15 November 2024
By Tynia BrownJournal Staff Writer Bahamian courier services are grappling with significant challenges as they scramble to adapt to a newcompetitive environment, following Amazon’s decision to offer free delivery on select purchases over$49 to customers in The Bahamas. This unexpected move has caused disruption just as many localbusinesses were finalizing their plans for the critical […]
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15 November 2024
By Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer Leader of the Official Opposition, the Free National Movement, Michael Pintard believes theprime minister is out of touch with the needs of the Bahamian people. His sentiment spurred bycomments from prime minister Philip Davis after he said choices people make play a role inBahamians difficulty in dealing with the cost […]
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15 November 2024
By Gerrino J. Saunders/Alex McKenzieJournal Staff Writers Long Island residents say they need proper financial services and are concernedthat too many Haitians are getting work permits to do work Long Islanders can do..The Member of Parliament for Long Island, Adrian Gibson, while speaking in TheHouse of Assembly (6th November) during debate on the Domestic MinimumTop-Up […]
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15 November 2024
By: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer A murder on Wednesday night in the Prince Charles area pushes the country’smurder count for 2024 just one figure shy of last year’s murder count of 110.’The latest victim, a man was found dead in the road, stabbed and shot severaltimes. Reports indicate that officers were alerted by residents to […]
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15 November 2024
By: Latonya RobertsJournal Staff Writer Five students from The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI)Freeport campus successfully completed the ‘Earn While you Learn’apprenticeship programme with Island State Development (ISD). An initiativethat focused on sharpening electrical installation and carpentry skills andsecured the students with jobs under the company.In a press statement released by BTVI Kenton Roker […]
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15 November 2024
Shenia Roberts Journal Staff Writer The newly Formed Bahamas Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (BAOPA) a union created to protect the best interest of pilots and aircraft owners, is raising serious concerns about a proposed exam for pilots. They say it does not appear relevant to aviation in The Bahamas and that the European derived […]
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15 November 2024
By Shenia RobertsJournal Staff Writer The Leno group of companies a Bahamian Financial Services conglomerate recently launched their 2024Creative Arts Competition at the Ministry of Education’s head office on University Drive.The competition which began a few years ago was initially geared toward sixth graders however, due tothe positive response and overwhelming participation, officials at leno […]
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08 November 2024
By Gerrino J. Saunders Journal Staff Writer As The Bahamas moves to reform its tax system to survive in the global financial system, new laws were passed this week in the lower chamber of parliament. It comes from advice of key international organizations like the Inter-American Development Bank and should, at least for the meantime, […]
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08 November 2024
Democracy is not the perfect system, but if it is used properly it is said to be the best form of governance until another is found. The system is often abused and misinterpreted by many, especially those who are not educated about it. It is supposed to be the decision of the majority, even though […]
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08 November 2024
The United States Charge D’Affaires Kimberley Furnish hosted an election watch at the Our Lucaya Resort in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Attending as a guest was H.E. Wendall Jones, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States.
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