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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 […]

Education Minister Pleased With Repair Work to Grand Bahama Schools

24 August 2015

Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald spent two full days, last Thursday and Friday, in Grand Bahama touring all government schools to view firsthand the preparations being made for the for the 2015/2016 academic year. One of his finals stops on Friday morning was the Sweetings Cay School and Sir Jack Hayward Secondary School, where Minister […]

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Man Shot Dead in GB

24 August 2015

Police in Grand Bahama are searching for persons responsible for a shooting incident that has left a man dead. The incident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday in the Sunken Treasure Drive area. Police received information of gunshots being heard and responded where they met the lifeless body of a male in the parking […]

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Man Shot by Police Linked to 29 Robberies

24 August 2015

A man who was shot and killed by police shortly after committing a string of robberies last Wednesday, resulted in a number of robbery cases being solved in less than 24 hours. According to Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Stephen Dean, by last Thursday, one day after Rony Jean was killed after attempting to open […]

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Baha Mar Lawyer Says Provisional Liquidator Unnecessary

24 August 2015

Baha Mar’s legal counsel said there is no need to bring a provisional liquidator into the Baha Mar debacle. The argument was made by Baha Mar’s attorney James Corbett, QC, last Friday, during his second day of arguments in the Supreme Court before Justice Ian Winder. He explained that the petitioners, the Bahamian government, documented […]

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“Liquidation Could Waste Baha Mar’s Assets,” Says Izmirlian

24 August 2015

Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian said the government’s effort to appoint a liquidator for the resort is a “perilous” path that could be costly and waste the assets of Baha Mar. Izmirlian made this comment on Saturday in a letter to his employees, following Friday’s court hearing, where it was announced that on September 4 […]

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Dr. Minnis Mourns the Death of Sir Albert Miller

24 August 2015

Leader of the Opposition Dr. Hubert Minnis said The Bahamas has lost one of its favourite sons as he issued condolences to the family of the late Sir Albert Miller. “News of the passing of Sir Albert Miller has left many Bahamians and friends of The Bahamas sad because a great Bahamian is no longer […]

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Butler-Turner to Sue Gomez

24 August 2015

Shadow Minister of Labour and Social Development and Member of Parliament (MP) for Long Island Loretta Butler-turner has announced that she is suing Damian Gomez. In a very brief statement issued on Monday afternoon, Butler –Turner announced that she would be suing the attorney and MP of Central and South Eleuthera after she said he […]

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Traffic Fatality in Abaco

19 August 2015

Police in Abaco are investigating a traffic fatality that has left a 30-year-old male dead. Reports are that on Tuesday shortly after 6 a.m., police investigated a traffic accident that occurred on S.C Bootle Highway, involving a white 2001 Honda Integra that was travelling west on S.C Bootle Highway when the lone driver crashed into […]

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Sir Albert Miller Dies

19 August 2015

Former Deputy Police Commissioner and successful businessman Sir Albert Miller died yesterday at the age of 89. Sir Albert was also the co-chairman of the Grand Bahama Port Authority Ltd. and Group of Companies and was named the 1998 Business Person of the Year by The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce. He was born in Long […]

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Pintard Wants Roberts to Reveal Information on Dr. Minnis

19 August 2015

Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard is urging Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts to present the information he is threatening to reveal concerning FNM Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis. According to Pintard, Roberts continues to threaten to reveal information about Dr. Minnis relative to the period he served as minister of health. “The leader of […]

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