01 March 2017
United Democratic Party’s Deputy Leader (UDP), John Pinder suggests the party has a lot of catching up to do for the upcoming general elections. Mr. Pinder acknowledged yesterday that the UDP has failed to hold up its relevancy in the race for the upcoming election, but he says its due to the failed plan of […]
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01 March 2017
Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts has called out Free National Movement Candidate for Freetown, businessman Dionisio D’Aguilar once again. While addressing party supporters, Mr. Roberts called the Superwash owner “heartless.” “My presence here tonight is tangible evidence of my unreserved support for the candidacies of both Fred Mitchell in Fox Hill and Jerome […]
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01 March 2017
Minister of Labour Shane Gibson said yesterday that there has been a delay in the payment for some 600 plus Bahamas Customs and Immigrations Officers. According to Minister Gibson, the Ministry of Finance indicated as much after explaining to him dispersing such a large sum of money is a tedious task, as officials have to […]
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01 March 2017
Representatives of the Antea Group, an international Engineering and Environmental Consulting Firm from the Netherlands, spent over a week in Grand Bahama, recently. The firm, which specializes in full service solutions in the fields of environment, infrastructure and urban planning conducted investigations into environmental safety of residents within the Pinder’s Point, Lewis Yard, Hawksbill and […]
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01 March 2017
Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis suggested that although Bahamians are pressing for the truth in regards to value added tax (VAT), the government has failed to deliver it. “Apparently, the embattled prime minister is done explaining himself to the people that he serves. For months, Bahamians have been asking this government for a […]
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01 March 2017
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis while renewing his call for Prime Minister Perry Christie to resign, said the nation’s leader is unstable and unfit to lead the country. These sentiments came after the prime minister on Monday night, used an obscene gesture during a Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) rally in the Fox […]
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01 March 2017
Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald and Agriculture Minister V. Alfred Gray are defending Prime Minister Perry Christie’s actions yesterday after the nation’s chief “flipped a bird” on Monday night. The cabinet ministers, who spoke to reporters, said there is a thin line that too many politicians cross and that is attacking family. There were mixed reactions […]
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01 March 2017
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has responded to an Amnesty International report which recognized The Bahamas for the first time among countries with pressing human rights issues. In a statement provided exclusively to The Journal, the Ministry said the ongoing notion by local groups that say the proposed Interception of Communication Bill is a “Spy […]
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28 February 2017
The Democratic National Alliance (DNA) lambasted the government over the country’s finances charging it was spot on with the projections of this administration’s “wasteful” spending during this 2016/2017 budget year. DNA Financial spokesman and candidate for Garden Hills Youri Kemp said the country is on a dangerous path to more pain and suffering for Bahamian […]
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28 February 2017
Over the weekend a male was taken into custody for the possession of illegal firearm in Grand Bahama. According to reports, around 11:00 p.m., on Sunday night, police were on routine patrol on East Sunrise Highway, when they approached a suspicious vehicle. Subsequently, a male was searched and found in possession of a .40 pistol […]
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