swim Bahamas at The University of The Bahamas (UB) yesterday. Former competitive swimmer, Olympian and now former […]
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07 November 2017
Leading Women’s Rights Activist and Director of Equality Bahamas Alicia Wallace said she considers the decision by the government to amend the Immigration Act a step in the right direction. She says that she does not consider Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’ decision to change legislation to allow Bahamian women the right to grant citizenship […]
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07 November 2017
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman, Fred Mitchell is calling on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest to publicly apologize for misleading the Bahamian people regarding the $42 million Hurricane Relief funds that Mr. Turnquest said the Free National Movement (FNM) administration could not trace. “He [Mr. Turnquest] needs to apologize to […]
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07 November 2017
Progressive Liberal Party Chairman, Fred Mitchell, says that an increase in Members of Parliament (MP) salary will not deter corruption in public office. Mr. Mitchell’s statement came about as a result of Bain and Grant’s Town MP Travis Robinson’s statement that a salary increase for MP’s would stem the corruption, and that there must be […]
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07 November 2017
Owners of illegal Guns roam the streets of the Bahamas and the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) has been arduously working on getting these guns off the street. Two males were taken into custody yesterday following the seizure of an illegal handgun over the weekend. Acting on intelligence, Drug Enforcement Unit Officers went Gambier Village […]
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07 November 2017
The Bahamas is among 19 countries highlighted in the “Paradise Papers”, a data leak that has shed light on several questionable schemes regarding offshore finance throughout the world. The Bahamas is one of the premier financial centres that has a menu of financial structures that would be complimentary to any financial advisor involved in offshore […]
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06 November 2017
To say that the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader Christopher Mortimer disapproves of members of the Free National Movement (FNM) receiving a pay increase is an understatement. In a statement Mr. Mortimer sent The Bahama Journal, he wrote, “Not only were the Prime Minister’s comments sickening and tone deaf, but they wreak of hypocrisy and […]
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