17 January 2017
Minister for Grand Bahama Dr. Michael Darville said that it has been confirmed by Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour that crime is down by 49 percent since September 2016 in Grand Bahama. The minister for Grand Bahama was speaking on behalf of the Minister for National Security, Dr. Bernard Nottage, who was unable […]
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17 January 2017
Even after Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald cleared up the controversy surrounding support staff being unpaid, Free National Movement (FNM) South Beach Candidate Jeff Lloyd has reached out and provided the government with a solution to education reform. The talk show host says it starts with restoring the honor and value with which teachers were once […]
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17 January 2017
The two alleged hit men involved in the recent Save the Bays (STB) murder for hire plot were not the perpetrators, according to Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) President Fred Smith. Livingston Bullard and Wilsner Davilma, who went by the aliases ‘Toogie and Bobo’, were last year allegedly hired by Canadian Fashion Mogul Peter […]
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17 January 2017
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) card bearer for the Southern Shores constituency Ethric Bowe announced this past Friday that he had turned in his resignation letter to the leadership of the party, as they chose to align themselves with an unsavory character as Lincoln Bain. At a press conference yesterday afternoon, Mr. Bowe clearly gave his […]
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17 January 2017
The multi- billion dollar Baha Mar resort slated to open on April 21st, 2017, is expected to hire some 1,500 Bahamians while many more will continue to be hired during each of the hotel’s phases, according to Senior Vice President of Government and External Affairs Robert Sands. For those persons who were recruited previously and […]
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12 January 2017
In social media’s latest, “The Gifting Circle” asks person’s if they wish to turn $50 or $100 into large sums of money, and fast however Chamber of Commerce CEO Edison Sumner say Bahamians should say no to the pyramid scheme as the repercussion are grave. Speaking with The Bahama Journal yesterday Mr. Sumner says the […]
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12 January 2017
United People’s Movement Leader and Marco City MP Greg Moss has sounded off on the government for its vote at the most recent United Nations General Meeting. Mr. Moss in a statement through his recently founded party said they condemn the affirmative vote of The Bahamas at the United Nations General Assembly on the 19th […]
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12 January 2017
During Ground-Breaking Ceremonies for a new Administrative Complex in Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, the Hon. Obie Wilchcombe said he was happy to be standing there in Eight Mile Rock, in a setting “just across the street from a man who made […]
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12 January 2017
The nation’s main gateway has reported a busy New Year’s Day. According to officials the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) yesterday the airport expected more than 14,100 persons projected to move through the terminals – the busiest day of the holiday season. In total, Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD) estimated that some 85,000 passengers arriving and departing […]
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12 January 2017
Employees and irate patrons of local gaming house Island Luck, locked horns yesterday at the Collins Avenue establishment as customers were furious that they were unable to access money from their accounts. Disgusted customers spoke to The Bahama Journal outside of the business establishment yesterday who charged that if the company continues on its path, […]
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