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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 […]

Prime Minister Urges Hemisphere to Do More for the Poor

25 April 2016

Against the backdrop of the United Nations new sustainable development goals that “no one should be left behind,” The Bahamas, through the National Insurance Board, is hosting two social security conferences aimed at improving lives in the region.   Prime Minister the Rt. Hon Perry Christie delivered the keynote address at the official opening of […]

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Renew Bahamas Completes Smoke Suppression Efforts

17 March 2016

After more than a week of firefighting, Renew Bahamas officials announced yesterday that it has completed its smoke suppressions efforts. This comes after a series of fires on and around the tipping floor of the Harold Road Landfill. The landfill has had numerous fires over the years and residents in nearby areas have said the […]

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Commissioner Targeting Drug lords

17 March 2016

Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade sending a no non-sense warning to those involved in th illicit drug trade. While at police headquarters this week, the commissioner expressed concern for the number of interdictions that has happened for the year. He said those involved in the drug trade are simply getting bolder and bolder. “We have […]

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Flow TV to Cover CARIFTA Games Live, Exclusively

17 March 2016

Sports fans in Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean looking to cheer on their country in the 2016 CARIFTA Games will be able to watch up to the minute television coverage in High Definition (HD) for the first time ever. Flow TV, Cable & Wireless’ television brand, has signed a partnership with the North American, Central […]

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Atlantis Reduces Managers

17 March 2016

Managers at Atlantis Resort were added to the unemployment list, as a number of them this week were made redundant. It is estimated that as many as 40 managers were sent home. In a brief press release issued late yesterday afternoon, Atlantis confirmed the reduction exercise, and attempted to give justification for the move. “Atlantis, […]

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AML AND FRIENDS OF THE BLOOD BANK HOST DRIVES TO BOOST HOSPITAL SUPPLY-

17 March 2016

In an effort to assist the PMH Blood Bank, AML Foods Ltd teamed up with Friends of the Blood Bank to host two in-store blood drives. During the first quarter of 2016, Solomon’s Super Centre and Cost Right shoppers generously donated 25 pints of blood to add to the hospital’s supply. “We have a strong […]

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No Concern For China Gift, Says Commander

02 February 2016

Acting Commander of the Defense Force Tellis Bethel says that’s there no need for alarm in regards to the recent gift given by the People’s Republic of China. The Chinese republic gave an amount of $1.2 million and 33 different types of items were listed including but not limited to smoke tear gas grenades and […]

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No Tourism Fears over Zika

02 February 2016

Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe said recent outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus haven’t posed a threat to tourism in The Bahamas. With the Zika virus quickly spreading though the Americas and the recent confirmation of several cases in neighboring countries including Haiti, Jamaica and the U.S. (Florida) he said so far, the local tourism […]

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Man Dies On Mailboat

02 February 2016

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a man’s death on a mail boat moored at Smiths Bay in Cat Island on Sunday. Reports are that sometime during Saturday evening the boat left San Salvador in route to New Providence with five crewmembers onboard.  However, shortly after 1:00 a.m. Sunday the boat began to take on […]

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CREATIVE NASSAU MARKET EXPANDS ITS OFFERINGS FOR 2016

02 February 2016

Artisan members of the Creative Nassau Market held their annual meeting recently to discuss plans for 2016 whilst offering congratulations to Gevon Moss who was promoted to the post of Executive Director of the Downtown Nassau Partnership (DNP), which organizes the set up of the Pompey Square event. Started in September of 2014, the market […]

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