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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06 November 2017
Progressive Liberal Party Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has taken the government to task after the announcement to raise the salary of MPs in the upcoming fiscal year. In statement Mr. Davis said the government should place itself in the shoes of the thousands of jobless Bahamians, adding that this is terrible timing for the announcement […]
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06 November 2017
In a scene reminiscent of that of a horror movie, police on the Island of Bimini are investigating the discovery of human remains that was found on the island. Reports are that shortly after 12:00pm on Friday, Officers were called to a beach near the East Wells area on North Bimini, where a human skeletal […]
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