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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 […]

Prime Minister Hon. Philip Davis

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 […]

Dean Warns Of Wrongful Social Media Information

23 January 2017

Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean said he is concerned about the fear perpetuated via social media. Mr. Dean on Friday said “some people seem to make a career from creating panic through social media”. These sentiments came after a video and voice notes of a stabbing incident involving three male students of Government High […]

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COP Rejects Gang Linked To School Stabbing

23 January 2017

Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade has put an end to speculation that the stabbing at Government High School last week was gang related. Mr. Greenslade went as far to call the students involved “wannabees,” noting that the incident was started by two groups shouting gang slogans but assured that persons involved were simply immature and had […]

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BPL Completes Island Wide Outage Investigation

23 January 2017

About a week ago an unknown issue at Bahamas Power and Light resulted in the entire island being left without power for hours and for others a little longer than expected then just last Tuesday customers in Western New Providence experienced a partial outage. On Friday, January 13th, 2017 the day the first outage occurred […]

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Nygard’s Amazingly Strong Sense of Corporate Responsibility

20 January 2017

By P.J. Malone Fashion mogul Peter Nygard just announced the opening of two new state-of-the-art Breast Cancer Research Units, which reflects his dedication to helping women through breast cancer research. The Nygard International Molecular Biology Breast Cancer Research Unit and Breast Cancer Tumour Bank are located in the Manitoba Breast Cancer research Centre, the only […]

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Police Chief “Disgraced” By Crime

19 January 2017

Commissioner of Police, Ellison Greenslade called an urgent press conference yesterday afternoon to share his disgrace in the wake of the country’s 11th murder for the New Year.   “For the year to date, we have recorded, in The Bahamas, New Providence predominantly, 11 murders, that is a disgrace. Those murders that were recorded were […]

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Minister Reports Major Immigration Influx

19 January 2017

Revealing the numbers in the latest immigration statistics, Minster of Immigration Fred Mitchell noted that the year 2016 saw a significant increase in the number of immigrants in all categories, from those arrested to those repatriated. In revealing the statistics, Mr. Mitchell compared 2015 numbers with last year’s numbers. “The general categories are in 2015 […]

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Millions Spent On Hurricane Restoration

19 January 2017

Minister Responsible for Hurricane Restoration Efforts Shane Gibson yesterday gave a general account of funds spent on relief efforts over the last few months. In his contribution in the Lower Chamber yesterday, Mr. Gibson again reiterating that restoration efforts are progressing steadily. It has been three months since Hurricane Matthew’s devastating impact, and a little […]

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Fear Grips Kemp Road–Teen Becomes 11th Murder Victim

19 January 2017

Just days before his 16th birthday, Ricardo Leonard Fawkes of Marathon Estates became this year’s 11th murder victim early Wednesday morning, the second shooting in just less than 10 hours in New Providence. According to reports, police were called to the scene at Williams Lane off Kemp Road sometime around 4:00 a.m. where they found […]

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Chief Superintendent: Police Have Everything Under Control

19 January 2017

Two men are dead and several others wounded following separate shooting incidents in under 24hours; however Chief Superintendent Clayton Fernander officer in charge of the Central Detective Unit (CDU) says police officials are coping and making significant headway. A growing crowd of onlookers watched and listened as Chief Superintendent Fernander gave the somber details of […]

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Atlantis Gets Hit With Lawsuit

19 January 2017

A woman is reportedly suing Atlantis Paradise Island over what she claims are horrific bites she received from bed bugs. According to international reports, Cindi Avila claims she checked into the resort this month and woke up to find ghastly bites all over her body. She’s blaming the hotel, claiming that the bed skirts were […]

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