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TOGETHER WE RISE

By Tynia Brown Journal Staff Writer On July 10, 1973, more than 50,000 Bahamians stood shoulder to shoulder at Clifford Park, watching with pride as the black, gold, and aquamarine flag of an independent Bahamas was hoisted for the first time. The black triangle represents the strength and resilience of the Bahamian people, the gold […]

RBDF Commissions Four New Safe Boats

RBDF Strategically Deploys New Safe Boats

By Gerrino SaundersBahama Journal News Editor Despite recent setbacks with a number of boats being sidelined for eitherroutine servicing or due to running aground and needing repairs theRoyal Bahamas Defence Force is determined to do everything in itspower to properly protect the nations’ borders, fishing grounds andterritorial waters.This week RBDF Commodore Floyd Moxey said four […]

Ingraham Exposes Minnis’ Weakness

09 May 2017

Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis said the resurfacing of former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham is indicative of the lack of trust the Free National Movement (FNM) has in its leader Dr. Hubert Minnis. Mr. Davis in a statement yesterday insisted that the FNM has turned to its former leader, Mr. Ingraham, to execute its “closing […]

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Minister Refutes Tampering Allegations

09 May 2017

  Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Pineridge candidate Dr. Michael Darville said all recent allegations made against him, which also claims that he was involved with ballot tampering, are false.   Dr. Darville appeared on a ZNS radio talk show yesterday where he refuted and dismissed the allegations as “fallacious” and desperate attempts by the Free […]

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Collie: BOB Bailout Politically Motivated

09 May 2017

Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie has accused the government of trying to conceal documents that would reveal that many of the persons with nonperforming Bank of the Bahamas loans are affiliated with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP). In a press statement, Mr. Collie stated that this latest incident only highlights the PLP’s lack […]

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Minnis: PLP Using Young Candidates as ‘Window Dressings’

04 May 2017

Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis charged that Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) are using their young candidates as “window dressings”.   Alluding to Mr. Christie’s previous statement that he (Mr. Christie) is a bridge to the future, the FNM leader last night during his party’s mass rally […]

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DNA Leader Calls Ingraham ‘Coward’

04 May 2017

Hours after being counted out of the race as a “waste” of a vote by former prime minister Hubert Ingraham, Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Branville McCartney called the former leader the “biggest coward” there ever was.   McCartney’s comments came during the DNA’s ‘green light rally’ at the Golden Gates Shopping Centre on Tuesday. […]

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Chaos at Advance Poll

04 May 2017

Chaos erupted at yesterday’s advance poll and what was expected to be a smooth process turned into hours of waiting for thousands of Bahamians.   Law enforcement officers and other registered voters stood in long lines at the Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gymnasium to cast their vote ahead of the May 10 general election.   Unfortunately, […]

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“Baha Mar Deal Public, Not Sealed,” Says Adderley

04 May 2017

Retired Supreme Court Justice K. Neville Adderley revealed yesterday that Baha Mar’s proceedings and judgment were in public and not sealed, which makes former Chief Justice Dame Joan Sawyer incorrect on the resort’s deal. Adderley explained that the statement made by Sawyer that the judgment made in the Baha Mar sale case heard on August […]

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BTVI Receives $30,000 ALIV Sponsorship

04 May 2017

Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is set to receive $30,000 in sponsorship from the ALIV company, a three-year partnership that will assist the institution with its commencement exercises beginning this month. At a contract signing yesterday, at the ALIV headquarters, Chief ALIV Officer Damian Blackburn spoke of the initiative and what it means for […]

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Commodore Bethel Heads Largest RBDF Promotion Exercise

03 May 2017

The Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard J. Nottage confirmed on May 2, 2017 the appointment of Captain Tellis A. Bethel as commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF). Commodore Bethel’s position becomes retroactive as of March 2015, when he assumed responsibilities as acting commander of the defence force. Captain Samuel Evans was appointed […]

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Roberts: Ingraham’s Allegation of ‘Stolen’ $860K, ‘False’

03 May 2017

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday that former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham’s allegation that more than $800,000 was stolen from the Ministry of Finance is false.   Mr. Roberts made this comment in response to remarks made by the former prime minister during the Free National Movement’s (FNM) rally on Monday night […]

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