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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 […]

$10M Drug Bust in Long Island

11 August 2023

Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer The recent $10 million drug bust in Long Island has contributed to a safer Bahamas, according to Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) Press Liaison Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings, who updated the media on the drug interception over the weekend. Two Bahamian men were arrested after an aircraft was discovered shortly […]

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Significant Progress in Clean Up of Oil Slick off Pinder’s Point

11 August 2023

Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer The Ministry of Transport and Housing said “significant progress has been made in cleaning up the oil spill” that occurred at the Buckeye Bahamas Hub jetty in Freeport, Grand Bahama. On Wednesday, August 2, around 5:54am, “some of an estimated five to ten barrels of oil spilt into the surrounding […]

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A full gallery of women, including Ann Marie Davis, wife of the prime minister, was present at the Senate on Wednesday during the second reading of the Protection Against Violence Bill. 
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Violence Against Females Increases

09 August 2023

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Most of the recent sexual assaults that have occurred in the country, the victim and perpetrator were known to each other, according to police, who have noticed an increase in sexual offences against children during the summer.Press Liaison Officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings said as much during this week’s Office […]

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Dominique McCartney-Russell, Director of Education

McCartney-Russell: LGBT Not Encouraged in Schools

09 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff WriterDirector of Education Dominique McCartney-Russell attempted to clarify that schools are not teaching students about LGBT as an alternative lifestyle.Mrs. McCartney-Russel spoke at the Office of the Prime Minister’s weekly press briefing informing Bahamians that students are taught to know what one may expect when they explore the world around […]

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Bishop Delton Fernander

Bishop Says Church Divided on Capital Punishment

09 August 2023

By Delvardo Emmanuel Journal Staff Reporter The church remains split on whether persons who commit serious and heinous crimes should receive capital punishment, according to Bahamas Christian Council President Bishop Delton Fernander. His comments on capital punishment came during an interview with reporters on Tuesday. “We’re divided and that’s because we’re different denominations. We’re from […]

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Hon. Wayne Munroe

Bahamian Officers May Offer Technical, Training Support to Haitian Police

09 August 2023

By Deandre Williamson Journal Staff Writer Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the government anticipates that the 150 Bahamian personnel would be engaged in offering technical and training support to the Haitian National Police. Munroe’s comments came on Thursday in a response following the government’s commitment to send 150 persons to Haiti to support […]

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Christian Council Condemns Rape Culture

09 August 2023

By Delvardo Emmanuel Journal Staff Writer Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) President Bishop Delton Fernander and supporting clergymen have outright condemned what Bishop Fernander has asserted is a rape culture developing in the country. Bishop Fernander’s comments came following the recent abduction and sexual assault of a nine-year-old girl last Saturday. During a press conference held […]

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BCC Not Fully Consulted on Protection Against Violence Bill

09 August 2023

BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Writer Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) President Bishop Delton Fernander said the government didn’t fully consult the church before the Protection Against Violence Bill 2023 was passed. The bill was debated and passed by members of parliament in the Lower Chamber last week. Probed by reporters on Tuesday on whether the […]

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Hon. Pia Glover-Rolle

Glover-Rolle clarifies promotion delays

09 August 2023

By Keile Campbell Journal Staff Writer Minister of State for the Public Service Pia Glover-Rolle said there are many reasons why some promotions for social services workers are on hold, which include finances and lack of documentation. “There are a number of reasons that promotions could be outstanding: it could be financial costing. In most […]

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Dr. Hubert Minnis

Dr. Minnis Calls for New Parliamentary Complex

09 August 2023

BY GERRINO SAUNDERS Journal Staff Writer Former Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis made a clarion call for the construction of a new state-of-the-art parliamentary complex. In his contribution to the debate in the House of Assembly on Monday on the resolution to join the International Parliamentary Union (IPU), Dr. Minnis painted a grim picture of […]

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