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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 […]

Sands appointed to The Senate

17 May 2016

Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Hubert Minnis has appointed Dr. Duane Sands as the replacement of former Senator Lanisha Rolle after her resignation from the Senate on Friday. Ms. Rolle resigned last Friday after attributing her resignation to personal matters and being unable to fulfil her duties. “I am honoured today to appoint Dr. Duane […]

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Pastors Warned On Gay Rights

17 May 2016

Retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez warned pastors of a new anthropology being used by the LGBT community in an attempt to redefine the meaning of marriage. He said the homosexual community internationally has produced what is called a whole new way of looking at what it means to be human. “The human person is the […]

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Parties Trade Barbs Over Road Traffic Audit

17 May 2016

Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts and Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday blamed each other’s party for the deficiencies uncovered in the Auditor General’s recently tabled report into the affairs of the Road Traffic Department. Mr. Collie accused the PLP of playing a shield game to hide their lack of leadership […]

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NIB Working To Rectify Issues

17 May 2016

The National Insurance Board (NIB) is apologizing to its customers for a number of issues which have led to delays in the processing of benefits due to customers. NIB explained in a statement that it has been engaged in the process of transitioning to a new IT platform for the past several years – a […]

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Music Masters winner ready to “Dig Up” the music industry

17 May 2016

After months of hard work and grueling competitions, FanShawn Taylor is the 2016 Music Masters champion.   Taylor was declared the champion after successfully completing two rounds of vigorous competition. Her song, “Dig Up the Road” was also voted best Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival Road Fever song.   Leading up to the competition, FanShawn said she […]

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American male dead in Bimini

17 May 2016

Police in Bimini are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a American male this past weekend during a fishing trip. On Friday officers received reports of a 32-year old American male drowning while driving.. Shortly after 4:00 p.m. police received information and went to an area some ten miles off Cat Cay, where the […]

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Ramsey’s Constitutional Arguments Begin

13 May 2016

Former Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Board Member Fred Ramsey, convicted last week in the Supreme Court on numerous bribery charges, now has to wait a little longer to learn his fate. A hearing was scheduled for yesterday morning before Justice Bernard Turner, but it was adjourned due to the crown not being prepared to proceed. […]

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Miller: Unions Raping The Country

13 May 2016

Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller says that the greediness displayed by some of the unions within in the country is a large part of why The Bahamas is in the state it is now. In a speech held yesterday at the Rotary Club Of West Nassau, in which he spoke about the need for less […]

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Collie Challenges PLP On Road Traffic Audit

13 May 2016

Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Sidney Collie is accusing the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) of “passing the buck” onto the Opposition party and not being accountable. “Every day there is another scandal, and everyday another denial from the PLP. Over and over they prove – with both their actions and words – that you can’t […]

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Bishop : Church Leaders Causing Confusion

13 May 2016

As the date for the Gender Referendum draws near former Anglican Bishop Drexel Gomez is urging a “yes” vote to the four proposed bills and accused a number of church leaders of causing confusion. Over the last several weeks, there has been fiery debate over question four, which states that it would be illegal for […]

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