19 July 2017
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis reiterated his zero tolerance when it comes to corruption particularly among Cabinet ministers. For the past few weeks, the Minnis administration has held strong to its mandate to stamp out corruption. In recent weeks, members of the former Christie administration have either been questioned, or charged for involvement in some […]
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18 July 2017
A $3 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank is assisting the government with the implementation of a Public Financial Management and Performance Monitoring Reform (PFM/PMR) that was launched yesterday. During a brief launch ceremony at the British Colonial Hilton yesterday morning, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said the project […]
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18 July 2017
ALIV, The Bahamas’ newest mobile network, recently sponsored the Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) Eco Camp. The camp, in its ninth year, was held in Andros from July 7-13 and brought together 13 – 17-year-olds from throughout The Bahamas. This sponsorship is the beginning of a three-year partnership between the BNT and ALIV. The camp, held […]
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18 July 2017
It’s a cruel summer for workers and customers at the General Post Office as air-condition malfunctions has caused shortened work hours and people are complaining of the heat in the East Hill Street building. Acting Postmaster General Jennifer Johnson revealed to the Bahama Journal yesterday that the air-conditioning system “gave up” and the Ministry of […]
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18 July 2017
Another deadly shooting in the capital leaves police on an island-wide manhunt. According to police, shortly after 10 p.m. on Sunday, a man was walking on Third Street, Coconut Grove when another man approached and shot him before fleeing on foot. The victim was rushed to hospital with serious injuries. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his […]
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18 July 2017
A 25-year-old former prison officer was convicted in two matters yesterday in the Magistrate’s Court and ordered to pay almost $3,000 in fines. Sunset Park resident Demetrius Maycock lost his job as a Bahamas Department of Corrections officer as a result of being found in possession of two ounces of Indian Hemp, an unlicensed shotgun […]
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18 July 2017
Two men charged with murder in separate matters are behind bars following their arraignment in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt on a murder that occurred almost four years ago, Jamal Wallace was not required to enter a plea because of the nature of the crime and was remanded to the […]
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18 July 2017
After a stall in diagnostic services at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) over the weekend, those services according to management have been restored yesterday afternoon. Over the weekend, a broken pipe in the Radiology Department caused intense flooding which resulted in the malfunctioning of diagnostic machines which included CT scans and ultra sounds. The flooding […]
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18 July 2017
Officials at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company Ltd. (BTC) said the organization suffered severe damage to its network in Grand Bahama as a result of a third party construction company. This incident took place on Saturday, July 15, and BTC’s technical team was able to quickly assess the damage and gradually begin restoring services to customers. […]
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18 July 2017
More than 1,000 athletes and officials have arrived in the country for the Sixth Annual Commonwealth Youth Games which begins today with an immersive opening ceremony that promises to bring a taste of “Caribbean Carnival to Commonwealth Sports.” From July 18 – 23, 96 gold medals will be contested in nine sports, (swimming, beach soccer, […]
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