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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 […]

Kalik Radler 0.0% Partners with Bahamasair

15 June 2015

The next time you board a Bahamasair international flight you might be in for a thirst-quenching surprise. The airline is partnering with Commonwealth Brewery Limited (CBL) during the month of June to bring a little something extra to flight time – service of complimentary non-alcoholic Kalik Radler 0.0 per cent. “June is a busy travel […]

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Swift Justice: Modernizing the Judicial System for a Safer Bahamas

12 June 2015

The government is committed to a safer Bahamas through the Swift Justice Programme. To this end, the government has implemented ten new criminal courts in order to increase the number of criminal matters disposed before the courts. The Swift Justice Programme aims to modernize the judicial system in The Bahamas and has already obtained promising […]

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Ministry of Tourism Endorses ‘Run for Pompey’ Marathon

12 June 2015

The Ministry of Tourism has thrown its support behind the ‘Run for Pompey’ marathon scheduled for the National Heroes Holiday weekend, October 9 – 12, 2015 on the island of Exuma. The brainchild of Kevin Taylor, owner of DreamKatcher Media, the event is named after Pompey, a 32-year-old slave who in 1830 led a revolt […]

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Boat Captains Charged for Illegal Immigrant Landing

12 June 2015

The Department of Immigration announced yesterday that persons involved in the recent illegal immigrant landings near James Cistern, Eleuthera were charged on Monday and Tuesday. Two Haitian boat captains, Antoine Armad and Frankie Pierre, were charged before the Magistrate’s Court for assisting with the illegal landings. Armad pleaded guilty on June 8 and was fined […]

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Big Plans for Education

12 June 2015

Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald announced that the government approved his request for increased funding, which will be used to implement new programmes that will modernize the country’s educational system. During his contribution to the 2015/2016 budget debate in the House of Assembly yesterday, Fitzgerald announced numerous plans and initiatives the Ministry of Education will […]

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Four Charged for $1 Million Drug Bust

12 June 2015

Three men and a woman were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with Monday’s $1 million drug bust in Mastic Point, Andros. The four accused were 45-year-old Reginal Martin, 51-year-old Yorrick Gibson, 19-year-old Eric Christopher Riley and 48-year-old Patrice Dorsett all of Mastic Point. They appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney. The group was […]

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“Gov’t Budget Lacks Strategy,” Says DNA Leader

12 June 2015

Democratic National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney believes the government has failed to follow through with plans of addressing major issues in the economy. Mr. McCartney said in a statement yesterday that the 2015/2016 budget lacks strategy for improving the country. He noted that the known budget growth for The Bahamas is originally 2.8 per cent […]

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DNA Leader Commends Moss on Resignation

12 June 2015

Leader of the Democratic National Alliance Branville McCartney commends Marco City Member of Parliament Greg Moss on his decision to resign from the Progressive Liberal Party. McCartney said Moss’ decision to leave the PLP is a demonstration of his commitment to Bahamians rather than allegiance to the party line. “It is indeed anticipated that those […]

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Police Search for Shooting Suspects

12 June 2015

Police are searching for two suspects involved in multiple armed robberies and two shooting incidents. Around 7 p.m. on Wednesday a man was shot by another man on Malcom Road. According to preliminary reports, he was shot in the hand and stomach before he fled on foot. He was rushed to hospital where he is […]

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Gov’t urged to deal swiftly with Clifton oil pollution

12 June 2015

Nearly six months after the government announced it would spend $10 million on oil spill remediation efforts, petrochemical pollution remains a serious threat to the sensitive marine environment throughout The Bahamas, but particularly at Clifton Bay, environmentalists say. Vanessa Haley-Benjamin, CEO of the fast-growing social and environmental movement Save The Bays (STB), said recent complaints […]

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