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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28 February 2017
University of The Bahamas (UB) once again making strides as the institution officially launched its new athletics brand and introduced its new mascot yesterday at the Harry C. Moore Library and Information Centre at the campus. With enthusiastic athletic students, faculty and staff, President Dr. Rodney Smith noted that the process of rebranding the College […]
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28 February 2017
Head of the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), Chief Superintendent Samuel Butler said yesterday that there are no definitive answers to match the bigger issues in combating drug trafficking. Mr. Butler says the bigger issues are the open ports and the layout of the country’s archipelago that doesn’t allow for a secure border in preventing incoming […]
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28 February 2017
In the wake of plans for the implementation of National Health Insurance, Free National Movement Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest is convinced that the government does not really expect the scheme to come to fruition. In a recent interview, he told The Bahama Journal that based on this premise, there is little hope for Bahamians when […]
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28 February 2017
A 16-year-old was among the five males officially charged with murder and attempted murder yesterday before Chief Justice Joyann Ferguson-Pratt for a number of incidents that occurred during the month of February. Scored of onlookers lined the gates of the Magistrates Court as the accused were escorted into the court. The juvenile, head covered by […]
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28 February 2017
Three men were arraigned yesterday with a litany of charges relating to a large amount of dangerous drugs and firearms law enforcement officers seized in Abaco last Friday. Thirty-year-old Jared Major of Lake Grove Road, 30-year-old Calvin Higgs of Carmichael Road and 34-year-old Anthony Powell all appeared before Magistrate Andrew Forbes. The charges were as […]
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28 February 2017
Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis has called out the government after this weekend’s murders took the country over 600 during the five years this administration has been power. The figure was a huge campaigning tool used by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in the lead up to the last election. “Thirty-two – […]
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