03 October 2019
Minister of Transport Renward Wells announced in the House of Assembly on Wednesday new amendments to the Road Traffic Regulations, which includes the prohibition of hand-held communication devices, like cell phones, while driving. Wells said the changes will “require a driver to pay outstanding fines for traffic offences before he is permitted to renew his […]
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03 October 2019
Two men stood before the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for two drug related charges. Magistrate Andrew Forbes arraigned 47-year-old Demetrius Woodside and 25-year-old Dominic Woodside for conspiracy to possess dangerous drugs with intent to supply and possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply. It is alleged that the men conspired to possess a quantity of […]
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03 October 2019
Leading up to the 2017 General Election, former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson suggested, through a WhatsApp conversation with key prosecution witness Jonathan Ash, that he needed between $50,000 to $100,000 for several Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Members of Parliament. Ash told the court yesterday that during the WhatsApp conversation, which occurred on March 28, he […]
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02 October 2019
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said he is concerned about the country’s credit rating following the massive devastation Hurricane Dorian left in Abaco and Grand Bahama. “Obviously, in any circumstances like this where you’re losing a significant portion of your GDP, there is concern,” Turnquest told reporters yesterday, before attending his […]
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02 October 2019
Police recovered a large quantity of marijuana from the streets of New Providence on Tuesday. According to police, shortly before 3 a.m., officers of the South Central Division, acting on intelligence, executed a search warrant on a home at Chou Close, off McKinney Drive and recovered seven sacks of suspected marijuana. Four men who were […]
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02 October 2019
New legislation is expected to be drafted to ensure that older persons receive equality. The Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development have taken its first steps to drafting the Older Persons Bill, which according to Governor General CA Smith, will codify rights long denied to older persons, thereby bringing The Bahamas in line with […]
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02 October 2019
Police in Abaco recovered the bodies of an adult male and female from the island’s hurricane affected area on Tuesday. Police said the recovery of the two bodies brings the death toll to 60. However, police ensured that search and recovery efforts continue. This week, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) reported that 876 people, […]
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02 October 2019
Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd announced on Tuesday that schools in Grand Bahama will be opened before the end of October. He told The Bahama Journal that classes should up be and running within a few weeks. “We are now on the ground doing our final scopes. We understand from the technical team and engineers […]
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02 October 2019
Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar revealed yesterday that Bahamasair probably suffered a loss of millions of dollars by offering free evacuations to residents of Abaco and Grand Bahama following Hurricane Dorian. “It hasn’t been quantified into a number, but I’m sure for as many days they did it and the number of flights […]
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01 October 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis welcomed an announcement by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) that it will contribute $1 million for Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts in The Bahamas. During his address to the United Nations General Assembly last Friday 27, Prime Minister Minnis encouraged the UNDP to expand its network, which is already working […]
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