31 May 2017
The once tranquil and peaceful Bahamas is now in great pain and challenged daily by crime and anti-social behavioral actions, according to outgoing President of the Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention Dr. William Thompson. Dr. Thompson commented on the state of the nation yesterday during his address at the 82nd Annual Baptist Convention […]
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31 May 2017
A gruesome discovery of the lifeless body of an adult male in waters near the Prince George Wharf brought some businesses in the downtown area to a halt yesterday, according to Chief Superintendent of Police Craig Stubbs. Not suspecting foul play, Chief Superintendent Stubbs told reporters on the scene what police believed to have occurred, […]
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31 May 2017
ALIV, The Bahamas’ newest telecommunications company, announced yesterday that it has signed on to become the official telecommunications partner for the Abaco Chamber of Commerce over the next three years. “We are excited and pleased to be able to work with ALIV for the benefit of the Abaco Chamber of Commerce and its membership,” said […]
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30 May 2017
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands yesterday charged that there has been a significant amount of wastage financially by the previous Christie administration within the healthcare system. According to the newly appointed health minister, there appears to have been expenditure in excess of over $100 million spent by the previous government involving pending commitments. Dr. […]
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30 May 2017
Two young men, both 24 were remanded The Bahamas Department Of Correctional Services on charges related to the recent brazen armed robbery of QVS Pharmacy in the Seagrapes Shopping Plaza, Prince Charles. Arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday, before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt, on four counts of armed robbery contrary to section 339(2) of the […]
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30 May 2017
More than 1,000 police officers began receiving their overtime payments yesterday. Deputy Prime Minister K. Peter Turnquest told The Bahama Journal that the government paid police officers a total of $2.17 million for overtime that was promised. As promised by both the former and current administrations, police officers who worked 12-hour shifts in 2013 and […]
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30 May 2017
The Bahamas Constitution Party (BCP) Deputy Servant Leader Colin Miller and the party’s Women’s Chairman Kathleen Knowles have resigned. The resignations are with immediate effect, according to a release the party issued yesterday. On a point of clarification, the release also reiterated that fact that Pastor Micklyn Seymour, president of Bahamas in Prophecy and his […]
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30 May 2017
Senator Fred Mitchell explained recently that criticisms surrounding the perceived demise of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) are “premature” and “overly exaggerated.” Mr. Mitchell responded to critics on Sunday, while appearing as a guest on the weekly Love 97 radio talk show and JCN television program Jones and Company. Mr. Mitchell, former minister of foreign […]
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30 May 2017
Former Attorney General Allyson Maynard- Gibson has welcomed any investigation or audit into alleged corruption attributed to her during her time in office. Mrs. Maynard- Gibson’s comments came while she appeared as a guest on Love 97’s daily radio talk show Issues of the Day. “I don’t believe in boxing the shadows. I came into […]
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30 May 2017
Raising 10 children with no job for three years, and living in a country with an unemployment rate at 18 percent is the explanation the attorney for Sergio Demeritte told the court yesterday as he stood before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes on possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply. Thirty-two-year-old Demeritte, of 31 […]
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