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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year
 
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MIXED VIEWS ON TRUMP’S NOMINEE

By Gerrino Saunders Bahama Journal News Editor While Bahamians have long complained that The Bahamas has not had a United States Ambassador since the Obama administration appointed Nicole Avant who demitted office in November 2011, the nomination of Herschel Walker is receiving mixed reactions in The Bahamas. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump issued a statement on […]

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Ms. Shanta Knowles Named JCN Person of The Year

The Management of the Jones Communications Network (JCN) and a special Committee of The Civil Society and Person of The Year Awards are pleased to announce that Ms. Shanta Knowles, the next Commissioner of Police is the JCN Person of the Year for 2024. Every year for over two decades JCN gives the award to […]

DNA Calls Govt ‘Clueless’

28 February 2020

Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Leader Arinthia Komolafe said the Free Nation Movement (FNM) government is “clueless” and moving slowly to restore the islands affected by Hurricane Dorian. The DNA held a press conference at the party’s headquarters yesterday where Komolafe voiced her displeasure over what she called a failed government.  She said the Ministry of Disaster Preparedness, […]

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Pintard Warns of Hurricane Relief Scam

28 February 2020

Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Michael Pintard warned Bahamians of a hurricane relief scam and said he has turned information over to police involving the bogus Instagram account representing his likeness. He said the fraudulent account is soliciting money in the name of Hurricane Dorian. “It has come to our attention that a fraudulent […]

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Social Services Conclave

History Update for Department of Social Services

28 February 2020

The Department of Social Services held a recent three-day conclave under the theme, “The History of the Department of Social Services” to clarify inaccuracies about its history.  During the conclave retired social workers helped to bridge the gap on the history of the Department of Social Services, which has been in existence for 56 years. […]

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Search Continues for Missing Long Island Women

28 February 2020

Police continue their search for a mother and daughter from Salt Pond, Long Island who were reported missing on Wednesday morning. Police said officers and residents are searching along the shoreline and through bushes for 62-year-old Jane Harding and her 34-year-old daughter Melissa Hui. Harding is medium built, with dark brown complexion and about five […]

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13 Schools to Benefit from Backyard Farming Initiative

28 February 2020

Schools in the Over-the-Hill community will benefit from a new agricultural initiative. The government of the Bahamas will partner with the agricultural arm of CARICOM—the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), to launch backyard farming for the development of smart food production in 13 schools in the Over-the Hill communities. Over-the-Hill Committee Executive Manager […]

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Former Ambassador Arrested

28 February 2020

Police confirmed that former Bahamian Ambassador to China and former Senator Elma Campbell-Chase and her son were arrested for fraud. Campbell-Chase and her son are in police custody after they were arrested yesterday following an investigation of a number of fraud related matters. According to police, the investigation involves fraud charges in relation to the […]

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Unidentified Bodies to be Buried

26 February 2020

Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said the unidentified bodies of victims who perished during Hurricane Dorian will be given a Christian burial. Nearly six months after Hurricane Dorian hit Abaco and Grand Bahama, Dr. Sands said yesterday that there are no DNA matches for the unidentified bodies of storm victims. Earlier this month, Dr. […]

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Sir Michael Barnett Sworn in as President of Court of Appeal

Court of Appeal President Sworn In

26 February 2020

Former Attorney General and Minster of Legal Affairs Sir Michael Barnett took the oath of allegiance and judicial oath yesterday as he was sworn in as president of the Court of Appeal at the Government House. Sir Michael’s legal career spans more than four decades, serving both in the private and public sectors.  It was 2018 when […]

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Bannister: Straw Market Closure Criticisms ‘Political’

26 February 2020

Minister of Works Desmond Bannister said the criticisms leveled against him after the closure of the Downtown Straw Market for maintenance purposes, are solely political. Before entering the weekly Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Bannister said the Straw Market is in desperate need of repairs due to safety challenges and it is in no way done […]

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Johnson Supports PM’s Move to ‘Take Country Back’

26 February 2020

Minister of Immigration Elsworth Johnson agreed with the prime minister that the government should put Bahamians first and take the country back, as illegal immigration has placed a heavy burden on The Bahamas.  On Monday, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced that there will be strike force established to aggressively pursue illegal migrants in The […]

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