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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 […]

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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 […]

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190 Haitian Migrants Apprehended

27 July 2017

Following the apprehension of 66 Haitian migrants two days ago, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) apprehended an additional 124 migrants on Tuesday afternoon off Galloway Cay, Long Island. This number now brings the total number of migrants apprehend in three days to 190. The group is made up of 179 males and 11 females. […]

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Police Begin Operation STICS

27 July 2017

Securing The Inner City Strategically (STICS), the code name given by the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) in an attempt to lower crime and criminal activity within inner cities as their mandate, according to officer in charge of crime investigation, Assistant Superintendent of Police Clayton Fernander, who warned criminals that their criminal activities will no […]

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Govt Cuts Spending

27 July 2017

In an effort to stimulate economic growth, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced that all government ministries will have their expenditures cut by 10 percent. The prime minister made this announcement last night during his first national address, where he also expressed that “there will be no new public sector hiring at this time.” “We […]

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Govt Negotiates Partnership for Grand Lucayan

27 July 2017

Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis revealed that the government is involved in negotiations with the owners of the assets of the Grand Lucayan hotel and related assets for the joint ownership of those assets in partnership with a number of investors. “We have identified a number of integrated travel and hospitality companies that can bring […]

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Minnis Gets Tough on Crime

27 July 2017

Good policing, along with an efficient judicial system, combined with community guidance, economic and educational training opportunities will reduce the scourge of crime in The Bahamas, according to Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis. While most of the violent crime in the society is caused by young men, Dr. Minnis said during his first national address […]

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Baha Mar Claims to be Leader in Bahamian Hospitality

27 July 2017

Following the suggestion by Atlantis President Howard Karawan that it is only “leaching off of the available tourism market,” Baha Mar yesterday affirming quite the contrary, charged that the resort is “leading the way in driving the most significant expansion of the Bahamian hospitality market.” Earlier this week, the Atlantis president lamented price undercutting by […]

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“Unspeakably Dangerous”

26 July 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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Police Seize $100K in Drug Arrest

26 July 2017

Police in Grand Bahama arrested a man for a possession of dangerous drugs and bribery on Monday morning. According to police, the Drug Enforcement Unit officers stopped a suspicious vehicle around 11 a.m. A search of the vehicle uncovered $100,000 in cash suspected to derive from criminal activities and suspected marijuana. Further investigations lead officers […]

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Lloyd Admonishes Principals to be Leaders

26 July 2017

Principals are the most vital and important feature in an educational system, according to Minister of Education Jeffery Lloyd, who during the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (CAPPS), told principals from across the Caribbean that they are charged with a sacred responsibility. In his address Mr. Lloyd keeping in […]

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Govt’s Wi-Fi Credit Upsets Mitchell

26 July 2017

Former Fox Hill Member of Parliament (MP) and Senator Fred Mitchell is dissatisfied with the perception that the current Free National Movement (FNM) government is getting the credit for work initiated by the former Christie administration. Mr. Mitchell was referring to improvements currently being made in his former constituency among others. These improvements included the […]

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