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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 […]

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 […]

Labour Director Predicts Continued Unemployment Decrease

25 July 2016

Labour Director Robert Farquharson is convinced that the recent decline in the country’s unemployment figures will continue its downward trend. Mr. Farquharson’s optimism is based on a number of bigwig investment projects in the pipeline. In his wrap-up to the 2016/2017 Budget debate last month, Prime Minister Perry Christie noted the continued impact some $7.8 […]

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Human Rights Activist Calls For Protection For Named Sex Offenders

25 July 2016

A local human rights activist is calling for provisions to be put in place for individuals named and shamed on a sex offenders registry. According to Erin Greene, while pushing for such a registry is a citizen’s right for his/her own security, by the same token, society must be aware of the ramifications that come […]

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GB Man Killed In Traffic Smash-Up

25 July 2016

A 37-year-old man is dead following a traffic accident in Grand Bahama. According to police, the incident happened around 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and involved a 1999 white Lincoln Limousine and a green 2004 Toyota Corolla. Reports are that both vehicles were traveling on Coral Road near the juncture of Nansen Avenue when the accident […]

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Environmental Groups Applaud Disney—Company Scraps Plan To Develop Egg Island

25 July 2016

Disney Cruise Lines’ decision to scrap plans to develop Egg Island has found favor with several conservation and environmental groups.  The Bahamas National Trust (BNT), Waterkeepers Bahamas (WB) and Save The Bays (STB) have all applauded the company for its change of heart.  Disney had planned to build a cruise ship port on Egg Island, […]

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DPM Promises Pipe Potable Water

25 July 2016

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Urban Works and Development Philip Davis has promised to make pipe portable water accessible to residents throughout the capital and the Family Islands “in short order.” In fact, he anticipates the water works will begin later this summer. “Here in New Providence, works are underway to install a pipe […]

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Cuban Migrants Apprehended

25 July 2016

Another group of illegal Cuban migrants have been captured. Defence Force officers were on routine patrol when they intercepted a 20-ft makeshift motor vessel approximately two nautical miles east of Highbourne’s Cay in the Exuma Sound around 12:30 p.m. Saturday. The 14 undocumented Cuban males were subsequently taken aboard the Defence Force vessel and transported […]

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Crucial Week For FNMs

25 July 2016

The Free National Movement (FNM) heads into a crucial week as the party readies itself for a leadership battle that pits the incumbent against his former deputy. FNM chief Dr. Hubert Minnis and his deputy, East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest are hoping to retain the two top spots as they go head to head […]

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Let’s Stop Letting Woefully Misinformed Individuals Influence Our Thinking

22 July 2016

By P.J. Malone It appears that we are squandering an opportunity to add diversity to our economic growth potential by refusing the contributions of fashion mogul Peter Nygard to The Bahamas in the area of stem cell research and medical tourism. From time to time in the Bahamas, we have allowed ourselves to get upset […]

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Prison Reform On The Horizon

22 July 2016

Some 90% of the country’s inmates are set to reenter society within the next 10 years, a reality that begs the needs for proper rehabilitation; this is where the Bahamas Parole Re-entrée Steering committee comes in. The group, whose job is to reduce the rate of recidivism in the country and design a proper parole […]

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New Parliamentary Registry Begins Today

22 July 2016

With campaign season in full swing and the 2017 General Elections on the horizon, Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall has urged Bahamians to get out and register early as the old registry expired yesterday. Hall said the issuance of brand new purple cards will differentiate this year’s registry from the previous one. “The 2012 register ends […]

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