17 August 2017
After being accused by Bahamas Public Services Union John Pinder for making a “stupid” decision to hire some 200 immigration officers last year, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell said yesterday the hiring of those officers were in line and rather it should be the union president who is seen as “stupid.” Mr. […]
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17 August 2017
With about $1.96 million still missing, Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard said Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) managers should be fired and not back on the job. During an interview with The Bahama Journal last night, Maynard said the BPL managers must take responsibility because the junior employees who were terminated yesterday […]
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16 August 2017
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a bi-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires, the links to unsavory characters, the use of the courts for personal agendas, the involvement of a political party, and the attacks on the Government of The […]
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16 August 2017
A new report by local law enforcement agencies revealed that a number of prolific offenders are back on the streets. In a prisoner release report compiled by the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services that was obtained by The Bahama Journal, it was revealed that 32 inmates were released from […]
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16 August 2017
Following the release of the unemployment statistics last week, officials revealed that some other surveys which could be done more frequently are not because of inadequate staff and according to Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes, that will be the case for a little while longer. Mr. Foulkes said yesterday that it is normal for countries […]
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15 August 2017
Suggesting that pragmatism has taken over The Bahamas and that morality is taking a beating, retired Archbishop The Most Reverend Drexel Gomez said the Bahamian society is “reaping a whirlwind” of social distress. Archbishop Gomez, who was a guest on the new Love 97 radio talk show On Point yesterday, said his recommendations made to […]
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15 August 2017
Franklyn Johnson, 30, was arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday for the August 7 death of Keno Hepburn. Also appearing in the Magistrate’s Court in connection to the matter was 37-year-old Steven Robinson. Johnson was charged with murder while Robinson was charged with grievous harm. The pair were not required to enter a plea. […]
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15 August 2017
Former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Member of Parliament (MP) George Smith has given his predictions of what is to come at the party’s upcoming national convention, its success, he said, relies on the party firstly accepting reality. “The first time since majority rule the PLP was unable to secure 37 percent of the vote,” he […]
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15 August 2017
Nearly 300 jobs are expected to be made available to young persons in the country during the third and fourth quarters of this year. This was revealed by Labour Director Robert Farquharson during an interview with The Bahama Journal over the weekend. The Department of Statistics Labour Survey revealed that while there was a decline […]
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15 August 2017
A former National Insurance Board employee was arraigned yesterday in the Magistrate’s Court on bribery and extortion charges. Selena Sweeting, 56, pleaded not guilty to one count of bribery and another count of extortion, as she appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt. The particulars are that while working as a project manager at […]
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