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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 […]

Abaco Curfew Still Under Consideration

09 October 2019

Minister of National Security Marvin Dames revealed on Tuesday that enforcing a curfew for Abaco is still an option he’s still considering and a determination will be made based on assessments. “Nothing is off the table.  You know our job is to ensure that the people and the residents of Abaco are secure and safe […]

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Opposition to Reject Disaster Bill

09 October 2019

Opposition Leader Philip Davis revealed that he intends to oppose the Disaster Management Bill which the government expects to debate during today’s session of the House of Assembly. Davis asserted at the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) press conference on Tuesday that the bill is not squarely within the provision of Article 29 of the constitution, […]

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Ash Questioned Over Freeze Order

09 October 2019

Key witness Jonathan Ash took the stand for the sixth day to continue cross examination by lead defense attorney Keith Knight, QC, who questioned him about the freeze order issued by the government on his bank account. The lead defense asked Ash if he was able to conduct business after the order was issued.  Ash […]

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$318 Million Energy Efficient U.S. Embassy

08 October 2019

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new $318 million United States Embassy was held yesterday and the energy efficient facility is expected to be completed in 2023. Attending the ceremony was Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis who said the new facility will reside on a five acre site and serve as a symbol of the long […]

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Man Stabbed to Death

08 October 2019

Police are investigating a stabbing incident which left a man dead on Sunday.  According to police, shortly after 9 p.m., a man was on East Street in the vicinity of Bahama Avenue, when he got into an altercation with two other men, who stabbed him about the body, before getting into a pink Nissan March […]

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Man Charged with Three Counts of Murder

08 October 2019

Eduardo Carey, 40, was charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday with three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder in four separate shootings. In handcuffs and shackles, Carey turned to the crowd standing outside court and said, “I ain’t charge for that.” The crowd was made of up his alleged victim’s family […]

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Ash Accused of Dishonesty

08 October 2019

Another day of contractor Jonathon Ash being accused of dishonesty by telling the court that the $250,000 in bribes he paid to Deborah Bastian was for former Cabinet Minister Shane Gibson. Citing Ash’s police statement in court, lead defense attorney Keith Knight, QC, read, “Bastian said she needed $250,000 and I told her she got […]

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Police to Strictly Enforce New Traffic Regulations

08 October 2019

The new traffic regulations became effective yesterday and Chief Superintendent Craig Stubbs warned motorists that police will strictly enforce those regulations, which made it illegal to use cell phones while driving. Stubbs told The Bahama Journal that there were no major concerns with motorists yesterday concerning the new regulations and it will take police about […]

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UTEB Calls UB Back to Bargaining Table

08 October 2019

The Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas (UTEB) has been without a bargaining agreement for almost three years and is now calling on the University of The Bahamas (UB) to return to the bargaining table with them. UTEB President Daniel Thompson said yesterday that UTEB has been out of an industrial agreement since 2017 […]

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‘Immigration Policy Racist?’

07 October 2019

With many questions arising about immigration and the repatriation of illegal immigrants following Hurricane Dorian, former Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson questioned whether the country’s immigration policy is racist. “How could it be fair to round up and deport people who have been for 10, 15, 20 years living and working amongst us?” Maynard-Gibson said in […]

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