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OPTIMISM IN HAITI

There is new hope for security in Haiti as countries around the world are pledging more support and funding to bring about peace and security in that Caribbean country.  The new Council there claims that the Haitian people are optimistic about the future.   The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pledged another $160 million in […]

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Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill

By Gerrino J. SaundersJournal Staff Writer The Minister of National Security Wayne Munroe said the NationalIntelligence Agency (NIA) Amendment Bill 2024 by the Davisadministration has breathed new life into the agency which is animportant arm of national security.Some of the major changes to the Bill include a change in name fromthe National Crime Intelligence Agency […]

Minnis: PLP Downplaying Crime Issue

27 February 2017

Free National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is lambasting National Security Minister Dr. Bernard Nottage and the current administration over making light of the crime situation in The Bahamas. Dr. Minnis says that the crime situation is starting to isolate international allies. “’Perceived increase in crime?’ The PLP Government and Minister Nottage show once […]

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Renewable Energy Well On Its Way

27 February 2017

Increasing sustainable energy usage is already well on its way, according to Minister of Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett. During the Love 97 Talk Show Issues of The Day, Mr. Dorsett said the way forward begins with Bahamas Power and Light (BPL). “BPL indicated last month that they are going to begin the grid tie […]

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Shooting Victims Speak Out

27 February 2017

Relatives of the man killed and three others wounded during an inner city shooting last week are living in fear. A one-year-old girl was among those injured. In an interview with the Bahama Journal on Friday, the baby’s grandfather, who wished to remain anonymous said in the wake of the incident, relatives want to move […]

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“Spy Bill” Critics Pleased With Delay

24 February 2017

Detractors of the Interception of Communications Bill (ICB), while they accept the postponement of the Bill by Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson may be a win; they will not allow it to be a hidden distraction. Most recently, a group of 14 Civil Society and Private Industry Organizations (CSOs) publicly expressed their joy that the decision […]

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Minnis Bashing “Spy” Bill

24 February 2017

The government’s recent move to quietly table the Interception of Communications Bill (ICB) in Parliament is being criticised by Free National Movement Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis. In a statement yesterday, Dr. Minnis suggested the government introduced the bill subtly in an effort of “desperateness to seize and wield more ill-gotten power”. The ICB’s purpose is […]

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Bahamas Striping Donates To Cancer Patient

24 February 2017

Bahamas Striping Group of Companies (BSGC) recently donated $7,500 to a cancer patient, whose medical expenses amount to over $500,000. Through its charity foundation, “The Dollar that Could Project”, BSGC donated the funds to youngster, Felia Rigby of Grand Bahama. Late last year, a campaign was launched by charity groups, “Little Warriors Campaign and “The […]

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PM: Violence Direct Correlation With Lack Of Education

24 February 2017

Decreased unemployment and education results in increased violence within the country’s schools, and according to Prime Minister Perry Christie all must be done to curb this pressing issue. “We had better bring focus as a country as a region on the trouble and potential trouble that exists in our backyard,” he said. The comments came […]

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PM says no child gets left behind

24 February 2017

Academically less inclined students are of great concern to Prime Minister Perry Christie, so much so that he has challenged teachers to not let the students fall through the cracks, a situation he says he knows all too well. During his remarks at the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) Annual Education Conference yesterday morning, Mr. […]

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Gray: Rollins’ Political Career Finished

24 February 2017

Minister of Agriculture Alfred Gray is declaring that any further future in politics for Fort Charlotte MP Andre Rollins has come to an end. Minister Gray spoke outside the House of Assembly Tuesday after the Rollins made a comment in the house of Assembly that he would do anything to be back in the FNM. […]

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Accreditation to boost national development

23 February 2017

The University of The Bahamas (UB) being granted an accreditation by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will greatly affect the country’s economy via international student numbers. Director of Strategic Planning Strenghtening and Accreditation at UB, Dr. Danny Davis says notwithstanding the stellar education provided by the institution over the last 40 years, accreditation […]

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