22 November 2024
By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer Leader of the Official Opposition Michael Pintard said he does not agree with theInternational Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recommendation to raise value added tax(VAT) to 15 percent so that the government can achieve its target goal of debtaccounting for 50 percent of GDP by the fiscal year 2031. However, it […]
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22 November 2024
By Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer Since coming to office, the Davis administration has taken an aggressive approach to recruitingnew officers for the country’s security forces. Including the Royal Bahamas Police Force, theRoyal Bahamas Defense Force and the Department of Immigration. On Friday the RBPFreceived a major boost of 100 new recruits.Minister of National Security, Wayne […]
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22 November 2024
Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer Corrections Department Commissioner Doan Cleares says greed and drugs are fueling crime inthe country. His comments came during the department’s annual church service at SouthlandCathedral Global Ministries on Sunday. It also coincides with the observance of CorrectionsRecognition Month and the institution’s 72 years of existence.Commissioner Cleare congratulated and encouraged prison officers […]
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22 November 2024
BY: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer Global statistics show that men make up 75% of all convictions, includingviolent crimes like killing. While at the “EmpowerMEN Forum” hosted by theSmall Business Development Centre, Prime Minister Philip Davis said that herefuses to accept a narrative that the upcoming generation of men are too fargone.On Tuesday the Prime Minister […]
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22 November 2024
Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer During the 2024 police recruitment ceremony, Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernanderofficially welcomed the 100 new recruits, 72 being male and 28 being female into the RoyalBahamas Police Force (RBPF), marking their intensive training and the beginning of theircareers as law enforcement officers. The recruits, representing A, B, and C squads, were […]
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22 November 2024
By: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer This month the Royal Bahamas Police Force celebrated 60years since womenwere enlisted and to commemorate the anniversary, an All-Women CompStatwas held at the Paul Farquharson conference centre to highlight thetransformative years of female officers.Police Press Liaison Officer Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippingsacknowledged the dedication and hard work of the female officers […]
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22 November 2024
BY: LATONYA ROBERTSJournal Staff Writer Chief Superintendent Chrislynn Skippings said family members must encouragetheir loved ones to seek therapy and other forms of anger management whenneeded. These comments come after several recent reported altercations endedin extreme violence and in severe cases, death. On the scene of the country’slatest murder, she asked the public to resolve […]
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15 November 2024
By Journal Staff Writer America was built on it. Singapore thrives because of it.Immigrants usually make a country better especially when thepopulation is small and skills limited.Minister of Immigration and National Insurance, Alfred Sears sayswhen it comes to the issues surrounding migration The Bahamasfinds itself trying to balance national security interests of thecountry and human […]
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15 November 2024
There is no doubt that Bahamians have always had a deep interest in American politics. After the general elections in the United States where Donald Trump won a second non-consecutive term as President, many Bahamians fell ill and questioned the intelligence of the American people given the criminal convictions of Trump. After all, it is […]
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15 November 2024
By Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer Prime Minister Phillip Davis joined over 50,000 people in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the 29 th sessionof the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties known as COP29 where hegave contributions on behalf of The Bahamas.According to the United Nations, this gathering, the second largest of its kind, under the theme:investing […]
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