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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 […]

Two Arrested In Million Dollar Drug Bust

27 June 2016

Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) officers yesterday seized more than a million dollars of drugs and arrested two men in connection with this latest find.  According to police, it was around 9:15 a.m., Sunday when officers uncovered 52 packages of marijuana at a residence off Tonique Darling Highway in the area of Pikkano properties.  The total […]

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Teachers Union Bust Up

27 June 2016

The Annual General Meeting of The Bahamas Union of Teachers got off to a messy start over the weekend as teachers claimed poor organization on the part of top union officials created chaos and confusion. The official opening ceremony takes place today and over the weekend delegates gathered at the Melia Nassau Hotel for pre-registration […]

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PM Should Resign, Says Minnis

27 June 2016

Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis, among others, on Friday called for the resignation of Prime Minister Perry Christe, after observing the circumstances surrounding the recent resignation of British Prime Minister, David Cameron. After last week Thursday’s referendum in which the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU), Britain’s prime minister who had urged the […]

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Minnis Urges Gov’t To Come Clean On Baha Mar

27 June 2016

Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday urged the government to come clean and reveal what deals it has made with the Chinese regarding the future of the multi-billion dollar Baha Mar project. Last June 29, work at the Cable Beach property came to an abrupt halt after the project’s developer filed for bankruptcy protection in […]

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Man’s Death Pushes Murder Count To 60

27 June 2016

The country’s murder reached 60 after a man was found dead outside a nightclub early Saturday morning.  According to police reports, it was shortly after 6:00 a.m., police were altered to reports of the lifeless body of a male in the parking lot next to Crazy Moon Strip Club on Elizabeth Ave.  “On examination of […]

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Crime Solutions Not Working, says Collie

27 June 2016

Chairman of the Free National Movement Sidney Collie is bashing the Minister of National Security Dr. Bernard Nottage after he announced a decrease in crime, stating that the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) solutions are not working.  On Tuesday during his contribution to the 2016/2017 budget debate, the National Security Minister announced that crime is down […]

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Brexit to have implications for The Bahamas says former High Commissioner

27 June 2016

Former British High Commissioner to The Bahamas Peter Young says The Bahamas will soon endure the implications of Britain leaving the European Union. While a guest on JCN’s “Jones and Co.” he said this could have a negative impact on The Bahamas, however a short term one. “85 per cent of our trade is with […]

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Pinder says financial services sector crucial for Bahamian advancement

24 June 2016

Progressive Liberal Party Member of Parliament for Elizabeth and former Minister of Financial services Ryan Pinder says the financial services industry has been responsible for the elevation of many Bahamians in senior management than any other industry in the country but it faces a number of threats. He says a failed financial services industry could […]

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Maynard Gibson Reports Decrease In Backlog

24 June 2016

Leading the 2016/2017 budget debate in the Upper Chamber yesterday, Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson touted the progress of the Swift Justice Initiative instituted by the government in 2012.  The attorney general said since coming into office in 2012, there have been major improvements in the system.  Maynard Gibson said a drastic decrease was shown […]

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Izmirlian: Gov’t Reaping What It Sowed

24 June 2016

BMD Holdings said the Government of The Bahamas is reaping what it sewed when it comes to Baha Mar as the Cable Beach mega-resort remains in liquidation.  “The Government of The Bahamas is reaping what it has sown. Baha Mar is not built. Baha Mar is not open. And while CEXIM under the winding up/liquidation […]

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