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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year
 
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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE

By Gerrino Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor While Bahamians have long complained that The Bahamas has not had a United States Ambassador since the Obama administration appointed Nicole Avant who demitted office in November 2011, the nomination of Herschel Walker is receiving mixed reactions in The Bahamas. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement on […]

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Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year

The Management of the Jones Communications Network (JCN) and a special Committee of The Civil Society and Person of The Year Awards are pleased to announce that Ms. Shanta Knowles, the next Commissioner of Police is the JCN Person of the Year for 2024. Every year for over two decades JCN gives the award to […]

Hon. Michael Pintard, Leader of The Official Opposition

Pintard Criticizes Gov’t for Roof Collapse

25 August 2023

— Opposition Leader, Again Calls for Minster’s Resignation By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Official Opposition Leader Michael Pintard slammed Prime Minister Philip Davis andWorks and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears over the debacle of an unfinished roofcollapsing on a building on the campus of the R.M. Bailey Senior High School earlierthis month and characterized comments made […]

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Hon. Obie Wilchcombe

“Time to remove shackles from women,” Wilchcombe says

25 August 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Obie Wilchcombe said it istime to “remove shackles from the women of the world,” as he addressed the kickoff ceremony of the 13th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting heldat the Atlantis Resort.He said during the course of these meetings a great deal of […]

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Hon. Chester Cooper

Tourism Numbers Projected To Soar Past 2019

25 August 2023

Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas’ tourism product is seeing phenomenal growth and tourist arrivalnumbers are anticipated to soar past record-breaking 2019 number of arrivals. Thenumbers are trending 30 percent ahead in 2023.Deputy Prime Minister Chester Cooper, who also holds responsibility for the ministerof tourism, investments and aviation, told an audience at the launch event […]

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Incoming Governor-General Cynthia "Mother" Pratt

Mother Pratt Seeks to “Build Lives” as Incoming Governor General

25 August 2023

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer From Over-the-Hill to Mount Fitzwilliam, the life of Cynthia “Mother” Pratt has been aninspiration for many as she’s expected to become the next governor general of The Bahamas.Prime Minister Philip Davis announced recently that Mother Pratt will become the newgovernor general next month. He recommended her for the role as […]

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Sunset Drive Murder

25 August 2023

BY LICEC BASTIAN & DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writers A man was gunned down on Sunset Drive, Sunset Park, in broad daylight Wednesday morning,just hours after police recorded the country’s 67th homicide, according to The BahamasJournal’s records.The country’s murder is count nearly at 70 with four months remaining in 2023.Chief Superintendent Michael Johnson said the deceased […]

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Thousands of Work Permits Granted to Foreigners

25 August 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer The Department of Labour is forced to approve work certificates to non-Bahamians due to the lack of registered certified Bahamian workers, according toDirector of Labour Robert Farquharson, who added that between 2022 to 2023government has approved over 12,000 work certificates.“About 40 percent of those were jobs that we believe Bahamians […]

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Govt Signs Contract for Renewable Energy

25 August 2023

BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Government of The Bahamas in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank(IDB) has signed a contract with the Bahamas Power and Light Company (BPL) and theCaribbean Centre for Energy and Energy Efficiency (CREEE) for their integrated resource andresilience plan.Chief Executive Officer of BPL Shevonn Cambridge said the goal with this […]

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Men’s Basketball Into Final Olympic Qualifier

25 August 2023

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas Senior Men’s National Basketball Team has done the unthinkable;competing at the FIBA Americas Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Argentina onSunday. Team Bahamas ranked 60 th defeated the world’s fourth ranked team andhost Argentina in the championship game 82-75 to win the tournament and earn acoveted berth in the […]

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Davis Makes Plans For “New Way Forward”

25 August 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff WriterAs the proroguing of parliament will potentially make way for a newgovernmental agenda, Prime Minister Davis asserted that he and Cabinetministers are discussing a “new way forward” for his administration.His comment came on Sunday while being probed by reporters whoasked whether or not a Cabinet shuffle is on the horizon.“Cabinet is […]

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Schools Will Reopen Despite Ongong Repairs

Schools Will Reopen Despite Ongoing Repairs

25 August 2023

By Delvardo EmmanuelJournal Staff Writer With the opening of the new school year just one week away, Prime MinisterPhilip Davis, along with Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin, Works andUtilities Minister Alfred Sears and other education and works officials, touredpublic schools in New Providence on Sunday.The prime minister and government officials toured schools that are undergoingextensive […]

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