09 August 2023
By Delvardo Emmanuel Journal Staff Writer Financial Secretary Simon Wilson said there is no definitive date as to when government would comply with the Public Procurement Act’s requirement to disclose contract awards, but officials are working on doing so. Back in April, Mr. Wilson said the government would fulfil this obligation when the reporting capacity […]
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09 August 2023
Women’s Rights Groups Oppose Protection Against Violence Bill BY LICEC BASTIAN Journal Staff Writer Although several women’s rights organizations voiced their opposition to the Protection Against Violence (PAV) Bill 2023, parliamentarians forged ahead with debate on the bill in the House of Assembly on Thursday. Various women’s rights groups inclusive of Women United, Women of […]
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09 August 2023
Traffic Fatalities Mounting By Licec Bastian Journal Staff Writer The number of traffic fatalities in the country continue to climb as Abaco recorded two of them just two days apart. A traffic accident last Tuesday evening on Forest Drive, Murphy Town claimed the life of a 22-year-old male. According to police reports, shortly after 7:00 […]
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09 August 2023
BY DELVARDO EMMANUEL Journal Staff Reporter Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg confirmed that all suspensions of any athletes have been lifted and punishment for any infractions will be levied in another way. This confirmation follows social media reports earlier this week which alluded that Bahamian sprinter Terrance Jones Jr. had been suspended. […]
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08 June 2023
By Delvardo Emmanuel The boat captain behind the failed smuggling attempt of 21 foreign nationals pleaded guilty to assisting the illegal migrants, who were all passengers on a 32ft yacht with attempting to leave The Bahamas. Seventy-three year old Dominican national, Confessor Torres Cabrera will spend the next year at the Bahamas Department of Corrections […]
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07 June 2023
By Licec Bastian The Office of the Prime Minister chastised the Free National Movement (FNM) branding Opposition leader Michael Pintard and the FNM as delusional. The FNM leader, just hours before in a statement, had accused Prime Minister Philip Davis and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of repeatedly claiming that the government inherited a country […]
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07 June 2023
By Delvardo Emmanuel Twenty-two illegal foreign nationals were arrested and detained on Saturday, June 3rd after they were found on board a yacht in waters west of New Providence. The migrants were said to be enroute to North America. Police Press Liaison Officer, Chief Superintendent Chrislyn Skippings alerted the media to the discovery shortly before […]
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07 June 2023
By Licec Bastian The Leader of The Official Opposition, Hon. Michael Pintard is convinced that Prime Minister Philip Davis mislead Parliament and the Bahamian people when he said there would be no tax increases. During his 2023/2024 Fiscal Year budget communication in the House of Assembly last Wednesday, Prime Minister Davis said while his administration […]
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07 June 2023
By Licec Bastian In response to the Official Opposition’s claim that the Davis administration intends to make amendments to the Customs Management Act (CMA) giving tax powers to the minister responsible, Prime Minister Philip Davis has reiterated that “there will be no new tax” imposed on the Bahamian people. The prime minister told reporters as […]
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07 June 2023
By Licec Bastian A weekend of violence in the country pushed the murder count for 2023 to 50. Police are investigating the shooting death of a 28-year-old male and the death of a 65-year-old man who was beaten to death by a group of unknown males; police are also investigating a shooting incident that leaves […]
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