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OPTIMISM IN HAITI Govt. defends NIA 2024 amendment bill
 
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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 […]

Waterkeepers Bahamas and Save the Bays Leaders Take Nine Teens On A Weeklong Eco Tour of Grand Bahama

05 August 2016

Tell people you’ve just spent seven days swimming with stingrays, gliding through mangroves in a kayak, horseback riding and swimming in the open water with dolphins and they might assume you’re describing an expensive eco holiday or a much-dreamed about summer vacation. They may even ask where they can sign up for one themselves. But, […]

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PLP Ratifies More Candidates

05 August 2016

Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts has confirmed that the party has ratified Arnold Forbes for Mt. Moriah, Leslie Miller for Tall Pines and Deputy Speaker of the House Dion Smith for Nassau Village to run on the party’s ticket for the 2017 General Elections. During the national general council monthly meeting, Mr. Roberts commented […]

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Pair Sentenced For Manslaughter

05 August 2016

Two men were sentenced yesterday after being found guilty of manslaughter. Senior Justice Stephen Isaacs sentenced Shaun Knowles and Timothy Saunders both of Cowpen Road, to 17 years and 14 years respectively for causing the deaths of Edward Brennan, Erica Ward and Shakara Rahming on July 30th 2011. The crown alleged that the killings were […]

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Minnis: Gov’t Must Audit PHA

05 August 2016

Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis is calling on the government to table all audits related to Public Health in The Bahamas. His comments came on the heels of the government tabling a bill to establish National Health Insurance in The Bahamas in the House of Assembly this week. “Transparency and accountability are the cornerstones of […]

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JUNKANOO SUMMER FESTIVAL 2016 In GB—The Summer Long Celebration Continues

05 August 2016

Coming off of the heels of Goombay Summer in July, the Ministry of Tourism will shift into gear for the launch of the highly anticipated Junkanoo Summer Festival in August. The exhilarating street festival will bring the sights and sounds of junkanoo to the entire community of West Grand Bahama. The action will begin at […]

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Bell Expects Decrease In Murders To Continue

05 August 2016

State Minister for National Security Keith Bell said the government expects that the murder rate in The Bahamas will continue to decrease. Last month, there were no murders recorded in The Bahamas. Many senior police officials have credited the Commissioner’s policing plan as well as greater involvement from the community at large. While Bell said […]

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Grant Resigns As Opposition Business Leader

04 August 2016

Fueling speculation that Long Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner could possibly take over the post, in a surprise move, Central Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday resigned as Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Assembly. Mr. Grant’s resignation also leaves the FNM to find another shadow minister of works, dual posts Mr. Grant has […]

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MPs Reject Judge’s Ruling

04 August 2016

Parliamentarians stood in unison yesterday to challenge a judge’s ruling against a Member of Parliament arguing that parliamentarian privilege should be held higher than the Supreme Court. Various parliamentarians spoke out in the Lower Chamber yesterday against a recent injunction placed against MP for Marathon Jerome Fitzgerald for reading private emails of the environmental group […]

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Hanna Martin Bashes Lightbourn

04 August 2016

It has been nearly a week since women around the country were left in utter shock and disgust after FNM MP Richard Lightbourn stood on the floor of his party’s convention last week and suggested a possible deterrent to the country’s economic woes could be unwed single mothers getting their tubes tied. In round two […]

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Gov’t Creates New Tax Framework For GB

04 August 2016

Though the Hawksbill Agreement has now expired, the Government of The Bahamas is looking to enter into a new agreement with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) that will grant further tax concessions to the GBPA and its licensees for the next 20 years. Prime Minister Perry Christie made the announcement in the House of […]

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