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Government Eases High Food Prices With Reduction of VAT on Unprepared Foods Anti Gang Laws Begin To Work In Tandem With Clear-Hold-Build Strategy
 
Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

Government Eases High Food Prices With Reduction of VAT on Unprepared Foods

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer With food items becoming more and more expensive the Davis Administration hastaken another major step in their effort to make food more affordable for Bahamianfamilies.While making the mid-year budget communication this week Prime MinisterPhilip Davis announced plans to reduce value added tax (VAT) on a certaincategory of food items.He […]

Police Commissioner Shanta Knowles

Anti Gang Laws Begin To Work In Tandem With Clear-Hold-Build Strategy

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer In April 2024 the Davis Administration introduced a suite of new anti-ganglegislation aimed at dismantling existing gangs, and preventing gangs recruitingnew members in an effort to eradicate them. Police intelligence has shown thatmany of the murders and associated crimes like attempted murders and car-jackings are the result of gang […]

Ongoing Learning Loss Assessment Post Covid-19 — Students will be pulled from classes an hour a day for literacy and numeracy sessions

01 September 2023

By Licec BasitanJournal Staff Writer During her annual back to school national address on Sunday evening, Education andTechnical and Vocational Training (MOETVT) Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said“there is a lot of ground to cover and recover” in the 2023/2024 academic school yearand education officials do not intend to just go with the status quo.“Education is a […]

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Special Needs Students Get Equitable Focus

01 September 2023

By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Parents of children with special needs will be happy to know that greater emphasiswill be placed on special education this academic school year, according to EducationMinister Glenys Hanna-Martin.As education officials embark on curriculum reform, which is central to the goals theministry seeks to accomplish, Minister Hanna-Martin said, “I am proud […]

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More School Resource Officers Added to Increase Safety

01 September 2023

BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Ministry of Education and Technical and Vocational Training, in conjunction with the RoyalBahamas Police Force, added 27 new School Resource Officers (SRO) to school campusesfollowing a graduation ceremony last Friday at the Paul Farquharson Conference Center, policeheadquarters.Coordinator of School Policing and Officer in charge of the South-Central Division ChiefSuperintendent […]

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Ministry of Works Gets New Equipment

01 September 2023

BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The Ministry of Works have acquired new heavy-duty equipment for continued roadmaintenance and flood mitigation for the first time in over 20 years.Minister of Works and Utilities Alfred Sears said the road equipment cost a total of $400,000.“This is the first time in 20 years I’m advised that the ministry […]

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Sex Offender in Protective Custody –12-Year-Old Girl Almost Abducted

01 September 2023

By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer Sex offender Sidney Cooper is in protective custody after residents in the CoconutGrove area descended at his residence on Fifth Street with weapons in hand followingreports of a 12-year-old girl almost being abducted in the Coconut Grove area lastThursday.A video circulating social media showed where Cooper was seen purportedly beingarrested […]

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Man Stabbed to Death on Royal Palm Street –Two Homicides Hours Apart

01 September 2023

Less than 12 hours after a young man, out on bail for at least four murders and severalother serious offences was gunned down on Sunset Drive, Sunset Park lastWednesday morning, police launched investigations into another homicideWednesday night.A 49-year-old male has been arrested and is being questioned by police, withreference to the stabbing which resulted in […]

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Another Juvenile Shot

01 September 2023

— 8-Year-Old Girl Shot in Leg By Licec BastianJournal Staff Writer In less than a week, another juvenile has become a victim of gun violence. An eight-year-old girl was in hospital this week with injuries to the leg after a gunman,indiscriminately opened fire on a group of persons in Flamingo Gardens, offCarmichael Road.According to preliminary […]

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13th WAMM Encourages Global Liberation of Women

01 September 2023

BY DESTINY JOHNSONJournal Staff Writer The 13 th Commonwealth Women’s Affairs Ministers Meeting (WAMM) is now in the historybooks as the meeting wrapped up last Wednesday evening at the Atlantis resort.During the three days, 56 countries made of small island states and Small Island DevelopingStates discussed equality towards a common future for women and girls.Minister […]

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Due to the spiraling violence in Haiti, residents have been forced to flee their homes.

Haitian Gangs Hide In Bahamas

25 August 2023

A former Haitian Diplomat says dangerous gang members who were part of a massacre in Port-Au-Prince have escaped to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Speaking with The Journal on the condition of anonymity, the diplomat said,” the government of The Bahamas must be careful on who they allow to apply for or […]

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Hon. Ryan Pinder - Attorney-General

Gov’t Drafts Bill to Decriminalize Cannabis

25 August 2023

By Keile CampbellJournal Staff Writer The Bahamas moved one step closer to the passing of the much-discussed Cannabis Bill asthe government announced the launch of consultation on legislation to decriminalize cannabisfor medical, research and religious purposes.During a press briefing on Thursday at the Office of the Prime Minister, Attorney Generaland Minister of Legal Affairs Senator […]

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