18 May 2015
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, led a delegation to the Rhode Island National Guard, Civil Support Team and Federal Emergency Management Agency Region One Hazardous Material Response Exercise. The workshop was held in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States from May 4-7, 2015. Representing NEMA was Operations and Training Officer Luke Bethel. Other members of […]
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18 May 2015
Police announced that three male suspects will be arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court today at noon where they will be formally charged with three separate murders. The first suspect is a 16-year-old male of Taylor Street, who will be charged for the murder of Steven Newland that occurred at Ida Street on April 20, 2015. […]
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18 May 2015
A major search and rescue operation is under way to find two fishermen who went missing in waters off Great Harbor Cay in the Berry Islands last Saturday. The two men Dwayne Deangelo Winder, 23, and Leslie Travis Winder, 25, both of William Dean Senior Highway, Bullocks Harbour, left that island on a fishing trip […]
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18 May 2015
Junkanoo groups can expect an increase in their subvention this year, according to Prime Minister Perry Christie. The prime minister made this announcement on Saturday during the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence awards banquet at Club Luna. During an interview with The Bahama Journal yesterday, Christie didn’t reveal how much the increased subvention would be, […]
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18 May 2015
The Grand Bahama Port Department and Road Traffic Department is expected to reopen today, according to the Ministry of Transport and Aviation. The departments will return to normal operation following a temporary closure over the weekend. Both agencies are housed at the National Insurance Board Building on East Mall Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama. As a […]
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18 May 2015
Jeffery Johnson, a 64-year-old fashion designer, was found dead last Friday at his home on ninth Terrace, off Collins Avenue. According to police, shortly after 6:30 a.m., they received a report of a building fire off Collins Avenue. When firefighters arrived on the scene they met the building engulf in flames. The fire was extinguished […]
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18 May 2015
Fashion Design students of The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) will have an opportunity of a lifetime this summer when they showcase their talents during the Miss Bahamas Organization’s (MBO) Top Model competition. Dubbed Fashion in the Sky, the competition slated for August 8, 2015, is one of the preliminary events of the Miss […]
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18 May 2015
After Junkanoo Carnival was declared a successful event, Bishop Arnold Josey of Commonwealth Mission Baptist Church said the Christian church finds itself “counterpunching” over the festival. As Bishop Josey pointed out the extreme vulgarity of the country’s now permanent annual festival, he said while there has been much discussion on the attire of the revelers, […]
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18 May 2015
Island Living Real Estate has announced the appointment of Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) Director and veteran real estate broker Christine Wallace-Whitfield, BRI, CRS, as the firm’s second broker and the first member to hold the prestigious CRS designation. “We are delighted to announce the appointment of Christine Wallace Whitfield,” said Island Living President Rachel […]
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18 May 2015
Commonwealth Brewery Limited, the company that is synonymous with Heineken and Kalik, raised their glasses to two new beverages last Thursday, launching a non-alcoholic version of Kalik and a reduced calorie, fruit based natural malt soft drink. Both were unveiled at a customer and media event hosted by the nation’s leading manufacturer and distributor of […]
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