01 September 2017
The Bahamas Press Club is saddened over the death of noted journalist Larry Smith, who died Sunday, August 27, 2017. He died at his home from chronic heart failure. He was 67. Anthony Capron, president of The Bahamas Press Club, recalls working with Smith during their employment at The Nassau Guardian. “I remember Larry as […]
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01 September 2017
With less than three days left before thousands of students head back to the classrooms, Senator Fred Mitchell assessed schools in the Fox Hill constituency and suggested yesterday that L.W. Young Junior High School be demolished. Mr. Mitchell, who is also the former Fox Hill Member of Parliament, said after conducting a tour of a […]
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01 September 2017
Five men were arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Jeanine Weech-Gomez to answer to charges related to a major drug bust in Exuma last Saturday. Forty-two-year-old Jamal Cooper of West Grand Bahama, 23-year-old Everette Burrows of Murphy Town, Abaco, 34-year-old Travis Sears of George Town, Exuma, and 24-year-old Keith Thompson and Randy Williams of Wilson Town, Exuma […]
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01 September 2017
Former West End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe declined to comment on his choice for leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), but said he believes the move is significant to the party’s history as it the first time a woman is vying for leadership. Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin announced on Monday that she will […]
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01 September 2017
Former West End and Bimini MP Obie Wilchcombe said the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) must return to its foundational ideals as the party continues to rebuild. During an interview with The Bahama Journal yesterday, the former minister said he wants to help the party rebuild and prepare for the future and he believes the party […]
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01 September 2017
Heavy police presence will be visible during the upcoming school year as the majority of the nation’s students return to school on Monday, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade. “We will have more patrols, more mobile units making periodic checks on all of the schools throughout New Providence,” Mr. Greenslade said during a […]
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01 September 2017
The results of the 2017 national examinations show a percentage decrease in the amount of students receiving passing grades in the Bahamas Junior Certificate (BJC) and Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) when compared to last year’s results. The official report of the 2017 national examination results was released by the Ministry of Education […]
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01 September 2017
The Pointe project has stimulated mixed responses from Bahamians, but the government is of the view that the new policy will have zero impact as such investments were approved developments. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday, it was noted that the new rules laid out in the Chinese Overseas Investment […]
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01 September 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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31 August 2017
President of the Bahamas Christian Council Bishop Delton Fernander condemns the recent spree of violent crimes in the country, which involves the death of an eight-month-old baby. In a statement yesterday, Bishop Fernander listed the armed robbery of a church, the robbery of the family of Archbishop Laish Boyd and the baby’s murder as unconscionable […]
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