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OPTIMISM IN HAITI Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill
 
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OPTIMISM IN HAITI

There is new hope for security in Haiti as countries around the world are pledging more support and funding to bring about peace and security in that Caribbean country.  The new Council there claims that the Haitian people are optimistic about the future.   The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged another $160 million in […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime Intelligence Agency […]

North Abaco Member of Parliament Kirk Cornish

North Abaco MP charged with rape, assault and threats of death

11 August 2023

BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Reporter Member of Parliament for North Abaco Kirk Cornish faced a magistrate Wednesday morning after four months of investigations into allegations that he sexually assaulted and threatened death to a former girlfriend. Cornish appeared before Acting Chief Magistrate Roberto Reckley, almost a month after the Director of Public Prosecutions recommended […]

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Cornish Resigns as Parliamentary Secretary

11 August 2023

By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer The resignation of North Abaco Member of Parliament Kirk Cornish as Parliamentary Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister in Abaco was accepted by Prime Minister Philip Davis on Tuesday. Cornish’s resignation was per a request by the prime minister after police issued a notice that a 48-year-old […]

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Hon. Michael Pintard, Leader of The Official Opposition

Secrecy on Government Contracts Concerns Pintard — FNM Leader wants Government to “Stop Nonsense Excuses”

11 August 2023

By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Free National Movement Leader (FNM) Michael Pintard said the Davis administration is intentionally hiding information from the public. The Official Opposition Leader called out the government for its continued disregard for the Public Procurement Act, in a response to Financial Secretary Simon Wilson’s comments, back in July, when he […]

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WSC and WSMU sign $2.5M Industrial Agreement

11 August 2023

BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Reporter A $2.5 million industrial agreement was signed between the Water and Sewage Corporation (WSC) and the Water and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU) at the Office of the Prime Minster on Tuesday afternoon. The Water and Sewerage Company concluded and signed an industrial agreement for the period July 1, 2022 […]

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Women’s Rights Advocates Remain Optimistic to PAV Amendments

11 August 2023

Rights Group Seeking More Comprehensive Violence Bill By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Women’s Rights Groups are seeking amendments to the Protection Against Violence Bill (PAV) and are aiming for a more comprehensive bill to address gender-based violence as they prepare to meet with the minister of social services next week. Women United, in a […]

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US Plans to Tackle Gun Trafficking into Haiti

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer A new policing unit is expected to be established in Haiti to address the matter of guns being trafficked into the country, a matter that the United States is having active discussions about, according to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Caribbean Affairs and Haiti Barbara Feinstein. Her response […]

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No Increase in Bus Fares

11 August 2023

Transport Officials Debunk Union’s Claims By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer Currently, there is no bus fare hike. The Ministry of Transport and Housing debunked claims that it had sanctioned jitney fare increases for passengers. Ministry officials released a statement after a letter, reportedly from the Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union, circulated social media indicating […]

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COI Leader says Sending Bahamian Troops Won’t Help Haiti

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer Leader of the Coalition of Independents (COI) Lincoln Bain professed that sending 150 Bahamian personnel to assist with peace-keeping efforts in Haiti is a fruitless endeavor. His comments came earlier this week as he spoke to the media outside the governor general’s office as the party went to file […]

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COI Files for Commission of Inquiry

11 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer The Coalition of Independents(COI)delivered a submission of a commission of inquiry to the Office of the Governor General earlier this week in relation to suspected “unlawful actions” of the Davis administration with regards to immigration. In the saga revolved around the Bahamas Department of Immigration and the Minister of […]

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Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis is photographed as he pays respects to the late Paul Faquharson, Retired Commissioner of Police.

Politicians pay respects to retired police commissioner

11 August 2023

BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Writer As the body of retired Commissioner of Police, the late Paul Farquharson lie in the foyer of the building named after him on Wednesday, the Paul Farquharson Conference Centre at the Royal Bahamas Police Force Headquarters, politicians and dignitaries gathered to pay their respects. Prime Minster Philip Davis signed the book […]

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