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OPTIMISM IN HAITI Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill
 
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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 […]

Immigration Brings in 107 New Recruits

28 March 2017

Seeking to recruit at least 700 Immigration Officers before the end of the year, Director of Immigration Dr. William Pratt and his team at the Department of Immigration, welcomed 107 new recruits to the department yesterday. Forty-nine males and fifty-eight females were welcomed yesterday at Immigration headquarters on Hawkins Hill by Dr. Pratt and are […]

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Homeowners Bill praised, Criminal Procedure Code chastised

28 March 2017

Debate on amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) and a new Homeowners Protection Bill resulted in Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Senator Keith Bell throwing his support behind the latter touting the legislation as crucial. “I am thankful that the right honorable prime minister and the Progressive Liberal Party for introducing this legislation which is […]

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FNM Chairman Calls For Int’l Observers

28 March 2017

Free National Movement (FNM) chairman Sidney Collie is urging the Christie administration to invite international election observers to monitor the upcoming general elections. “In order to maintain transparent, democratic elections, it is essential that our government readily accepts international election observers. We encourage the candidates and constituents of all political parties to willingly comply with […]

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FNM Candidate Apologizes

28 March 2017

The Free National Movement’s (FNM) candidate for North Eleuthera Howard “Rickey” Mackey has apologized for his failure to pay a 15-year-old Customs bill. In a statement released yesterday via the party, Mr. Mackey offered an apology to the Bahamian people for allowing the issue to get this point, all the while chiding the Progressive Liberal […]

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Doctors Get New Contract

28 March 2017

After months of back and forth and a protest in front of the House of Assembly, the Bahamas Doctors Union has signed two new agreements with the Ministry of Health and the Public Hospitals Authority. The agreements come in at a cost of $17 million and runs into 2020. On hand for the monumental signing […]

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Religious Leaders Tout Baha Mar Opening

27 March 2017

Several of the country’s most prominent spiritual leaders have come together to give the government kudos for its involvement in the imminent opening of the beleaguered multi-billion dollar Baha Mar Resort. In a joint statement Bishop Simeon B. Hall, Senior Pastor Emeritus of New Covenant Baptist Church; Bishop Ross Davis, Senior Pastor of Golden Gates […]

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PM: Next Election Crucial

27 March 2017

The upcoming general election may be more pivotal than any other election in the country’s history, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie.   Mr. Christie’s comments came as he addressed scores of Progressive Liberal Party supporters in the P.A. Gibson Primary School Courtyard in Alice Town, Eleuthera during a joint constituency meeting.   The nation’s […]

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Opposition Forces Ban To Defeat The PLP

27 March 2017

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney announced four new candidates two of which were former candidates of the United Democratic Party(UDP) all in an effort to defeat the Progressive Liberal Party come the 2017 General Elections. Just under a week following the resignation of UDP Leader Greg Moss, Mr. McCartney says the new additions […]

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Man Dead After Club Shooting

27 March 2017

Police are appealing to the public for information to assist in their investigations into a shooting incident that has left a man dead and another detained in hospital early Saturday Morning. According to reports, shortly after 1:30am, two males were at a club located on Quintine Alley and Wulff Road when they were shot. The […]

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Motorist Killed In Exuma

27 March 2017

Police in Exuma are investigating a traffic accident that left a man dead on Saturday. According to reports, around 6:00pm, a collision occurred on Queens Highway, George Town, Exuma involving a Suzuki Solio motorcar driven by an adult male and a Mack truck driven by an adult male. The driver of the motorcar received serious […]

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