04 October 2017
Dominican students, parents and their teachers who are seeking to make use of the Bahamian educational system began officially registering yesterday. This was revealed by Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson in an interview with this Journal. Mrs. Wilson was apart of Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’ contingent during his trip to […]
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04 October 2017
Public School Boards will see returning or new board members by the end of October when elections of School Boards take place. Parliamentary Commissioner Philip Turner, yesterday announced that the process of electing School Board members for 2017-2020 will begin. “Today I have the pleasure to announce the School Board elections which we […]
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04 October 2017
Twenty one year old Marcello Harris of Christie Avenue, Farrington Road was charged yesterday before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes with bringing unlawful harm. He was arraigned for the murder of Shannador Greene on September 19th 2017. The defendant complained to the Court of police brutality since his capture. He stated that last week while […]
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04 October 2017
Over 100 members of Power House Deliverance Apostolic Global Ministries are without a place to worship following a fire yesterday. Reports are that at about five in the morning on Tuesday firefighters were called to the Fleming Street church as a blaze had over taken the sanctuary. Fire Chief Walter Evans said they […]
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04 October 2017
Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander, who said he saw firsthand the great devastation of Dominica said that he is still hopeful as he witnessed brotherly love during the tour of that hurricane ravished island. Among the delegation that traveled with Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis to the island-state, Bishop Fernander said that as […]
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04 October 2017
Social Media has now become a main issue of concern for law enforcement officers as its usage has triggered and continues to cause a waste of the authorities’ time, unnecessary harm, panic and in severe circumstances, murder. Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Stephen Dean while a guest on the Radio Love 97 Talk […]
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04 October 2017
Black women in the Bahamas get Breast Cancer two decades earlier and usually two stages later than most women elsewhere in the world. This statement was made Health Minister Dr. Duane Sands said outside the Cabinet office yesterday. Breast Cancer has affected thousands of women and their families in The Bahamas. As it relates to […]
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03 October 2017
In a thought-provoking address that reminded the University of The Bahamas (UB) community about the context and expectations for student scholarship while lamenting the social and moral decay that has marked the Bahamian society – particularly New Providence – writer and poet Patricia Glinton-Meicholas delivered the keynote address at UB’s Opening Academic Convocation last Friday. […]
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03 October 2017
Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie has resigned as chairman of the party following confirmation of his appointment to a top diplomatic post. Confirming as much in interview with The Bahama Journal, Mr. Collie said resignation will take effect on the 19th of this month. “I’m taking up my post as the permanent representative at […]
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03 October 2017
The Bahamas is to remain dedicated to tackling the issue of human trafficking. This coming from Permanent Representative of The Bahamas to the United Nations Sheila Carey in her address to the United Nations General Assembly, where she said the country considers this act as “heinous” and is committed to snuffing it out. The high […]
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