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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 […]

COB Hosts Second Annual COB Flamingo Ball Alumni Inducted Into Hall of Fame

17 June 2015

A 41 yearlong legacy of leadership in the Bahamian community could not have happened for The College of The Bahamas without the talents, sacrifices and perseverance of the faculty, staff, students, administrators and alumni who have walked its halls. So it was more than fitting to honour a cadre of selfless builders of that legacy […]

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“Leadership Crisis Affects the Nation,” Says Dr. Johnson

17 June 2015

CEO of Global Village Group of Companies Dr. Showalter Johnson said The Bahamas is suffering from a major leadership crisis that is hindering the country from evolving. As a guest on the popular talk show Jones and Co. last week, Dr. Johnson told Host Wendall Jones that the Bahamas has not yet experienced leadership that […]

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Americans Fail to Declare Thousands of Dollars

17 June 2015

An American man from Alabama is in police custody for failing to declare and making a false declaration on Monday. According to reports, shortly after 11 a.m., the man was returning to the United States, when US Customs and Border Patrol officials detained him at the US Pre-Clearance Departure Lounge at LPIA for failing to […]

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Grand Bahama’s Ministry of Youth Fresh Start Programme to receive a Larger Budget

17 June 2015

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Dr. Daniel Johnson said the ministry’s Fresh Start Programme’s will received a bigger budget in the future. Minister Johnson was speaking at the graduation ceremony for 60 students of the Fresh Start Class of 2015 at the Foster B. Pestina Hall on Friday, June 12, 2015. Fresh Start is […]

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Cable Bahamas Proposes Share Split

17 June 2015

Cable Bahamas Ltd (CBL) announced this week that it would be proposing at its upcoming annual general meeting a three-for-one (3:1) share split of its ordinary shares, providing greater marketability and liquidity in the market and making shares more affordable, especially to potential smaller investors. If approved, the directors of the company will determine the […]

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Bahamas UN Office Opens in Switzerland

15 June 2015

Prime Minister Perry Christie officially opened of The Bahamas Permanent Mission to the United Nations Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland last week. On Friday, the prime minister along with Minister of Foreign Affairs Fred Mitchell, Minister of Labour Shane Gibson and Minister of Financial Services Hope Strachan, attended the ceremony for the […]

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New $40 Million Project to Create 200 Jobs

15 June 2015

Aristo Development broke ground on Friday for the $40 million One Cable Beach luxury boutique residences. One Cable Beach is a state-of-the-art all new curve construction project, which anticipates the employment of 200 educated workers with good work ethics, qualified sub-contractors and other professionals in the related field over the life of the project. The […]

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Housing Boom Projected

15 June 2015

Minister of the Environment and Housing Kenred Dorsett announced in the House of Assembly last week that the government will enter a joint venture partnership for the construction of hundreds of new homes. The new homes will be constructed in the proposed Carmichael Village, which will be a brand new community. Dorsett, who made the […]

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ESPN To Upgrade Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

15 June 2015

After a very successful inaugural Popeyes Bahamas Bowl last year, television network ESPN is looking to build on that success by acquiring the football phenomenon. The Bowl game was played at noon on December 14, 2014 at Thomas A. Robinson Stadium in New Providence. The game featured the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers of Conference USA […]

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RBC 2015 Blue Water Initiatives Impact the Community

15 June 2015

In honour of the sixth annual RBC Blue Water Day held on June 4, 2015, RBC (Royal Bank of Canada) organized a series of initiatives to increase awareness of the importance of water preservation. Last Friday, RBC provided landscaping during a tree planting ceremony at Sadie Curtis Primary School. RBC’s Blue Water Project is a […]

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