01 September 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Ministry of Works have acquired new heavy-duty equipment for continued roadmaintenance and flood mitigation for the first time in over 20 years.Minister of Works and Utilities Alfred Sears said the road equipment cost a total of $400,000.“This is the first time in 20 years I’m advised that the ministry […]
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01 September 2023
By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Sex offender Sidney Cooper is in protective custody after residents in the CoconutGrove area descended at his residence on Fifth Street with weapons in hand followingreports of a 12-year-old girl almost being abducted in the Coconut Grove area lastThursday.A video circulating social media showed where Cooper was seen purportedly beingarrested […]
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01 September 2023
Less than 12 hours after a young man, out on bail for at least four murders and severalother serious offences was gunned down on Sunset Drive, Sunset Park lastWednesday morning, police launched investigations into another homicideWednesday night.A 49-year-old male has been arrested and is being questioned by police, withreference to the stabbing which resulted in […]
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01 September 2023
— 8-Year-Old Girl Shot in Leg By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer In less than a week, another juvenile has become a victim of gun violence. An eight-year-old girl was in hospital this week with injuries to the leg after a gunman,indiscriminately opened fire on a group of persons in Flamingo Gardens, offCarmichael Road.According to preliminary […]
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01 September 2023
BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The 13 th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting (WAMM) is now in the historybooks as the meeting wrapped up last Wednesday evening at the Atlantis resort.During the three days, 56 countries made of small island states and Small Island DevelopingStates discussed equality towards a common future for women and girls.Minister […]
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25 August 2023
A former Haitian Diplomat says dangerous gang members who were part of a massacre in Port-Au-Prince have escaped to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Speaking with The Journal on the condition of anonymity, the diplomat said,” the government of The Bahamas must be careful on who they allow to apply for or […]
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25 August 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas moved one step closer to the passing of the much-discussed Cannabis Bill asthe government announced the launch of consultation on legislation to decriminalize cannabisfor medical, research and religious purposes.During a press briefing on Thursday at the Office of the Prime Minister, Attorney Generaland Minister of Legal Affairs Senator […]
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25 August 2023
By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer In the aftermath of the revelation concerning the 11-year-old who took an abortion pill aftershe became pregnant after being raped by her mother’s 45-year-old boyfriend, Prime MinisterPhilip Davis, in response to the question of whether Bahamian laws should be adjusted toconsider such circumstances, said the laws on the books are […]
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25 August 2023
— Contractor Had No Written Contract nor Risk Insurance By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Philip Davis and Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears defendedthe local contractor of a building under construction on the campus of the R.M. BaileySenior High School, while also expressing confidence in the contractor.Two weeks ago, the roof of the […]
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25 August 2023
Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer Bus drivers who increased their fare cost prematurely could possibly face the IndustrialTribunal if reported, according to Minister of Transport and Housing Jobeth Colby-Davis.It is speculated that some bus drivers may have raised their fares from $1.25 to $1.50.According to Minister Colby-Davis, the set fare date is still to be set […]
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